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Ed Clere
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Indiana House
District 72
In office
Nov 5, 2008 to Present
Party:
Republican
Assumed:
General Election
Ed Clere spent 16 years, 3 months, 16 days in office in Indiana, all of it at the state level.
Elections
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2008–Indiana House (District 72)
WON
Republican Primary–Tuesday, May 6, 2008
100.00%
Ed Clere
*
, Republican, 1,957 votes
Out of
1,957
votes casts, the margin of victory was
1,957
(100.00%)
2008–Indiana House (District 72)
WON
General Election–Tuesday, November 4, 2008
50.18%
Ed Clere
*
, Republican, 14,985 votes
49.82%
William C. Cochran
(i)
, Democratic, 14,877 votes
Out of
29,862
votes casts, the margin of victory was
108
(0.36%)
2010–Indiana House (District 72)
WON
Republican Primary–Tuesday, May 4, 2010
100.00%
Ed Clere
(i)*
, Republican, 3,613 votes
Out of
3,613
votes casts, the margin of victory was
3,613
(100.00%)
2010–Indiana House (District 72)
WON
General Election–Tuesday, November 2, 2010
57.73%
Ed Clere
(i)*
, Republican, 12,408 votes
42.27%
Shane Gibson
, Democratic, 9,087 votes
Out of
21,495
votes casts, the margin of victory was
3,321
(15.46%)
2012–Indiana House (District 72)
WON
Republican Primary–Tuesday, May 8, 2012
100.00%
Ed Clere
(i)*
, Republican, 4,033 votes
Out of
4,033
votes casts, the margin of victory was
4,033
(100.00%)
2012–Indiana House (District 72)
WON
General Election–Tuesday, November 6, 2012
54.41%
Ed Clere
(i)*
, Republican, 16,177 votes
45.59%
Sharon Grabowski
, Democratic, 13,557 votes
Out of
29,734
votes casts, the margin of victory was
2,620
(8.82%)
2014–Indiana House (District 72)
WON
Republican Primary–Tuesday, May 6, 2014
100.00%
Ed Clere
(i)*
, Republican, 2,499 votes
Out of
2,499
votes casts, the margin of victory was
2,499
(100.00%)
2014–Indiana House (District 72)
WON
General Election–Tuesday, November 4, 2014
56.58%
Ed Clere
(i)*
, Republican, 9,076 votes
43.42%
Kevin Sue Bailey
, Democratic, 6,964 votes
Out of
16,040
votes casts, the margin of victory was
2,112
(13.16%)
2016–Indiana House (District 72)
WON
Republican Primary–Tuesday, May 3, 2016
100.00%
Ed Clere
(i)*
, Republican, 8,992 votes
Out of
8,992
votes casts, the margin of victory was
8,992
(100.00%)
2016–Indiana House (District 72)
WON
General Election–Tuesday, November 8, 2016
57.25%
Ed Clere
(i)*
, Republican, 18,085 votes
42.75%
Steve Bonifer
, Democratic, 13,506 votes
Out of
31,591
votes casts, the margin of victory was
4,579
(14.50%)
2018–Indiana House (District 72)
WON
Republican Primary–Tuesday, May 8, 2018
100.00%
Ed Clere
(i)*
, Republican, 3,223 votes
Out of
3,223
votes casts, the margin of victory was
3,223
(100.00%)
2018–Indiana House (District 72)
WON
General Election–Tuesday, November 6, 2018
55.12%
Ed Clere
(i)*
, Republican, 14,957 votes
44.88%
Sam Charbonneau
, Democratic, 12,178 votes
Out of
27,135
votes casts, the margin of victory was
2,779
(10.24%)
2020–Indiana House (District 72)
WON
Republican Primary–Tuesday, June 2, 2020
100.00%
Ed Clere
(i)*
, Republican, 5,624 votes
Out of
5,624
votes casts, the margin of victory was
5,624
(100.00%)
2020–Indiana House (District 72)
WON
General Election–Tuesday, November 3, 2020
59.36%
Ed Clere
*
, Republican, 20,850 votes
40.64%
Erica Lawrence
, Democratic, 14,275 votes
Out of
35,125
votes casts, the margin of victory was
6,575
(18.72%)
2022–Indiana House (District 72)
WON
Republican Primary–Tuesday, May 3, 2022
50.22%
Ed Clere
(i)*
, Republican, 3,021 votes
Lt. Governor:
Vacant
36.71%
Jackie Bright Grubbs
, Republican, 2,208 votes
Lt. Governor:
Vacant
13.07%
Thomas M. Jones
, Republican, 786 votes
Lt. Governor:
Vacant
Out of
6,015
votes casts, the margin of victory was
813
(13.51%)
In the 15 races for which we have results, Ed Clere had a record of 15-0. That includes a record of 7-0 in 7 general elections, and 8-0 in 8 primary elections.