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2024 United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana

← 2022 November 5, 2024 2026 →

All 9 Indiana seats to the United States House of Representatives
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Republican Democratic
Last election 7 2
Seats won 7 2
Seat change Steady Steady

The 2024 United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana were held on November 5, 2024, to elect the nine U.S. representatives from the State of Indiana, one from all nine of the state's congressional districts. The elections coincided with the 2024 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate, and various state and local elections. The primary elections occurred on May 7, 2024.

District 1

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2024 Indiana's 1st congressional district election

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Nominee Frank J. Mrvan Randy Niemeyer
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 172,118 144,886
Percentage 53.4% 45.0%

County results
Mrvan:      50-60%      40-50%
Niemeyer:      50-60%

U.S. Representative before election

Frank J. Mrvan
Democratic

Elected U.S. Representative

Frank J. Mrvan
Democratic

The 1st district encompasses Northwest Indiana, taking in the eastern Chicago metropolitan area, including Hammond and Gary, as well as Lake County, Porter County and western LaPorte County. The incumbent is Democrat Frank Mrvan, who was elected with 52.8% of the vote in 2022.[1]

Democratic primary

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Nominee

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Endorsements

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Fundraising

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Campaign finance reports as of April 17, 2024
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Frank Mrvan (D) $1,865,010 $681,118 $1,238,182
Source: Federal Election Commission[14]

Results

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Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Frank J. Mrvan (incumbent) 31,155 100.0
Total votes 31,155 100.0

Republican primary

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Nominee

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  • Randy Niemeyer, Lake County councilor and chair of the Lake County Republican Party[15]

Eliminated in primary

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Declined

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  • Jennifer-Ruth Green, educator and nominee for this district in 2022 (endorsed Niemeyer)[16]

Endorsements

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Randy Niemeyer
U.S. Representatives
State legislators
Organizations

Fundraising

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Campaign finance reports as of April 17, 2024
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Randy Niemeyer (R) $402,833 $107,257 $295,575
Ben Ruiz (R)[a] $2,750[b] $3,260 $0
Source: Federal Election Commission[14]

Results

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Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Randy Niemeyer 18,449 60.8
Republican Mark Leyva 7,509 24.8
Republican Ben Ruiz 4,367 14.4
Total votes 30,325 100.0

Libertarian convention

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Nominee

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  • Dakotah Miskus, customer service representative[20]

General election

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Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[21] Likely D October 4, 2024
Inside Elections[22] Likely D March 10, 2023
Sabato's Crystal Ball[23] Lean D February 23, 2023
Elections Daily[24] Likely D November 4, 2024
CNalysis[25] Likely D November 16, 2023

Post-primary endorsements

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Frank Mrvan
Labor unions

Results

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2024 Indiana's 1st congressional district election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Frank J. Mrvan (incumbent) 172,118 53.4
Republican Randy Niemeyer 144,886 45.0
Libertarian Dakotah Miskus 5,192 1.6
Total votes 322,196 100.0

District 2

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2024 Indiana's 2nd congressional district election

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Nominee Rudy Yakym Lori Camp
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 184.226 101,405
Percentage 62.8% 34.6%

County Results
Yakym:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%

U.S. Representative before election

Rudy Yakym
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Rudy Yakym
Republican

The 2nd district is located in north central Indiana taking in Michiana, including South Bend, Mishawaka, Elkhart, and Warsaw. The incumbent is Republican Rudy Yakym, who was elected with 64.6% of the vote in 2022.[1]

Republican primary

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Nominee

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Endorsements

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Fundraising

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Campaign finance reports as of April 17, 2024
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Rudy Yakym (R) $1,665,423 $1,251,580 $561,955
Source: Federal Election Commission[29]

Results

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Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Rudy Yakym (incumbent) 50,799 100.0
Total votes 50,799 100.0

Democratic primary

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Nominee

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  • Lori Camp, software firm operations manager[2]

Fundraising

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Campaign finance reports as of April 17, 2024
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Lori Camp (D) $20,790 $2,432 $9,980
Source: Federal Election Commission[29]

Results

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Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Lori Camp 13,827 100.0
Total votes 13,827 100.0

Libertarian convention

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Nominee

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  • William Henry, communications consultant, nominee for this district in 2022, and nominee for lieutenant governor in 2020[30]

General election

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Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[21] Solid R February 2, 2023
Inside Elections[22] Solid R March 10, 2023
Sabato's Crystal Ball[23] Safe R February 23, 2023
Elections Daily[24] Safe R June 8, 2023
CNalysis[25] Solid R November 16, 2023

Debates

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2024 United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana 2nd congressional district debate
No. Date Host Moderator Link Participants
Key:
 P  Participant   A  Absent   N  Non-invitee   I  Invitee  W  Withdrawn
Yakym Camp Henry
1 October 8, 2024 WSBT-TV George Mallet
John Paul
Brian Conybeare
Video A P P

Results

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2024 Indiana's 2nd congressional district election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Rudy Yakym (incumbent) 184,226 62.8
Democratic Lori Camp 101,405 34.6
Libertarian William Henry 7,776 2.6
Total votes 293,407 100.0

District 3

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2024 Indiana's 3rd congressional district election

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Nominee Marlin Stutzman Kiley Adolph
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 202,610 97,846
Percentage 65.0% 31.4%

County Results
Stutzman:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%

U.S. Representative before election

Jim Banks
Republican

Elected U.S. Representaive

Marlin Stutzman
Republican

The 3rd District encompasses Northeast Indiana, which is anchored by the Fort Wayne metropolitan area, also includes the cities of Huntington, Auburn, Angola, Bluffton, Decatur, and Kendallville. The current incumbent, Republican Jim Banks, who was re-elected with 65.3% of the vote in 2022,[1] ran for the open U.S. Senate in 2024 currently held by Senator Mike Braun. Because of this, the 3rd District was an open seat in this election.

Republican primary

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Nominee

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Eliminated in primary

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Declined

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Endorsements

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Wendy Davis
Organizations
Tim Smith
Organizations
Marlin Stutzman
U.S. representatives
Organizations
Andy Zay
Organizations

Fundraising

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Campaign finance reports as of April 17, 2024
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Grant Bucher (R) $98,237[c] $69,899 $28,445
Wendy Davis (R) $1,000,117[d] $750,832 $249,285
Mike Felker (R) $24,250 $23,439 $811
Jon Kenworthy (R) $66,980 $57,943 $9,037
Tim Smith (R) $1,322,967[e] $999,110 $323,856
Marlin Stutzman (R) $796,281[f] $708,277 $88,003
Eric Whalen (R) $5,202 $3,038 $2,075
Andy Zay (R) $692,927[g] $545,645 $147,281
Source: Federal Election Commission[46]

Results

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Primary results by county:
  Stutzman
  •   20–30%
  •   30–40%
  Smith
  •   20–30%
  Zay
  •   20–30%
  •   50–60%
  Bucher
  •   20–30%
  •   40–50%
Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Marlin Stutzman 19,507 24.2
Republican Tim Smith 18,204 22.6
Republican Wendy Davis 15,660 19.5
Republican Andy Zay 13,157 16.4
Republican Grant Bucher 8,259 10.3
Republican Jon Kenworthy 3,064 3.8
Republican Mike Felker 1,417 1.8
Republican Eric Whalen 1,189 1.5
Total votes 80,457 100.0

Democratic primary

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Nominee

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  • Kiley Adolph, educator[47]

Eliminated in primary

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  • Phil Goss, brewery executive[2]

Disqualified

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  • Thomas Schrader, blue collar worker, perennial candidate, and nominee for this district in 2016[2]

Endorsements

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Phil Goss
Organizations

Fundraising

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Campaign finance reports as of April 17, 2024
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Kiley Adolph (D) $34,470 $19,232 $15,237
Phil Goss (D) $215,251[h] $193,754 $21,497
Source: Federal Election Commission[46]

Results

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Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Kiley Adolph 10,286 62.8
Democratic Phil Goss 6,095 37.2
Total votes 16,381 100.0

Libertarian convention

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Nominee

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  • Jarrad Lancaster, machinist[30]

