Dick Dodge

Offices

Indiana House
District 51
In office
May 18, 2004 to Nov 7, 2012

Party: Republican
Assumed: Appointed by Caucus
Left: Did Not Run
Dick Dodge spent 8 years, 5 months, 23 days in office in Indiana, all of it at the state level.

Elections

2008–Indiana House (District 19) LOST
Republican Primary–Tuesday, May 6, 2008
50.49%
Andrew Webster*, Republican, 1,225 votes
49.51%
Dick Dodge, Republican, 1,201 votes
Out of 2,426 votes casts, the margin of victory was 24 (0.98%)
2008–Indiana House (District 51) WON
Republican Primary–Tuesday, May 6, 2008
100.00%
Dick Dodge (i)*, Republican, 4,272 votes
Out of 4,272 votes casts, the margin of victory was 4,272 (100.00%)
2008–Indiana House (District 19) LOST
General Election–Tuesday, November 4, 2008
55.85%
Shelli VanDenburgh (i)*, Democratic, 15,505 votes
44.15%
Dick Dodge, Republican, 12,256 votes
Out of 27,761 votes casts, the margin of victory was 3,249 (11.70%)
2008–Indiana House (District 51) WON
General Election–Tuesday, November 4, 2008
59.13%
Dick Dodge (i)*, Republican, 14,734 votes
40.87%
Lon Keyes, Democratic, 10,186 votes
Out of 24,920 votes casts, the margin of victory was 4,548 (18.26%)
2010–Indiana House (District 1) WON
Republican Primary–Tuesday, May 4, 2010
100.00%
Dick Dodge*, Republican, 1,149 votes
Out of 1,149 votes casts, the margin of victory was 1,149 (100.00%)
2010–Indiana House (District 51) WON
Republican Primary–Tuesday, May 4, 2010
57.77%
Dick Dodge (i)*, Republican, 5,698 votes
42.23%
David Powers, Republican, 4,166 votes
Out of 9,864 votes casts, the margin of victory was 1,532 (15.54%)
2010–Indiana House (District 1) LOST
General Election–Tuesday, November 2, 2010
64.72%
Linda Lawson (i)*, Democratic, 7,346 votes
35.28%
Dick Dodge, Republican, 4,005 votes
Out of 11,351 votes casts, the margin of victory was 3,341 (29.44%)
2010–Indiana House (District 51) WON
General Election–Tuesday, November 2, 2010
57.03%
Dick Dodge (i)*, Republican, 10,234 votes
42.97%
Codie Ross, Democratic, 7,711 votes
Out of 17,945 votes casts, the margin of victory was 2,523 (14.06%)
In the 8 races for which we have results, Dick Dodge had a record of 5-3. That includes a record of 2-2 in 4 general elections, and 3-1 in 4 primary elections.