RepublicanNot in office · last served 2022Last on a ballot: Nov 2018
James W. Merritt Jr.
Last held office: Indiana State Senate, District 31 (1990–2022). Ran in 9 elections between 1990 and 2018, winning 9.
- Last margin
- +2.7
- Won 2018
- Elections
- 9
- 1990–2018
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Merritt 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 Merritt has run
Margin: how far Merritt finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Indiana State Senate, District 31 | General | Won | Derek Camp (D) | 51.4% | R+2.7 |
| 2014 | Indiana State Senate, District 31 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 2014 | Indiana State Senate, District 31 | Primary | Won | Crystal D. Lamotte (R) | 74% | +48.0 |
| 2010 | Indiana State Senate, District 31 | General | Won | Frank J. Anderson (D), Benjamin Hale (L) | 52.4% | R+7.5 |
| 2006 | Indiana State Senate, District 31 | General | Won | Russell Brown (D) | 54% | R+7.9 |
| 2002 | Indiana State Senate, District 31 | General | Won | Doug M. Sloan (L) | 92.5% | R+85.0 |
| 1998 | Indiana State Senate, District 31 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1994 | Indiana State Senate, District 31 | General | Won | Thomas G. Burns (D) | 72.2% | R+44.4 |
| 1990 | Indiana State Senate, District 31 | General | Won | Kerwin H. Fry (D) | 62.7% | R+25.5 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Merritt has held
- Indiana State Senate, District 31 · 1990–2022
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Merritt has run against
- Derek Camp (D) · 2018 election, won
- Frank J. Anderson (D) · 2010 election, won
- Russell Brown (D) · 2006 election, won
- Doug M. Sloan (L) · 2002 election, won
- Thomas G. Burns (D) · 1994 election, won
- Kerwin H. Fry (D) · 1990 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive