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Information on James R. Buck
James R. Buck
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Indiana House
District 38
In office
Nov 9, 1994 to Apr 26, 2008
Party:
Republican
Assumed:
General Election
Left:
Assumed Other Office
Indiana Senate
District 21
In office
Apr 26, 2008 to Present
Party:
Republican
Assumed:
Appointed by Caucus
James R. Buck spent 26 years, 2 months, 16 days in office in Indiana, all of it at the state level.
Elections
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2008–Indiana House (District 38)
WON
Republican Primary–Tuesday, May 6, 2008
100.00%
James R. Buck
(i)*
, Republican, 6,634 votes
Out of
6,634
votes casts, the margin of victory was
6,634
(100.00%)
2010–Indiana Senate (District 21)
WON
Republican Primary–Tuesday, May 4, 2010
100.00%
James R. Buck
(i)*
, Republican, 13,323 votes
Out of
13,323
votes casts, the margin of victory was
13,323
(100.00%)
2010–Indiana Senate (District 21)
WON
General Election–Tuesday, November 2, 2010
68.59%
James R. Buck
(i)*
, Republican, 30,985 votes
31.41%
Chuck Sosbe
, Democratic, 14,186 votes
Out of
45,171
votes casts, the margin of victory was
16,799
(37.18%)
2014–Indiana Senate (District 21)
WON
Republican Primary–Tuesday, May 6, 2014
100.00%
James R. Buck
(i)*
, Republican, 7,889 votes
Out of
7,889
votes casts, the margin of victory was
7,889
(100.00%)
2014–Indiana Senate (District 21)
WON
General Election–Tuesday, November 4, 2014
100.00%
James R. Buck
(i)*
, Republican, 22,782 votes
Out of
22,782
votes casts, the margin of victory was
22,782
(100.00%)
2018–Indiana Senate (District 21)
WON
Republican Primary–Tuesday, May 8, 2018
100.00%
James R. Buck
(i)*
, Republican, 11,965 votes
Out of
11,965
votes casts, the margin of victory was
11,965
(100.00%)
2018–Indiana Senate (District 21)
WON
General Election–Tuesday, November 6, 2018
65.44%
James R. Buck
(i)*
, Republican, 29,797 votes
34.56%
Christina Fivecoate
, Democratic, 15,733 votes
Out of
45,530
votes casts, the margin of victory was
14,064
(30.88%)
In the 7 races for which we have results, James R. Buck had a record of 7-0. That includes a record of 3-0 in 3 general elections, and 4-0 in 4 primary elections.