General election

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Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[21] Solid R February 2, 2023
Inside Elections[22] Solid R March 10, 2023
Sabato's Crystal Ball[23] Safe R February 23, 2023
Elections Daily[24] Safe R June 8, 2023
CNalysis[25] Solid R November 16, 2023

Results

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2024 Indiana's 3rd congressional district election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Marlin Stutzman 202,610 65.0
Democratic Kiley Adolph 97,846 31.4
Libertarian Jarrad Lancaster 11,015 3.5
Total votes 311,471 100.0

District 4

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2024 Indiana's 4th congressional district election

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Nominee Jim Baird Derrick Holder
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 210,250 100,713
Percentage 64.9% 30.9%

County Results
Baird:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%

U.S. Representative before election

Jim Baird
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Jim Baird
Republican

The 4th district is located in west-central Indiana taking in Lafayette and the western suburbs of Indianapolis. The incumbent is Republican Jim Baird, who was re-elected with 68.2% of the vote in 2022.[1]

Republican primary

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Nominee

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Eliminated in primary

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  • Charles Bookwalter, restaurant franchise owner and candidate for this district in 2022[50]
  • John Piper, businessman and perennial candidate[2]

Endorsements

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Jim Baird

Fundraising

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Campaign finance reports as of April 17, 2024
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Charles Bookwalter (R) $171,174[i] $97,264 $75,415
James Baird (R) $404,981[j] $212,510 $533,213
Source: Federal Election Commission[51]

Results

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Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jim Baird (incumbent) 48,723 64.7
Republican Charles Bookwalter 20,505 27.2
Republican John Piper 6,052 8.0
Total votes 75,280 100.0

Democratic primary

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Nominee

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  • Derrick Holder, paralegal[2]

Eliminated in primary

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  • Rimpi Girn, health insurance broker[2]

Fundraising

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Campaign finance reports as of April 17, 2024
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Rimpi Girn (D) $42,164 $41,608 $1,444
Source: Federal Election Commission[51]

Results

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Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Derrick Holder 7,709 63.5
Democratic Rimpi Girn 4,436 36.5
Total votes 12,145 100.0

Libertarian convention

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Nominee

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  • Ashley Groff, account coordinator[20]

General election

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Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[21] Solid R February 2, 2023
Inside Elections[22] Solid R March 10, 2023
Sabato's Crystal Ball[23] Safe R February 23, 2023
Elections Daily[24] Safe R June 8, 2023
CNalysis[25] Solid R November 16, 2023

Results

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2024 Indiana's 4th congressional district election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jim Baird (incumbent) 210,250 64.9
Democratic Derrick Holder 100,173 30.9
Libertarian Ashley Groff 13,739 4.2
Total votes 324.162 100.0

District 5

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2024 Indiana's 5th congressional district election

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Nominee Victoria Spartz Deborah Pickett
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 202,549 136,180
Percentage 56.6% 38.0%

County results
Spartz:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

U.S. Representative before election

Victoria Spartz
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Victoria Spartz
Republican

The 5th district encompasses suburbs north of Indianapolis including Carmel, Fishers, and Noblesville, as well as the cities of Muncie, Marion, and parts of Kokomo. The incumbent is Republican Victoria Spartz, who was re-elected with 61.1% of the vote in 2022.[1] Spartz announced in February 2023 that she would retire from Congress.[52] However, in December, she expressed interest in running for re-election and said she had not made up her mind yet.[53] In February 2024, Spartz filed to run for re-election, citing "the current failed leadership in Washington, D.C."[54]

Republican primary

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Nominee

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Eliminated in primary

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Withdrawn

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Declined

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Endorsements

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Raju Chinthala
State officials
Local officials
Max Engling
Chuck Goodrich
Mark Hurt
Federal officials

Fundraising

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Campaign finance reports as of April 17, 2024
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Raju Chinthala (R) $292,074 $162,492 $129,581
Max Engling (R) $204,103 $175,007 $29,095
Chuck Goodrich (R) $5,469,567[k] $4,121,531 $1,348,036
Mark Hurt (R) $161,884[l] $148,057 $13,827
Patrick Malayter (R) $7,500 $0 $7,500
L. D. Powell (R) $45,375[m] $42,201 $3,173
Victoria Spartz (R) $580,996 $2,023,492 $133,882
Source: Federal Election Commission[70]

