RepublicanNot in office · last served 1986Last on a ballot: Nov 1982
Ernest Niemeyer
Last held office: Indiana State Senate, District 6 (1972–1986). Ran in 5 elections between 1970 and 1982, winning 4.
- Last margin
- +26.1
- Won 1982
- Elections
- 5
- 1970–1982
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Niemeyer was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Niemeyer has run
Margin: how far Niemeyer finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Indiana State Senate, District 6 | General | Won | Thomas J. Ohara (D) | 63.1% | R+26.1 |
| 1978 | Indiana State Senate, District 6 | General | Won | Ronald E. Johnson (D) | 60.2% | R+20.3 |
| 1974 | Indiana State Senate, District 6 | General | Won | Bernard Konrady (D) | 56.3% | R+12.6 |
| 1972 | Indiana State Senate, District 6 | General | Won | Bernard Konrady (D) | 64.9% | R+29.9 |
| 1970 | Indiana State Senate, Lake 2 | General | Lost | Adam Benjamin (D), William C. Christy (D), Harkin (R) | 18.1% | D+14.8 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Niemeyer has held
- Indiana State Senate, District 6 · 1972–1986
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Niemeyer has run against
- Thomas J. Ohara (D) · 1982 election, won
- Ronald E. Johnson (D) · 1978 election, won
- Bernard Konrady (D) · 1974 election, won
- Adam Benjamin (D) · 1970 election, lost
Source: 99chambers results archive