Indiana State Senate District 27

Tue, Nov 3 · Represented by Jeff Raatz Republican · Member list as of Oct 28

Ronald ItnyreDemocratic

Ronald Itnyre 28.8Jeff Raatz 71.2

Last result · 2022 generalNo published poll names both candidates.

Jeff RaatzRepublican · Incumbent8 years since first win

Last election: Jeff Raatz (Republican) won by 42.4 points, 2022
On the 2026 ballot: 2 candidates

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Left column: ItnyreRight column: Raatz

Donor-based spectrum: LiberalCentristConservativeItnyreRaatz
Races: Won 0 of 1; Won 3 of 3
Years since first win: Not available; 8

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Candidates on the ballot

Ronald ItnyreDemocratic
Jeff RaatzIncumbentRepublican

Source: in.gov (XLSX), dated Sep 22

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History (13 elections for this seat)

Votes for listed candidates: 36,593
Election day: November 8, 2022
District map: Older district map (2022)

Indiana Senate District 27, 1974 to 2022, 2022, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanJeff RaatzWon(incumbent)Name as filed: Jeffrey S. Raatz	Republican	26,04071.2%	71.2%
DemocraticRonald Itnyre	Democratic	10,55328.8%	28.8%

Votes for listed candidates: 39,224
Election day: November 6, 2018
District map: Older district map (2012 to 2021)

Indiana Senate District 27, 1974 to 2022, 2018, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanJeff RaatzWon(incumbent)	Republican	27,79570.9%	70.9%
DemocraticJerome Hoog	Democratic	11,42929.1%	29.1%

Votes for listed candidates: 24,832
Election day: November 4, 2014
District map: Older district map (2012 to 2021)

Indiana Senate District 27, 1974 to 2022, 2014, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanJeffrey Scott RaatzWon	Republican	16,03064.5%	64.5%
DemocraticJerome Hoog	Democratic	6,25025.2%	25.2%
LibertarianRex Bell	Libertarian	2,55210.3%	10.3%

Votes for listed candidates: 26,201
Election day: November 2, 2010
District map: Older district map (2002 to 2011)

Indiana Senate District 27, 1974 to 2022, 2010, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanAllen PaulWon(incumbent)	Republican	20,51178.3%	78.3%
LibertarianDonald Crossley	Libertarian	5,69021.7%	21.7%

Votes for listed candidates: 30,234
Election day: November 7, 2006
District map: Older district map (2002 to 2011)

Indiana Senate District 27, 1974 to 2022, 2006, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanAllen E. PaulWon(incumbent)	Republican	18,12259.9%	59.9%
DemocraticClayton Phillips	Democratic	12,11240.1%	40.1%

Indiana Senate District 27, 1974 to 2022, 2002, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanAllen E. PaulWon(incumbent)	Republican	22,841100.0%	100.0%

Indiana Senate District 27, 1974 to 2022, 1998, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanAllen E. PaulWon(incumbent)	Republican	22,679100.0%	100.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 32,075
Election day: November 8, 1994
District map: Older district map (1992 to 2001)

Indiana Senate District 27, 1974 to 2022, 1994, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanAllen E. PaulWon(incumbent)	Republican	22,08868.9%	68.9%
DemocraticFred Davis	Democratic	9,98731.1%	31.1%

Votes for listed candidates: 29,015
Election day: November 6, 1990
District map: Older district map (1982 to 1991)

Indiana Senate District 27, 1974 to 2022, 1990, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanAllen E. PaulWon(incumbent)	Republican	17,48660.3%	60.3%
DemocraticLynn Nepote Morris	Democratic	11,52939.7%	39.7%

Votes for listed candidates: 30,191
Election day: November 4, 1986
District map: Older district map (1982 to 1991)

Indiana Senate District 27, 1974 to 2022, 1986, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanAllen E. PaulWon	Republican	15,16550.2%	50.2%
DemocraticDavid L. Nicholson(incumbent)	Democratic	15,02649.8%	49.8%

Votes for listed candidates: 32,487
Election day: November 2, 1982
District map: Older district map (1982 to 1991)

Indiana Senate District 27, 1974 to 2022, 1982, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticDavid L. NicholsonWon	Democratic	17,35553.4%	53.4%
RepublicanMarlin K. McDaniel(incumbent)	Republican	15,13246.6%	46.6%

Votes for listed candidates: 24,835
Election day: November 7, 1978
District map: Older district map (1972 to 1981)

Indiana Senate District 27, 1974 to 2022, 1978, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanMarlin K. McDanielWon(incumbent)	Republican	14,54758.6%	58.6%
DemocraticRichard E. Wise	Democratic	10,28841.4%	41.4%

Votes for listed candidates: 30,368
Election day: November 4, 1974
District map: Older district map (1972 to 1981)

Indiana Senate District 27, 1974 to 2022, 1974, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanMarlin K. McDanielWon(incumbent)	Republican	14,99949.4%	49.4%
DemocraticFloyd W. Brown	Democratic	13,89145.7%	45.7%
IndependentFrank J. Davis	Independent	1,4784.9%	4.9%

1974 to 2022: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse), retrieved Oct 28, 2026. Compiled by Carl Klarner (Harvard Dataverse) from official returns; not an official source

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Sources: Census TIGERweb Legislative MapServer (120th CDs layer 0, 119th CDs layer 4, 2026 SLD upper layer 1 and lower layer 2) (US Census Bureau, public domain), retrieved Oct 28, 2026; Open Civic Data division identifiers (census_autogenerated us_sldl/us_sldu and openstates state files); also (sld-recent.json): Open Civic Data division identifiers (country-us) (CC0 (repository); also (sld-recent.json): CC0 1.0), retrieved Oct 28, 2026; Open States people (current) CSVs (CC0-1.0 (Open States people data)), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by Open States volunteers and staff (rosters from state legislature sites) from official returns, not an official source; State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse) (CC0 1.0), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by Carl Klarner (Harvard Dataverse) from official returns, not an official source.

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DataState data (JSON)Sources: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse), DIME (ODC-BY)Data as of Oct 28, 2026