Jackie Walorski: Difference between revisions

On March 22, 2011, Walorski announced she would again run for Indiana's 2nd Congressional District. Over the Indiana legislature's 2011–2013 legislative session, the predominantly Republican Indiana House and Senate redrew Indiana's congressional districts. After redistricting, the newly drawn 2nd district included all of [[Elkhart County, Indiana|Elkhart County]], Walorski's home county, and the demographics of the new district included more registered Republican voters.<ref>{{cite web|title=Elkhart County Fares Well in Redistricting Changes|url=http://www.etruth.com/Know/News/Story.aspx?ID=539494|publisher=The Elkhart Truth|access-date=November 9, 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120730142442/http://www.etruth.com/Know/News/Story.aspx?ID=539494|archive-date=July 30, 2012}}</ref> Had the district existed with these lines in 2008, [[Barack Obama]] would have won it by just 0.3 percentage points, 49.6% to [[John McCain]]'s 49.3%.<ref name=2012results>[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1xn6nCNM97oFDZ4M-HQgoUT3X4paOiSDsRMSuxbaOBdg/edit#gid=0 Presidential results by congressional district] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181215105307/https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1xn6nCNM97oFDZ4M-HQgoUT3X4paOiSDsRMSuxbaOBdg/edit#gid=0 |date=December 15, 2018 }} under district lines used in 2012 from [[Daily Kos]]</ref> In contrast, he won the old 2nd with 54% of the vote.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20151016181827/http://www.swingstateproject.com/diary/4161/ Presidential election results by congressional district] from 2000 to 2008</ref>▼

Donnelly decided not to seek reelection, opting instead to run for the U.S. Senate.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/05/09/donnelly-to-run-for-senate-in-indiana|title=Donnelly to Run for Senate in Indiana|first=Michael D.|last=Shear|date=May 9, 2011|work=New York Times|access-date=August 3, 2011|archive-date=July 11, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110711083857/http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/05/09/donnelly-to-run-for-senate-in-indiana/|url-status=live}}</ref> Walorski ran against [[Libertarian Party of the United States|Libertarian]] candidate Joe Ruiz of [[Mishawaka, Indiana|Mishawaka]] and [[Democratic Party of the United States|Democratic]] candidate Brendan Mullen of [[Granger, Indiana|Granger]], an [[Iraq War]] veteran.{{cn|date=August 2022}} On May 8, 2012, Walorski won the primary election with 73% of the vote, winning all ten counties in the 2nd District.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/files/elections/2012/by_state/IN_Page_0508.html?SITE=CSPANELN&SECTION=POLITICS|title=News From The Associated Press|publisher=ap.org|access-date=November 9, 2016|archive-date=June 15, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160615194713/http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/files/elections/2012/by_state/IN_Page_0508.html?SITE=CSPANELN&SECTION=POLITICS|url-status=live}}</ref>{{failed verification|date=August 2022}} Walorski defeated Mullen 49%–48%,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.politico.com/2012-election/map/#/House/2012/IN|title=2012 election result report from Politico|work=POLITICO|access-date=November 9, 2016|archive-date=July 11, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120711213830/http://www.politico.com/2012-election/map/#/House/2012/IN|url-status=live}}</ref> likely helped by Republican presidential nominee [[Mitt Romney]] carrying her district with 56% of the vote.<ref name=2008results>{{cite web |title=Fall General Election – 11/04/2008; State Senate, District No. 20 |url=http://elections.state.wi.us/docview.asp?docid=15401&locid=47 |publisher=Wisconsin State Elections Board |format=PDF |date=November 24, 2008 |access-date=April 19, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110320193313/http://elections.state.wi.us/docview.asp?docid=15401&locid=47 |archive-date=March 20, 2011 }}</ref> She took office on January 3, 2013. At the same time, Donnelly was elected to the Senate.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/07/us/politics/indiana-senate-race.html?_r=0|title=Democrat Wins Race for Senate in Indiana|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=November 6, 2012|access-date=January 3, 2012|first=Matthew L.|last=Wald|archive-date=November 9, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121109061333/http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/07/us/politics/indiana-senate-race.html?_r=0|url-status=live}}</ref>▼