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Information on W. Trent Van Haaften
W. Trent Van Haaften
Offices
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Indiana House
District 76
In office
Jan 1, 2004 to Nov 3, 2010
Party:
Democratic
Assumed:
Appointed by Caucus
Left:
Ran For Other Office
W. Trent Van Haaften spent 6 years, 10 months, 4 days in office in Indiana, all of it at the state level.
Elections
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2008–Indiana House (District 76)
WON
Democratic Primary–Tuesday, May 6, 2008
100.00%
W. Trent Van Haaften
(i)*
, Democratic, 11,789 votes
Out of
11,789
votes casts, the margin of victory was
11,789
(100.00%)
2008–Indiana House (District 76)
WON
General Election–Tuesday, November 4, 2008
100.00%
W. Trent Van Haaften
(i)*
, Democratic, 20,494 votes
Out of
20,494
votes casts, the margin of victory was
20,494
(100.00%)
2010–U.S. House (District 8)
WON
Democratic Primary–Tuesday, May 4, 2010
100.00%
W. Trent Van Haaften
*
, Democratic, 31,685 votes
Out of
31,685
votes casts, the margin of victory was
31,685
(100.00%)
2010–U.S. House (District 8)
LOST
General Election–Tuesday, November 2, 2010
57.55%
Larry Bucshon
*
, Republican, 117,259 votes
37.43%
W. Trent Van Haaften
, Democratic, 76,265 votes
5.03%
John Cunningham
, Libertarian, 10,240 votes
Out of
203,764
votes casts, the margin of victory was
40,994
(20.12%)
2012–Indiana House (District 76)
WON
Democratic Primary–Tuesday, May 8, 2012
100.00%
W. Trent Van Haaften
*
, Democratic, 1,873 votes
Out of
1,873
votes casts, the margin of victory was
1,873
(100.00%)
2012–Indiana House (District 76)
LOST
General Election–Tuesday, November 6, 2012
56.42%
Wendy McNamara
(i)*
, Republican, 15,212 votes
43.58%
W. Trent Van Haaften
, Democratic, 11,750 votes
Out of
26,962
votes casts, the margin of victory was
3,462
(12.84%)
In the 6 races for which we have results, W. Trent Van Haaften had a record of 4-2. That includes a record of 1-2 in 3 general elections, and 3-0 in 3 primary elections.