2020 Indiana Attorney General election

The 2020 Indiana Attorney General election was held on November 3, 2020, to elect the Attorney General of the U.S. state of Indiana. The Democratic primary convention was scheduled for June 13, 2020. The Republican primary convention was scheduled with a live stream on June 18, 2020, followed by mail-in voting between June 22 and July 9.

2020 Indiana Attorney General election

November 3, 2020

Candidate Todd Rokita Jonathan Weinzapfel Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 1,717,924 1,226,938 Percentage 58.3% 41.7%

County results Rokita:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Weinzapfel:      40-50%      50–60%      60–70%

Attorney General before election Curtis Hill Republican Elected Attorney General Todd Rokita Republican

Republican convention

Nominee

• Todd Rokita, former U.S. Representative from Indiana's 4th district[1]

Eliminated at convention

• Nate Harter, Decatur County prosecutor[2]
• Curtis Hill, incumbent Attorney General[3]
• John Westercamp, attorney[4]

Withdrawn

• Adam Krupp, former Indiana Department of Revenue Commissioner[5]

Results

Republican convention results
Candidate	Round 1	Pct.	Round 2	Pct.	Round 3	Pct.
Todd Rokita	479	27.4%	601	34.7%	873	52.2%
Curtis Hill (incumbent)	655	37.4%	701	40.4%	801	47.8%
Nate Harter	327	18.7%	432	24.9%	Eliminated
John Westercamp	289	16.5%	Eliminated
Total votes	1,750	100.0%	1,734	100.0%	1,674	100.0%

Democratic convention

Nominee

• Jonathan Weinzapfel, former Mayor of Evansville[6]

Eliminated at convention

• Karen Tallian, Indiana State Senator[7]

Results

Democratic convention results[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jonathan Weinzapfel	1,057	51.2%
	Democratic	Karen Tallian	1,009	48.8%
Total votes			2,066	100.0%

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[9]	Tossup	June 25, 2020

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size[lower-alpha 1]	Margin of error	Todd Rokita (R)	Jonathan Weinzapfel (D)	Undecided
SurveyUSA/Election Twitter	Oct 8–13, 2020	527 (LV)	± 5.2%	48%	35%	17%
Change Research/IndyPolitics/SnydeReport	Sep 3–7, 2020	1,033 (LV)	± 3.1%	49%	34%	18%

Hypothetical polling

Curtis Hill vs. Karen Tallian Poll source Date(s) administered Sample size[lower-alpha 1] Margin of error Curtis Hill (R) Karen Tallian (D) Undecided Victoria Research/Tallian for Attorney General[lower-alpha 2] May 21-23, 2020 894 (LV) ± 3.3% 36% 36% 28% Curtis Hill vs. Jonathan Weinzapfel Poll source Date(s) administered Sample size[lower-alpha 1] Margin of error Curtis Hill (R) Jonathan Weinzapfel (D) Undecided Victoria Research/Tallian for Attorney General[lower-alpha 2] May 21-23, 2020 894 (LV) ± 3.3% 37% 35% – BK Strategies/Eric Holcomb for Governor[lower-alpha 3] May 20-21, 2020 600 (LV) ± 4% 32% 39% –

Results

Indiana Attorney General election, 2020

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Todd Rokita	1,717,924	58.34%	-3.97%
	Democratic	Jonathan Weinzapfel	1,226,938	41.66%	+3.97%
Total votes			2,944,862	100.00%	N/A
	Republican hold

Notes

1. Key:
   A – all adults
   RV – registered voters
   LV – likely voters
   V – unclear
2. This poll is sponsored by Karen Tallian's campaign
3. Poll sponsored by Eric Holcomb's campaign

See also

• 2020 Indiana elections

References

1. "Former GOP congressman Todd Rokita to challenge Curtis Hill for AG nomination". IndyStar. May 20, 2020. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
2. "Republican county prosecutor joins race for attorney general, other candidate drops out". RTV6 Indianapolis. April 21, 2020. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
3. "'I'll never back down': Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill is seeking a second term". IndyStar. November 14, 2019. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
4. "John Westercamp announces candidacy for Indiana attorney general". ABC57. June 27, 2019. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
5. "Republican Krupp drops out of AG race, endorses new candidate Harter". The Indiana Lawyer. April 21, 2020. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
6. "Jonathan Weinzapfel Files Democratic Candidacy For Indiana Attorney General". WBIW. May 4, 2020. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
7. "State Sen. Karen Tallian announces run for attorney general". RTV6 Indianapolis. August 21, 2019. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
8. "Democrats select Weinzapfel to face GOP nominee for Attorney General in November". IndyStar. June 17, 2020. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
9. "An Updated Look at Handicapping the 2020 Attorney General Elections". The Cook Political Report. Retrieved September 13, 2019.

External links

Official campaign websites

• Jonathan Weinzapfel (D) for Attorney General
• Todd Rokita (R) for Attorney General