Polling

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Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size[n]
Margin
of error
Raju
Chinthala
Mark
Hurt
Chuck
Goodrich
Victoria
Spartz
Other Undecided
Mark It Red[A] March 25–27, 2024 900 (LV) ± 3.3% 2% 2% 30% 33% 5%[o] 26%
Mark It Red[A] February 7–9, 2024 900 (LV) 17% 45% 38%
co/efficient (R)[B] January 30 – February 1, 2024 633 (LV) ± 3.88% 0% 1% 8% 44% 1%[p] 45%

Results

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Primary results by county:
  Spartz
  •   30–40%
  •   40–50%
  Goodrich
  •   30–40%
Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Victoria Spartz (incumbent) 31,674 39.1
Republican Chuck Goodrich 26,865 33.2
Republican Max Engling 7,841 9.7
Republican Raju Chinthala 5,742 7.1
Republican Mark Hurt 4,431 5.5
Republican Larry Savage Jr. 1,569 1.9
Republican Matthew Peiffer 1,379 1.7
Republican Patrick Malayter 800 1.0
Republican L.D. Powell 729 0.9
Total votes 81,030 100.0

Democratic primary

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Nominee

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  • Deborah Pickett, teacher[2]

Eliminated in primary

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  • Ryan Pfenninger, tech executive[2]

Fundraising

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Campaign finance reports as of April 17, 2024
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Ryan Pfenninger (D) $68,753[q] $24,819 $43,933
Deborah Pickett (D) $10,513 $6,116 $4,396
Source: Federal Election Commission[70]

Results

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Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Deborah Pickett 11,858 59.5
Democratic Ryan Pfenninger 8,082 40.5
Total votes 19,940 100.0

Libertarian convention

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Nominee

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  • Lauri Shillings, university creative director[20]

Independents

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Declared

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  • Robby Slaughter, IT professional[20]

General election

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Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[21] Solid R February 2, 2023
Inside Elections[22] Solid R March 10, 2023
Sabato's Crystal Ball[23] Safe R February 23, 2023
Elections Daily[24] Safe R June 8, 2023
CNalysis[25] Solid R November 16, 2023

Results

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2024 Indiana's 5th congressional district election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Victoria Spartz (incumbent) 202,549 56.6
Democratic Deborah Pickett 136,180 38.0
Independent Robby Slaughter 9,732 2.7
Libertarian Lauri Shillings 9,521 2.7
Total votes 357,982 100.0

District 6

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2024 Indiana's 6th congressional district election

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Nominee Jefferson Shreve Cynthia Wirth
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 200,494 99,361
Percentage 64.0% 31.7%

County results
Shreve:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%

U.S. Representative before election

Greg Pence
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Jefferson Shreve
Republican

The 6th district is located in eastern and central Indiana including Columbus and Richmond, some of Cincinnati's Indiana suburbs, most of Indianapolis' southern suburbs, and a sliver of Indianapolis itself. The incumbent is Republican Greg Pence, who was re-elected with 67.5% of the vote in 2022.[1] On January 9, 2024, Pence announced that he would not be running for re-election.[71]

Republican primary

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Nominee

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Eliminated in primary

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Disqualified

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  • Sid Mahant, trucking company owner[74]

Withdrawn

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Endorsements

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Jamison Carrier
Individuals
Jeff Raatz
Organizations
Jefferson Shreve
Organizations
Greg Pence (withdrawn)
Organizations

Fundraising

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Campaign finance reports as of April 17, 2024
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Jamison Carrier (R) $865,269[s] $440,872 $424,397
John Jacob (R) $32,898 $9,148 $23,749
Jeff Raatz (R) $108,204[t] $69,430 $38,773
Jefferson Shreve (R) $4,542,500[u] $3,945,697 $596,802
Mike Speedy (R) $1,367,940[v] $1,214,645 $153,295
Source: Federal Election Commission[80]

