Indiana, State House, District 77

Indiana House of Representatives District 77
Current incumbent	Ryan Hatfield
Population	65,099
Race	75% White, 19.1% Black, 0.7% Asian, 1.7% Other, 3.5% Two or More
Ethnicity	2.8% Hispanic, 73.8% White Non-Hispanic
Voting age	76.9% age 18 and over

Indiana's seventy-seventh state house district is represented by Democratic Representative Ryan Hatfield.

As of the 2010 census, a total of 65,099 civilians reside within Indiana's seventy-seventh state house district. Indiana state representatives represent an average of 64,838 residents. After the 2000 Census, each member represented 60,805 residents.

About the chamber

Members of the Indiana House of Representatives serve two-year terms and are not subject to term limits. Indiana legislators assume office on the second Tuesday after the general election.

Qualifications

To be eligible to serve in the Indiana House of Representatives a candidate must be:

A United States citizen at the time of the election
Have resided in the state for at least two years and in the house district for at least one year before the election
Be at least twenty-one years old upon taking office
Registered to vote in the election district the person seeks to represent not later than the deadline for filing the declaration or petition of candidacy or certificate of nomination.

Salaries

State legislators
Salary	Per diem
$25,945/year	$173/day

Pensions

Indiana legislators created a 401(k) plan for themselves in 1989, becoming the first in the nation to do so. Lawmakers who took office after April 1989 were ineligible for the traditional pension plan, receiving the individual retirement account instead.

Legislators pay 5% of their annual salary into the 401(k). In 2007, they voted to include per diem allowances, expense payments and leadership stipends into the calculation, thus raising their retirement accounts.

Vacancies

Whenever there is a vacancy in the house, the state committee of the party that last held the seat must appoint a replacement. This is contingent upon the approval of the respective state chairperson of the party. Any vacant seat held by an independent must be filled by a special election.

Elections

2020

Elections for the office of Indiana House of Representatives will take place in 2020. The general election will be held on November 3, 2020. A primary is scheduled for May 5, 2020. The filing deadline is February 7, 2020.

2018

General election

General election for Indiana House of Representatives District 77

Incumbent Ryan Hatfield (D) won election in the general election for Indiana House of Representatives District 77 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Ryan Hatfield (D)	100	12,662

The results have been certified.

Total votes: 12,662

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 77

Incumbent Ryan Hatfield advanced from the Democratic primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 77 on May 8, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Ryan Hatfield (D)	100	1,571

The results have been certified.

Total votes: 1,571

Republican primary election

No Republican candidates ran in the primary.

2016

Elections for the Indiana House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on May 3, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was February 5, 2016. Incumbent Gail Riecken (D) did not seek re-election.

Ryan Hatfield defeated Johnny Kincaid in the Indiana House of Representatives District 77 general election.

Indiana House of Representatives, District 77 General Election, 2016

Party	Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Ryan Hatfield	59.43%	12,616
	Republican	Johnny Kincaid	40.57%	8,614
Total Votes			21,230
Source: Indiana Election Divsion

Ryan Hatfield defeated Lori Sherman and Brandon Ferguson in the Indiana House of Representatives District 77 Democratic primary.

Indiana House of Representatives, District 77 Democratic Primary, 2016

Party	Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Ryan Hatfield	43.65%	2,717
	Democratic	Lori Sherman	40.27%	2,507
	Democratic	Brandon Ferguson	16.08%	1,001
Total Votes			6,225
Source: Indiana Election Division

Johnny Kincaid defeated Billy Garrett and Henrietta Jenkins in the Indiana House of Representatives District 77 Republican primary.

Indiana House of Representatives, District 77 Republican Primary, 2016

Party	Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Johnny Kincaid	57.82%	2,848
	Republican	Billy Garrett	21.09%	1,039
	Republican	Henrietta Jenkins	21.09%	1,039
Total Votes			4,926
Source: Indiana Election Division

2014

Elections for the Indiana House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on May 6, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was February 7, 2014. Incumbent Gail Riecken was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while Jeremy Heath was unopposed in the Republican primary. Riecken defeated Heath in the general election.

Indiana House of Representatives 77, General Election, 2014

Party	Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Gail Riecken Incumbent	61.9%	6,183
	Republican	Jeremy Heath	38.1%	3,804
Total Votes			9,987

2012

Elections for the office of Indiana House of Representatives consisted of a primary election on May 8, 2012, and a general election on November 6, 2012. The signature-filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was February 10, 2012. Incumbent Gail Riecken (D) defeated Alan Leibundguth (R) in the general election and was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Leibundguth defeated Levon Dozier in the Republican primary.

Indiana House of Representatives, District 77, General Election, 2012

Party	Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Gail Riecken Incumbent	64.4%	14,037
	Republican	Alan Leibundguth	35.6%	7,775
Total Votes			21,812

Indiana House of Representatives, District 77 Republican Primary, 2012

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Alan Leibundguth	76.5%	2,256
Levon Dozier	23.5%	693
Total Votes		2,949

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2016, candidates for Indiana House of Representatives District 77 raised a total of $1,423,027. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $67,763 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, Indiana House of Representatives District 77

Year	Amount	Candidates	Average
2016	$125,814	6	$20,969
2014	$67,500	2	$33,750
2012 *	$80,264	3	$26,755
2010	$368,456	2	$184,228
2008	$29,978	1	$29,978
2006	$143,567	2	$71,784
2004	$486,398	3	$162,133
2002	$76,370	1	$76,370
2000	$44,680	1	$44,680
Total	$1,423,027	21	$67,763
* Campaign finance data for 2012 is incomplete for this district.