DemocratNot in office · last served 1994Last on a ballot: Nov 1994
R. Jerome Kearns
Last held office: Indiana House of Representatives, District 43 (1986–1994). Ran in 7 elections between 1970 and 1994, winning 6.
- Last margin
- −8.8
- Lost 1994
- Elections
- 7
- 1970–1994
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Kearns was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
197219761980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028Indiana House of Representatives, District 49Indiana House of Representatives, District 43
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Kearns has run
Margin: how far Kearns finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Indiana House of Representatives, District 43 | General | Lost | John E. Kimmel (R) | 45.6% | R+8.8 |
| 1992 | Indiana House of Representatives, District 43 | General | Won | Mark May (R) | 56.9% | D+13.9 |
| 1990 | Indiana House of Representatives, District 43 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1988 | Indiana House of Representatives, District 43 | General | Won | Al Hook Moldroski (R) | 74.9% | D+49.8 |
| 1986 | Indiana House of Representatives, District 43 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1972 | Indiana House of Representatives, District 49 | General | Won | Ronald J. Osburn (R) | 61.8% | D+23.6 |
| 1970 | Indiana House of Representatives, Sullivan–Vigo | General | Won | Frederick T. Bauer (D), John A. Kesler (D), Ralph R. Ringer (R) | 20.3% | R+0.7 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Kearns has held
- Indiana House of Representatives, District 43 · 1986–1994
- Indiana House of Representatives, District 49 · 1972–1974
- Indiana House of Representatives, District SULLIVANVIGO · 1970–1972
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Kearns has run against
- John E. Kimmel (R) · 1994 election, lost
- Mark May (R) · 1992 election, won
- Al Hook Moldroski (R) · 1988 election, won
- Ronald J. Osburn (R) · 1972 election, won
- Frederick T. Bauer (D) · 1970 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive