Draft:Jennifer Pace (politician)

Jennifer Pace
Born1964 or 1965
Indianapolis, IN
DiedMarch 2024 (age 59)
Cause of deathheart attack
OccupationAdvertising
Political partyRepublican Party
OpponentAndré Carson
Children3
Candidate for
Indiana's 7th congressional district
Assumed office
May 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 in the 7th district will be called to choose a replacement nominee.

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: [4]

2022 Primary results edit

Republican primary results
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

  1. ^ Suter, Tara (8 May 2024). "GOP winner of Indiana House primary died in March". The Hill.
  2. ^ Longnecker, Emily (8 May 2024). "Deceased woman wins Republican nomination for Indiana's 7th Congressional District". wthr.com. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
  3. ^ Metzger, Bryan (May 8, 2024). "Republicans nominate dead woman for Indianapolis House seat". Business Insider.
  4. ^ "Indiana 7th Congressional District Primary Election Results". The New York Times. 7 May 2024.

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