Draft:Jennifer Pace (politician)
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Jennifer Pace | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1964 or 1965 Indianapolis, IN |
| Died | March 2024 (age 59) |
| Cause of death | heart attack |
| Occupation | Advertising |
| Political party | Republican Party |
| Opponent | André Carson |
| Children | 3 |
| Candidate for Indiana's 7th congressional district | |
| In office May 2024 – July 2024 | |
Jennifer Pace is a member of the Republican Party who ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Indiana's 7th congressional district in 2024. Pace died in March 2024.[1] In May 2024, she was selected as the Republican primary candidate.[2] She received more than 31% of the vote.[3] A caucus of Republican precinct committee members chose John P. Schmitz as a replacement nominee in July 2024. Schmitz previously ran for the 97th district in 2022, losing to Democrat Justin Moed.[4]
She was previously a candidate in 2022, losing to Angela Grabovsky.
2024 Primary results
[edit]| Republican Primary | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct. | |
| Jennifer Pace | 7,706 | 31.2% | |
| Catherine Ping | 7,386 | 29.9% | |
| Philip Davis | 6,358 | 25.7% | |
| Gabe Whitley | 3,247 | 13.1% | |
| Total reported | 24,697 | >95% | |
Source: [5]
2022 Primary results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Angela Grabovsky | 6,886 | 53.6 | |
| Republican | Rusty Johnson | 2,185 | 17.0 | |
| Republican | Jennifer Pace | 1,556 | 12.1 | |
| Republican | Bill Allen | 1,505 | 11.7 | |
| Republican | Gerald Walters | 722 | 5.6 | |
| Total votes | 12,854 | 100.0 | ||
References
[edit]- ^ Suter, Tara (8 May 2024). "GOP winner of Indiana House primary died in March". The Hill.
- ^ Longnecker, Emily (8 May 2024). "Deceased woman wins Republican nomination for Indiana's 7th Congressional District". wthr.com. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
- ^ Metzger, Bryan (May 8, 2024). "Republicans nominate dead woman for Indianapolis House seat". Business Insider.
- ^ Nadia Scharf (18 July 2024). "Republicans replace deceased candidate to run against Carson for U.S. 7th District seat". Yahoo News.
- ^ "Indiana 7th Congressional District Primary Election Results". The New York Times. 7 May 2024.
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