DemocratNot in office · last served 2020Last on a ballot: Nov 2022
Melanie M. Wright
Melanie M. Wright ran in 7 elections between 2012 and 2022, winning 4. Served in the Indiana House of Representatives (District 35).
- Elections
- 7
- 2012–2022
- Won
- 4
- generals, primaries and specials
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Career
Offices held, and every time Wright 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 Wright has run
Margin: how far Wright finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Indiana State Senate, District 26 | General | Lost | Scott Alexander (R) | 39% | R+21.9 |
| 2020 | Indiana House of Representatives, District 35 | General | Lost | Elizabeth Rowray (R) | 44.7% | R+10.5 |
| 2018 | Indiana House of Representatives, District 35 | General | Won | Ben W. Fisher (R) | 50.7% | D+1.3 |
| 2016 | Indiana House of Representatives, District 35 | General | Won | William E. Walters (R) | 52.7% | D+5.4 |
| 2014 | Indiana House of Representatives, District 35 | General | Won | L. Jack Lutz (R) | 50.6% | D+1.2 |
| 2014 | Indiana House of Representatives, District 35 | Primary | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 2012 | Indiana House of Representatives, District 35 | General | Lost | L. Jack Lutz (R) | 49.2% | R+1.5 |
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Seats Wright has held
- Indiana House of Representatives, District 35 · 2015–2020
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Who Wright has run against
- Scott Alexander (R) · 2022 election, lost
- Elizabeth Rowray (R) · 2020 election, lost
- Ben W. Fisher (R) · 2018 election, won
- William E. Walters (R) · 2016 election, won
- L. Jack Lutz (R) · 2014 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)