David Long

Notable Facts

  • Served as Presiding Officer, Senate President Pro Tempore in the 115th General Assembly (2006-2008)
  • Served as Presiding Officer, Senate President Pro Tempore in the 116th General Assembly (2008-2010)
  • Served as Presiding Officer, Senate President Pro Tempore in the 117th General Assembly (2010-2012)
  • Served as Presiding Officer, Senate President Pro Tempore in the 118th General Assembly (2012-2014)
  • Served as Presiding Officer, Senate President Pro Tempore in the 119th General Assembly (2014-2016)
  • Served as Presiding Officer, Senate President Pro Tempore in the 120th General Assembly (2016-2018)

Offices

Indiana Senate
District 16
In office
Nov 6, 1996 to Nov 7, 2018

Party: Republican
Assumed: General Election
Left: Resigned
22 years, 6 days
David Long spent 22 years, 6 days in office in Indiana, all of it at the state level.

Elections

2008–Indiana Senate (District 16) WON
Republican Primary–Tuesday, May 6, 2008
100.00%
David Long (i)*, Republican, 5,932 votes
Out of 5,932 votes casts, the margin of victory was 5,932 (100.00%)
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2008–Indiana Senate (District 16) WON
General Election–Tuesday, November 4, 2008
100.00%
David Long (i)*, Republican, 37,082 votes
Out of 37,082 votes casts, the margin of victory was 37,082 (100.00%)
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2012–Indiana Senate (District 16) WON
Republican Primary–Tuesday, May 8, 2012
100.00%
David Long (i)*, Republican, 11,407 votes
Out of 11,407 votes casts, the margin of victory was 11,407 (100.00%)
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2012–Indiana Senate (District 16) WON
General Election–Tuesday, November 6, 2012
65.15%
David Long (i)*, Republican, 33,290 votes
34.85%
Charles (Tom) T. Keen, Democratic, 17,809 votes
Out of 51,099 votes casts, the margin of victory was 15,481 (30.30%)
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2016–Indiana Senate (District 16) WON
Republican Primary–Tuesday, May 3, 2016
73.10%
David Long (i)*, Republican, 16,740 votes
26.90%
John Kessler, Republican, 6,159 votes
Out of 22,899 votes casts, the margin of victory was 10,581 (46.20%)
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2016–Indiana Senate (District 16) WON
General Election–Tuesday, November 8, 2016
66.07%
David Long (i)*, Republican, 35,205 votes
33.93%
Juli Dominguez, Democratic, 18,082 votes
Out of 53,287 votes casts, the margin of victory was 17,123 (32.14%)
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In the 6 races for which we have results, David Long had a record of 6-0. That includes a record of 3-0 in 3 general elections, and 3-0 in 3 primary elections.