Results

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Primary results by county:
  Shreve
  •   20–30%
  •   30–40%
  Carrier
  •   20–30%
  Raatz
  •   20–30%
  •   30–40%
  •   40–50%
Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jefferson Shreve 20,265 28.4
Republican Mike Speedy 15,752 22.1
Republican Jamison Carrier 14,386 20.1
Republican Bill Frazier 7,110 10.0
Republican Jeff Raatz 6,365 8.9
Republican John Jacob 5,793 8.1
Republican Darin Childress 1,737 2.4
Total votes 71,408 100.0

Democratic primary

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Nominee

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  • Cynthia Wirth, teacher and nominee for this district in 2022[2]

Results

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Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Cynthia Wirth 11,708 100.0
Total votes 11,708 100.0

Libertarian convention

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Nominee

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  • James Sceniak, autism behavioral technician and nominee for U.S. Senate in 2022[30]

General election

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Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[21] Solid R February 2, 2023
Inside Elections[22] Solid R March 10, 2023
Sabato's Crystal Ball[23] Safe R February 23, 2023
Elections Daily[24] Safe R June 8, 2023
CNalysis[25] Solid R November 16, 2023

Post-primary endorsements

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Results

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2024 Indiana's 6th congressional district election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jefferson Shreve 200,494 64.0
Democratic Cynthia Wirth 99,361 31.7
Libertarian James Sceniak 13,665 4.4
Total votes 313,520 100.0

District 7

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2024 Indiana's 7th congressional district election

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2026 →
 
Nominee André Carson John Schmitz
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 185,733 78,707
Percentage 68.3% 29.0%

County Results
Carson:      60-70%

U.S. Representative before election

André Carson
Democratic

Elected U.S. Representative

André Carson
Democratic

The 7th district is entirely located within Marion County and includes most of Indianapolis, except for the southern side. The incumbent is Democrat André Carson, who was re-elected with 67.0% of the vote in 2022.[1]

Democratic primary

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Nominee

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Eliminated in primary

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  • Curtis Godfrey, salesman and perennial candidate[2]
  • Pierre Pullins, blue collar worker and perennial candidate[2]

Endorsements

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Fundraising

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Campaign finance reports as of April 17, 2024
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
André Carson (D) $444,221 $654,506 $500,816
Source: Federal Election Commission[85]

Results

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Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic André Carson (incumbent) 30,868 91.1
Democratic Curtis Godfrey 1,845 5.4
Democratic Pierre Pullins 1,178 3.5
Total votes 33,891 100.0

Republican primary

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The Republican primary was won by Jennifer Pace, who had been dead for over a month at the time of the primary.[86]

A caucus of Republican precinct committee members in the 7th district on June 22, 2024, chose John Schmitz to fill the candidate vacancy.[87]

Nominated after death

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  • Jennifer Pace, marketing agency art director and candidate for this district in 2022 (died March 2024, remained on ballot)[86]

Replacement nominee

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Eliminated in primary

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  • Philip Davis, retired postal worker[89]
  • Catherine Ping, businesswoman and nominee for this district in 2014 and 2016[89]
  • Gabe Whitley, pipe welder and candidate for mayor of Evansville in 2023[89]

Fundraising

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Campaign finance reports as of March 31, 2024
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Gabe Whitley (R) $364,320[w] $34,722 $329,597
Source: Federal Election Commission[90]

Results

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Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jennifer Pace † 7,716 31.2
Republican Catherine Ping 7,390 29.9
Republican Philip Davis 6,364 25.7
Republican Gabe Whitley 3,249 13.1
Total votes 24,719 100.0

Libertarian convention

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Nominee

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  • Rusty Johnson, IT professional and Republican candidate for this district in 2022[30]

General election

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Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[21] Solid D February 2, 2023
Inside Elections[22] Solid D March 10, 2023
Sabato's Crystal Ball[23] Safe D February 23, 2023
Elections Daily[24] Safe D June 8, 2023
CNalysis[25] Solid D November 16, 2023

Results

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2024 Indiana's 7th congressional district election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic André Carson (incumbent) 185,733 68.3
Republican John Schmitz 78,707 29.0
Libertarian Rusty Johnson 7,359 2.7
Total votes 271,799 100.0

