Ed Clere

Offices

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

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.