Shelli VanDenburgh

Offices

Indiana House
District 19
In office
Jul 9, 2007 to Nov 5, 2014

Party: Democratic
Assumed: Appointed by Caucus
Left: Lost Reelection Bid
Shelli VanDenburgh spent 7 years, 3 months, 29 days in office in Indiana, all of it at the state level.

Elections

2008–Indiana House (District 19) WON
Democratic Primary–Tuesday, May 6, 2008
71.18%
Shelli VanDenburgh (i)*, Democratic, 8,570 votes
28.82%
Dennis S. Meeks, Democratic, 3,470 votes
Out of 12,040 votes casts, the margin of victory was 5,100 (42.36%)
2008–Indiana House (District 19) WON
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%)
2010–Indiana House (District 19) WON
Democratic Primary–Tuesday, May 4, 2010
80.20%
Shelli VanDenburgh (i)*, Democratic, 3,017 votes
 19.80%
Dennis S. Meeks, Democratic, 745 votes
Out of 3,762 votes casts, the margin of victory was 2,272 (60.40%)
2010–Indiana House (District 19) WON
General Election–Tuesday, November 2, 2010
53.17%
Shelli VanDenburgh (i)*, Democratic, 9,613 votes
43.08%
Daniel M. Klein, Republican, 7,788 votes
 3.75%
Jeff Duensing, Libertarian, 678 votes
Out of 18,079 votes casts, the margin of victory was 1,825 (10.09%)
2012–Indiana House (District 19) WON
Democratic Primary–Tuesday, May 8, 2012
100.00%
Shelli VanDenburgh (i)*, Democratic, 3,454 votes
Out of 3,454 votes casts, the margin of victory was 3,454 (100.00%)
2012–Indiana House (District 19) WON
General Election–Tuesday, November 6, 2012
55.46%
Shelli VanDenburgh (i)*, Democratic, 15,380 votes
44.54%
Ron Johnson, Republican, 12,353 votes
Out of 27,733 votes casts, the margin of victory was 3,027 (10.92%)
2014–Indiana House (District 19) WON
Democratic Primary–Tuesday, May 6, 2014
100.00%
Shelli VanDenburgh (i)*, Democratic, 2,333 votes
Out of 2,333 votes casts, the margin of victory was 2,333 (100.00%)
2014–Indiana House (District 19) LOST
General Election–Tuesday, November 4, 2014
51.12%
Julie Olthoff*, Republican, 7,146 votes
48.88%
Shelli VanDenburgh (i), Democratic, 6,834 votes
Out of 13,980 votes casts, the margin of victory was 312 (2.24%)
2016–Indiana House (District 19) WON
Democratic Primary–Tuesday, May 3, 2016
100.00%
Shelli VanDenburgh*, Democratic, 7,646 votes
Out of 7,646 votes casts, the margin of victory was 7,646 (100.00%)
2016–Indiana House (District 19) LOST
General Election–Tuesday, November 8, 2016
48.48%
Julie Olthoff (i)*, Republican, 15,218 votes
47.42%
Shelli VanDenburgh, Democratic, 14,885 votes
 4.10%
Evan J. Demaree, Libertarian, 1,288 votes
Out of 31,391 votes casts, the margin of victory was 333 (1.06%)
In the 10 races for which we have results, Shelli VanDenburgh had a record of 8-2. That includes a record of 3-2 in 5 general elections, and 5-0 in 5 primary elections.