L. Jack Lutz

Offices

Indiana House
District 36
In office
Nov 18, 1991 to3 Nov 6, 2002

Party: Republican
Assumed: Appointed by Caucus
Left: Redistricting
District 35
In office
Nov 6, 2002 to Nov 5, 2014

Party: Republican
Assumed: General Election
Left: Lost Reelection Bid
22 years, 11 months, 23 days
L. Jack Lutz spent 22 years, 11 months, 23 days in office in Indiana, all of it at the state level.

Elections

2008–Indiana House (District 35) WON
Republican Primary–Tuesday, May 6, 2008
100.00%
L. Jack Lutz (i)*, Republican, 5,138 votes
Out of 5,138 votes casts, the margin of victory was 5,138 (100.00%)
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2008–Indiana House (District 35) WON
General Election–Tuesday, November 4, 2008
56.51%
L. Jack Lutz (i)*, Republican, 17,126 votes
43.49%
Lee Ann Mengelt, Democratic, 13,180 votes
Out of 30,306 votes casts, the margin of victory was 3,946 (13.02%)
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2010–Indiana House (District 35) WON
Republican Primary–Tuesday, May 4, 2010
63.64%
L. Jack Lutz (i)*, Republican, 4,290 votes
36.36%
Eric C. Welch, Republican, 2,451 votes
Out of 6,741 votes casts, the margin of victory was 1,839 (27.28%)
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2010–Indiana House (District 35) WON
General Election–Tuesday, November 2, 2010
64.21%
L. Jack Lutz (i)*, Republican, 13,671 votes
35.79%
Pat L. Smith, Democratic, 7,621 votes
Out of 21,292 votes casts, the margin of victory was 6,050 (28.42%)
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2012–Indiana House (District 35) WON
Republican Primary–Tuesday, May 8, 2012
100.00%
L. Jack Lutz (i)*, Republican, 6,924 votes
Out of 6,924 votes casts, the margin of victory was 6,924 (100.00%)
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2012–Indiana House (District 35) WON
General Election–Tuesday, November 6, 2012
50.77%
L. Jack Lutz (i)*, Republican, 14,676 votes
49.23%
Melanie Wright, Democratic, 14,229 votes
Out of 28,905 votes casts, the margin of victory was 447 (1.54%)
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2014–Indiana House (District 35) WON
Republican Primary–Tuesday, May 6, 2014
100.00%
L. Jack Lutz (i)*, Republican, 2,993 votes
Out of 2,993 votes casts, the margin of victory was 2,993 (100.00%)
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2014–Indiana House (District 35) LOST
General Election–Tuesday, November 4, 2014
50.61%
Melanie Wright*, Democratic, 8,581 votes
49.39%
L. Jack Lutz (i), Republican, 8,375 votes
Out of 16,956 votes casts, the margin of victory was 206 (1.22%)
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In the 8 races for which we have results, L. Jack Lutz had a record of 7-1. That includes a record of 3-1 in 4 general elections, and 4-0 in 4 primary elections.