Joseph C. Zakas

Offices

Indiana Senate
District 11
In office
Nov 3, 1982 to Nov 7, 2018

Party: Republican
Assumed: General Election
Left: Lost Renomination Bid
36 years, 13 days
Joseph C. Zakas spent 36 years, 13 days in office in Indiana, all of it at the state level.

Elections

1996–U.S. House (District 3) LOST
General Election–Tuesday, November 5, 1996
57.92%
Tim Roemer (i)*, Democratic, 114,288 votes
40.90%
Joseph C. Zakas, Republican, 80,699 votes
 1.18%
Bernie Taylor, Libertarian, 2,325 votes
Out of 197,312 votes casts, the margin of victory was 33,589 (17.02%)
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2010–Indiana Senate (District 11) WON
Republican Primary–Tuesday, May 4, 2010
100.00%
Joseph C. Zakas (i)*, Republican, 7,897 votes
Out of 7,897 votes casts, the margin of victory was 7,897 (100.00%)
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2010–Indiana Senate (District 11) WON
General Election–Tuesday, November 2, 2010
62.39%
Joseph C. Zakas (i)*, Republican, 24,709 votes
37.61%
Catherine Fanello, Democratic, 14,893 votes
Out of 39,602 votes casts, the margin of victory was 9,816 (24.78%)
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2014–Indiana Senate (District 11) WON
Republican Primary–Tuesday, May 6, 2014
100.00%
Joseph C. Zakas (i)*, Republican, 4,324 votes
Out of 4,324 votes casts, the margin of victory was 4,324 (100.00%)
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2014–Indiana Senate (District 11) WON
General Election–Tuesday, November 4, 2014
100.00%
Joseph C. Zakas (i)*, Republican, 19,924 votes
Out of 19,924 votes casts, the margin of victory was 19,924 (100.00%)
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2018–Indiana Senate (District 11) LOST
Republican Primary–Tuesday, May 8, 2018
64.89%
Linda Rogers*, Republican, 5,512 votes
35.11%
Joseph C. Zakas (i), Republican, 2,982 votes
Out of 8,494 votes casts, the margin of victory was 2,530 (29.78%)
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In the 6 races for which we have results, Joseph C. Zakas had a record of 4-2. That includes a record of 2-1 in 3 general elections, and 2-1 in 3 primary elections.