District 8

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2024 Indiana's 8th congressional district election

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2026 →
 
Nominee Mark Messmer Erik Hurt
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 219,843 95,219
Percentage 68.0% 29.4%

County results
Messmer:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%      80-90%

U.S. Representative before election

Larry Bucshon
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Mark Messmer
Republican

The 8th district is located in southwest and west central Indiana, the district is anchored in Evansville and also includes Jasper, Princeton, Terre Haute, Vincennes and Washington. The incumbent is Republican Larry Bucshon, who was re-elected with 65.7% of the vote in 2022.[1] On January 8, 2024 Buchson announced he would not run for re-election, and would retire after serving seven terms.[91]

Republican primary

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Nominee

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Eliminated in primary

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  • Jim Case, investment banker[2]
  • Jeremy Heath, healthcare case manager and perennial candidate[2]
  • John Hostettler, former U.S. Representative for this district (1995–2007)[93]
  • Dominick Kavanaugh, engineering project manager[2]
  • Luke Misner, former Sullivan County commissioner[2]
  • Richard Moss, otolaryngologist and candidate for this district in 2016 and 2018[94]
  • Kristi Risk, chair of the Owen County Republican Party and candidate for this district in 2010 and 2012[2]

Declined

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Endorsements

[edit]
John Hostettler
Organizations
Larry Bucshon (declined to run)
Organizations

Fundraising

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Campaign finance reports as of April 17, 2024
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
John Hostettler (R) $40,702 $11,159 $29,543
Dominick Kavanaugh (R) $528,162[x] $286,785 $241,376
Mark Messmer (R) $763,290 $638,677 $124,613
Richard Moss (R) $556,243[y] $433,315 $122,928
Kristi Risk (R) $70,094[z] $10,480 $59,613
Source: Federal Election Commission[99]

Results

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Primary results by county:
  Messmer
  •   20–30%
  •   30–40%
  •   40–50%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  Hostettler
  •   20–30%
  Risk
  •   30–40%
  Misner
  •   20–30%
Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mark Messmer 30,668 38.5
Republican John Hostettler 15,649 19.7
Republican Richard Moss 11,227 14.1
Republican Dominick Kavanaugh 9,397 11.8
Republican Kristi Risk 7,350 9.2
Republican Luke Misner 2,287 2.9
Republican Jim Case 2,107 2.6
Republican Jeremy Heath 944 1.2
Total votes 79,629 100.0

Democratic primary

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Nominee

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Primary results by county:
  Hurt
  •   30–40%
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
  • Erik Hurt, theater manager[2]

Eliminated in primary

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  • Peter Priest, software engineer and candidate for this district in 2022[2]
  • Edward Sein, sales manager[2]
  • Michael Talarzyk, school bus driver[2]

Disqualified

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  • Kellie Moore, cook[2]

Fundraising

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Campaign finance reports as of April 17, 2024
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Kellie Moore (D) $2,623 $1,361 $1,262
Source: Federal Election Commission[99]

Results

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Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Erik Hurt 8,204 45.1
Democratic Edward Sein 4,087 22.5
Democratic Michael Talarzyk 3,796 20.9
Democratic Peter Priest 2,098 11.5
Total votes 18,185 100.0

Libertarian convention

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Nominee

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  • Richard Fitzlaff, business development professional[20]

General election

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Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[21] Solid R February 2, 2023
Inside Elections[22] Solid R March 10, 2023
Sabato's Crystal Ball[23] Safe R February 23, 2023
Elections Daily[24] Safe R June 8, 2023
CNalysis[25] Solid R November 16, 2023

Results

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2024 Indiana's 8th congressional district election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mark Messmer 219,843 68.0
Democratic Erik Hurt 95,219 29.4
Libertarian Richard Fitzlaff 8,374 2.6
Total votes 323,436 100.0

District 9

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2024 Indiana's 9th congressional district election

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2026 →
 
Nominee Erin Houchin Tim Peck
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 220,576 111,901
Percentage 64.5% 32.7%

County results
Houchin:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%      80-90%
Peck:      60–70%

U.S. Representative before election

Erin Houchin
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Erin Houchin
Republican

The 9th district is located in south-central and southeastern Indiana, the district stretches from the south suburbs of Indianapolis to the Indiana side of the Louisville metropolitan area. The incumbent is Republican Erin Houchin, who was elected with 63.6% of the vote in 2022.[1]

Republican primary

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Nominee

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Eliminated in primary

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  • Hugh Doty, truck driver[2]

Endorsements

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Fundraising

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Campaign finance reports as of April 17, 2024
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Erin Houchin (R) $1,022,423 $707,982 $726,665
Source: Federal Election Commission[102]

Results

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Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Erin Houchin (incumbent) 55,278 79.8
Republican Hugh Doty 13,983 20.2
Total votes 69,261 100.0

Democratic primary

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Nominee

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Eliminated in primary

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  • Liam Dorris, calibration technician and candidate for this district in 2020 and 2022[2]

Fundraising

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Campaign finance reports as of April 17, 2024
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Tim Peck (D) $162,719[aa] $100,232 $62,486
Source: Federal Election Commission[102]

Results

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Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Tim Peck 14,606 66.1
Democratic Liam Dorris 7,493 33.9
Total votes 22,099 100.0

Libertarian convention

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Nominee

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  • Russell Brooksbank, mechanic and nominee for this district in 2016[20]

General election

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Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[21] Solid R February 2, 2023
Inside Elections[22] Solid R March 10, 2023
Sabato's Crystal Ball[23] Safe R February 23, 2023
Elections Daily[24] Safe R June 8, 2023
CNalysis[25] Solid R November 16, 2023

Forums

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2024 United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana 9th congressional district forum
No. Date Host Moderator Link Participants
Key:
 P  Participant   A  Absent   N  Non-invitee   I  Invitee  W  Withdrawn
Houchin Peck Brooksbank
1 September 28, 2024 League of Women Voters Sonia Leerkamp Video A P P

Results

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2024 Indiana's 9th congressional district election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Erin Houchin (incumbent) 220,576 64.5
Democratic Timothy Peck 111,901 32.7
Libertarian Russell Brooksbank 9,290 2.7
Total votes 341,767 100.0

Notes

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  1. ^ Did not file for pre-primary deadline
  2. ^ $2,000 of this total was self-funded by Ruiz
  3. ^ $8,885 of this total was self-funded by Bucher
  4. ^ $253,200 of this total was self-funded by Davis
  5. ^ $1,100,000 of this total was self-funded by Smith
  6. ^ $500,000 of this total was self-funded by Stutzman
  7. ^ $100,000 of this total was self-funded by Zay
  8. ^ $207,000 of this total was self-funded by Goss
  9. ^ $60,000 of this total was self-funded by Bookwalter
  10. ^ $200,000 of this total was self-funded by Baird
  11. ^ $4,600,000 of this total was self-funded by Goodrich
  12. ^ $9,800 of this total was self-funded by Hurt
  13. ^ $41,000 of this total was self-funded by Powell
  14. ^ Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear
  15. ^ Max Engling with 3%; all other candidates with less than 2%
  16. ^ Scott Goad with 1%; Max Engling, Patrick Malayter, Matthew Peiffer, and L.D. Powell with 0%
  17. ^ $52,500 of this total was self-funded by Pfenninger
  18. ^ This district was numbered as the 10th district prior to the 1980 redistricting cycle and as the 2nd district from then until the 2000 redistricting cycle
  19. ^ $750,000 of this total was self-funded by Carrier
  20. ^ $5,000 of this total was self-funded by Raatz
  21. ^ $4,500,000 of this total was self-funded by Shreve
  22. ^ $1,300,000 of this total was self-funded by Speedy
  23. ^ $120,000 of this total was self-funded by Whitley
  24. ^ $500,000 of this total was self-funded by Kavanaugh
  25. ^ $545,000 of this total was self-funded by Moss
  26. ^ $50,000 of this total was self-funded by Risk
  27. ^ $30,000 of this total was self-funded by Peck
Partisan clients
  1. ^ a b Poll sponsored by Goodrich's campaign
  2. ^ Poll sponsored by Spartz's campaign

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