RepublicanNot in office · last served 1972Last on a ballot: Nov 1970
J. Harold Mertz
Last held office: Indiana House of Representatives, District CARROLLCASSMIAMI (1968–1972). Ran in 2 elections between 1968 and 1970, winning 2.
Last office: Indiana House of Representatives, District CARROLLCASSMIAMI
- Last margin
- +0.2
- Won 1970
- Elections
- 2
- 1968–1970
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Mertz was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
1968197219761980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Mertz has run
Margin: how far Mertz finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Indiana House of Representatives, Carroll–Cass–Miami | General | Won | Kermit O. Burrous (R), Murphy (D), James Riley Thimlar (D) | 25.9% | R+0.2 |
| 1968 | Indiana House of Representatives, Carroll–Cass–Miami | General | Won | Kermit O. Burrous (R), James Riley Thimlar (D) | 36.6% | R+1.2 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Mertz has held
- Indiana House of Representatives, District CARROLLCASSMIAMI · 1968–1972
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Mertz has run against
- Kermit O. Burrous (R) · 1970 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive