DemocratNot in office · last served 2014Last on a ballot: Nov 2014
Richard D. Young Jr.
Last held office: Indiana State Senate, District 47 (1990–2014). Ran in 8 elections between 1990 and 2014, winning 7.
- Last margin
- −16.2
- Lost 2014
- Elections
- 8
- 1990–2014
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Young 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 Young has run
Margin: how far Young finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Indiana State Senate, District 47 | General | Lost | Erin Houchin (R) | 41.9% | R+16.2 |
| 2014 | Indiana State Senate, District 47 | Primary | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 2010 | Indiana State Senate, District 47 | General | Won | Ted Metzger (R) | 51.2% | D+2.4 |
| 2006 | Indiana State Senate, District 47 | General | Won | Brian C. Thomas (R) | 64.4% | D+28.9 |
| 2002 | Indiana State Senate, District 47 | General | Won | Christopher L. Byrd (R) | 56.6% | D+13.2 |
| 1998 | Indiana State Senate, District 47 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1994 | Indiana State Senate, District 47 | General | Won | A. David Street (R) | 59% | D+18.1 |
| 1990 | Indiana State Senate, District 47 | General | Won | Daniel G. Crecelius (R) | 65.2% | D+30.4 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Young has held
- Indiana State Senate, District 47 · 1990–2014
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Young has run against
- Erin Houchin (R) · 2014 election, lost
- Ted Metzger (R) · 2010 election, won
- Brian C. Thomas (R) · 2006 election, won
- Christopher L. Byrd (R) · 2002 election, won
- A. David Street (R) · 1994 election, won
- Daniel G. Crecelius (R) · 1990 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive