Indiana's 1st Congressional District elections, 2014
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Indiana's 1st Congressional District |
| General Election Date November 4, 2014 |
| Primary Date May 6, 2014 |
| November 4 Election Winner: Peter J. Visclosky 
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| Incumbent prior to election: Peter J. Visclosky
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| Race Ratings Cook Political Report: Solid D[1] Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe D[2]
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The 1st Congressional District of Indiana held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014.
Incumbent Peter J. Visclosky (D), who was first elected in 1984, defeated challenger Mark Leyva (R) in the general election. Republican challenger Mark Leyva previously challenged Visclosky in 2010. He was defeated by more than a 20 percent margin of victory. Both candidates ran unopposed in their respective primaries. Visclosky also successfully defeated Libertarian Party candidate Donna Dunn, the only third party candidate in the election.
Since the July Quarterly, Visclosky maintained just under $300,000 of cash-on-hand.[4]
| Candidate Filing Deadline | Primary Election | General Election |
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| February 7, 2014 | May 6, 2014 | November 4, 2014 |
Primary: A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. Indiana utilizes an open primary system. Voters are not required to register with a party, but state statutes stipulate that citizens vote in the primary of the party they have voted for most often in the past.[5]
For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.
Voter registration: To vote in the primary, voters had to register by April 7, 2014. For the general election, the voter registration deadline was October 6, 2014.[6]
- See also: Indiana elections, 2014
Incumbent: Heading into the election the incumbent was Peter J. Visclosky (D), who was first elected in 1984.
Indiana's 1st Congressional District is located in the suburbs and exurbs of Chicago, Illinois. It encompasses all of Lake and Porter counties and parts of LaPorte County.[7]
Elections
General election results
The 1st Congressional District of Indiana held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Peter Visclosky (D) defeated challengers Mark Leyva (R) and Donna Dunn (L) in the general election.
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic |  Peter Visclosky Incumbent |
60.8% | 86,579 | |
| Republican | Mark Leyva | 35.8% | 51,000 | |
| Libertarian | Donna Dunn | 3.3% | 4,714 | |
| Total Votes | 142,293 | |||
| Source: Indiana Secretary of State Official Results |
Candidates
General election candidates
May 6, 2014, primary results
Key votes
Below are important votes the incumbent cast during the 113th Congress.
Government shutdown
- See also: United States budget debate, 2013
On September 30, 2013, the House passed a final stopgap spending bill before the shutdown went into effect. The bill included a one-year delay of the Affordable Care Act's individual mandate and would have also stripped the bill of federal subsidies for congressional members and staff. It passed through the House with a vote of 228-201.[10] At 1 a.m. on October 1, 2013, one hour after the shutdown officially began, the House voted to move forward with going to a conference. In short order, Sen. Harry Reid rejected the call to conference.[11] Peter Visclosky voted against the stopgap spending bill that would have delayed the individual mandate.[12]
The shutdown ended on October 16, 2013, when the House took a vote on HR 2775 after it was approved by the Senate. The bill to reopen the government lifted the $16.7 trillion debt limit and funded the government through January 15, 2014. Federal employees also received retroactive pay for the shutdown period. The only concession made by Senate Democrats was to require income verification for Obamacare subsidies.[13] The House passed the legislation shortly after the Senate, by a vote of 285-144, with all 144 votes against the legislation coming from Republican members. Peter Visclosky voted for HR 2775.[14]
Campaign contributions
Peter Visclosky
| Peter J. Visclosky (2014) Campaign Finance Reports | |||||
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| Report | Date Filed | Beginning Balance | Total Contributions for Reporting Period | Expenditures | Cash on Hand |
| April Quarterly[15] | April 25, 2013 | $216,063.08 | $188,270.72 | $(102,367.27) | $301,966.53 |
| July Quarterly[16] | July 15, 2013 | $301,966.53 | $92,324.00 | $(113,361.59) | $282,028.94 |
| October Quarterly[17] | October 13, 2013 | $282,028.94 | $136,324.05 | $(110,528.09) | $307,824.90 |
| Year-end[18] | January 31, 2014 | $307,824 | $64,328 | $(96,436) | $275,716 |
| April Quarterly[19] | April 15, 2014 | $275,716 | $111,756 | $(98,684) | $288,788 |
| Running totals | |||||
| $593,002.77 | $(521,376.95) |
Mark Leyva
| Mark Leyva (2014) Campaign Finance Reports | |||||
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| Report | Date Filed | Beginning Balance | Total Contributions for Reporting Period | Expenditures | Cash on Hand |
| April Quarterly[20] | April 15, 2013 | $0 | $1,140 | $(1,163) | $29 |
| July Quarterly[21] | July 15, 2013 | $29 | $340 | $(363) | $5 |
| October Quarterly[22] | October 15, 2013 | $5 | $100 | $(23) | $81 |
| Year End[23] | January 31, 2014 | $981 | $800 | $(823) | $58 |
| April Quarterly[24] | April 15, 2014 | $58 | $250 | $(79) | $228 |
| Pre-Primary[25] | April 24, 2014 | $228 | $0 | $(5) | $223 |
| Running totals | |||||
| $2,630 | $(2,456) |
District history
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2012
On November 6, 2012, Peter J. Visclosky (R) won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Joel Phelps in the general election.
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic | Peter J. Visclosky Incumbent |
67.3% | 187,743 | |
| Republican | Joel Phelps | 32.7% | 91,291 | |
| Total Votes | 279,034 | |||
| Source: Indiana Secretary of State "House of Representatives Election Results" |
2010
On November 2, 2010, Peter Visclosky won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Mark Leyva (R) and Jon Morris (L) in the general election.[26]
| U.S. House, Indiana District 1 General Election, 2010 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Peter J. Visclosky incumbent |
58.6% | 99,387 | |
| Republican | Mark Leyva | 38.6% | 65,558 | |
| Libertarian | Jon Morris | 2.8% | 4,762 | |
| Total Votes | 169,707 |
See also
- United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana, 2014
- United States House of Representatives elections, 2014
External links
- Indiana Division of Elections
- 2014 Primary Election Candidates
- 2014 General Election Candidates
- 2014 Candidate Guide
Footnotes
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "2014 HOUSE RACE RATINGS FOR June 26, 2014," accessed August 5, 2014
- ↑ Sabato's Crystal Ball, "2014 House Races," accessed August 5, 2014
- ↑ Fairvote, "FairVote Releases Projections for the 2014 Congressional Elections," accessed August 5, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Report of Receipts and Disbursements," accessed October 7, 2014
- ↑ Indiana General Assembly, "Indiana Code § 3-10-1-6," accessed August 2, 2024
- ↑ Indiana Election Division, "Voter Registration," accessed January 3, 2014
- ↑ United States Census Bureau, "Counties by Congressional Districts," accessed June 8, 2016
- ↑ Mark Leyva for Congress, "About," accessed January 27, 2014
- ↑ Indiana Secretary of State, "November 4,2014 General Election, Combined Candidate," accessed September 26, 2014
- ↑ Clerk of the U.S. House, "Final vote results for Roll Call 504," accessed October 31, 2013
- ↑ Buzzfeed, "Government Shutdown: How We Got Here," accessed October 1, 2013
- ↑ Clerk of the U.S. House, "Final vote results for Roll Call 504," accessed October 31, 2013
- ↑ The Washington Post, "Reid, McConnell propose bipartisan Senate bill to end shutdown, extend borrowing," accessed October 16, 2013
- ↑ U.S. House, "Final vote results for Roll Call 550," accessed October 31, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "April Quarterly," accessed July 24, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "July Quarterly," accessed July 24, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "October Quarterly," accessed October 23, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Year End Report," accessed February 11, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "April Quarterly," accessed April 21, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "April Quarterly," accessed March 3, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "July Quarterly," accessed March 3, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, " October Quarterly," accessed March 3, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Year End Report," accessed March 3, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "April Quarterly," accessed May 15, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Pre-Primary," accessed May 14, 2014
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010," accessed March 28, 2013
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