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Indiana, State Senate, District 43

Indiana State Senate District 43
Current incumbentChip Perfect Republican Party
Population130,575
Race97.1% White, 0.6% Black, 0.4% Asian, 0.9% Other, 1% Two or More
Ethnicity1.6% Hispanic, 96.3% White Non-Hispanic
Voting age74.8% age 18 and over

Indiana's forty-third state senate district is represented by Republican Senator Chip Perfect.

As of the 2010 census, a total of 130,575 civilians reside within Indiana's forty-third state senate district. Indiana state senators represent an average of 129,676 residents. After the 2000 Census, each member represented 121,610 residents.

About the chamber

Members of the Indiana State Senate serve four-year terms and are not subject to term limits. Indiana legislators assume office the day after their general election.

Qualifications

To be eligible to serve in the Indiana State Senate a candidate must be:

  • A United States citizen at the time of election
  • Have resided in the state for at least two years and in the senate district for at least one year before the election
  • Be at least twenty-five (25) years old upon taking office;
  • Registered to vote in the election district the person seeks to represent not later than the deadline for filing the declaration or petition of candidacy or certificate of nomination

Salaries

State legislators
SalaryPer diem
$25,945/year$173/day

Pensions

Indiana legislators created a 401(k) plan for themselves in 1989, becoming the first in the nation to do so. Lawmakers who took office after April 1989 were ineligible for the traditional pension plan, receiving the individual retirement account instead.

Legislators pay 5% of their annual salary into the 401(k). In 2007, they voted to include per diem allowances, expense payments and leadership stipends into the calculation, thus raising their retirement accounts.

Vacancies

Whenever there is a vacancy in the senate, the state committee of a political party must appoint a replacement. The appointee selected by the state committee is contingent upon the approval of the state party chairperson. A special election is only allowed if the vacant seat is left by an independent.

Elections

2020

Elections for the office of Indiana State Senate will take place in 2020. The general election will be held on November 3, 2020. A primary is scheduled for May 5, 2020. The filing deadline is February 7, 2020.

2018

General election
General election for Indiana State Senate District 43

Incumbent Chip Perfect (R) won election in the general election for Indiana State Senate District 43 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Chip Perfect (R)
100
35,509

Total votes: 35,509
Democratic primary election

No Democratic candidates ran in the primary.

Republican primary election
Republican primary for Indiana State Senate District 43

Incumbent Chip Perfect advanced from the Republican primary for Indiana State Senate District 43 on May 8, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Chip Perfect (R)
100
11,881

Total votes: 11,881

2014

Elections for the Indiana State Senate took place in 2014. A primary election took place on May 6, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was February 7, 2014. Rudy Howard was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while Chip Perfect defeated Bill McDonald and Mark Schneider in the Republican primary. Perfect defeated Howard in the general election.

Indiana State Senate District 43, General Election, 2014

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngChip Perfect 71.7% 22,737
Democratic Rudy Howard 28.3% 8,988
Total Votes 31,725

Indiana State Senate, District 43 Republican Primary, 2014

2010

Elections for the office of Indiana State Senate consisted of a primary election on May 4, 2010, and a general election on November 2, 2010. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was February 19, 2010. Incumbent Johnny Nugent (R) was unopposed in the general election and defeated Lindsay Patterson in the Republican primary.

Indiana State Senate, District 43, General Election, 2010

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngJohnny Nugent Incumbent 100% 32,334
Total Votes 32,334

Indiana State Senate, District 43 Republican Primary, 2010

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2014, candidates for Indiana State Senate District 43 raised a total of $509,810. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $39,216 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, Indiana State Senate District 43

Year Amount Candidates Average
2014 $130,027 4 $32,507
2012 $36,496 1 $36,496
2010 $39,385 2 $19,693
2008 $37,699 1 $37,699
2006 $103,489 2 $51,745
2004 $35,728 1 $35,728
2002 $68,420 1 $68,420
2000 $58,566 1 $58,566
Total $509,810 13 $39,216