Incumbent Democrat Pete Visclosky, who had represented the district since 1985, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 61% of the vote in 2014. The district had a PVI of D+10.
Incumbent Republican Jackie Walorski, who had represented the district since 2013 ran for re-election. She was re-elected with 59% of the vote in 2014. The district had a PVI of R+6.
Republican primaryedit
Walorski was considered a potential candidate for the U.S. Senate, but decided to run for re-election instead.[3]
Incumbent Republican Marlin Stutzman, who had represented the district since 2010, did not run for reelection. Stutzman instead opted to run in the U.S. Senate election primary to succeed Dan Coats, who was retiring. He was re-elected with 66% of the vote in 2014. The district had a PVI of R+13.
Incumbent Republican Todd Rokita, who had represented the district since 2011, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 67% of the vote in 2014. The district had a PVI of R+11. Rokita considered running for the open US Senate seat, but decided to run for re-election instead.[24]
After Donald Trump selected Mike Pence, the Governor of Indiana, as his running mate, Rokita dropped out of the House election to file as a candidate for Governor.[25] The vacancy on the ballot will need to be filled by precinct chairs in the district by August 14, and Rokita could be reinstalled on the ballot if he was not selected for Governor. Ultimately Eric Holcomb, Pence's Lieutenant Governor was nominated and Rokita resumed his re-election campaign.
Incumbent Republican Susan Brooks, who had represented the district since 2013, ran for re-election. She was re-elected with 65% of the vote in 2014. The district had a PVI of R+9. Brooks is running for re-election.[26]
After Trump selected Pence as his running mate, Brooks dropped out of the House election to file as a candidate for Governor.[25] The vacancy on the ballot will need to be filled by precinct chairs in the district by August 14, and Brooks could be reinstalled on the ballot if she is not selected for Governor. Ultimately Eric Holcomb, Pence's Lieutenant Governor was nominated and Brooks resumed her re-election campaign.
The incumbent is Republican Luke Messer, who has represented the district since 2013. He was re-elected with 66% of the vote in 2014. The district has a PVI of R+12.
Incumbent Democrat André Carson, who had represented the district since 2008. He was re-elected with 55% of the vote in 2014. The district has a PVI of D+13.
Incumbent Republican Larry Bucshon, who had represented the district since 2011, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 60% of the vote in 2014. The district has a PVI of R+8.
Incumbent Republican Todd Young, who had represented the district since 2011, did not run for re-election. Young instead opting to run for the open U.S. Senate seat.[29] He was re-elected with 62% of the vote in 2014. The district had a PVI of R+9.
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The 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana were held on November 8 2016 to elect the nine U S representatives from the state of Indiana one from each of the state s nine congressional districts The elections coincided with the 2016 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 primaries were held on May 3 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana 2014 November 8 2016 2016 11 08 2018 All nine Indiana seats to the United States House of Representatives Majority party Minority party Third party Party Republican Democratic LibertarianLast election 7 2 0Seats won 7 2 0Seat changePopular vote 1 442 989 1 052 901 162 460Percentage 54 28 39 61 6 12 Swing 4 92 2 16 2 77 Republican 50 60 60 70 70 80 Democratic 60 70 80 90 Contents 1 Results summary 1 1 Statewide 1 2 District 2 District 1 2 1 Democratic primary 2 1 1 Candidates 2 1 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9 9 District edit Results of the 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana by district District Republican Democratic Others Total ResultVotes Votes Votes Votes District 1 0 0 00 207 515 81 51 85 611 18 49 254 583 100 00 Democratic holdDistrict 2 164 355 59 26 102 401 36 92 10 601 3 82 277 357 100 00 Republican holdDistrict 3 201 396 70 11 66 023 22 98 19 828 6 90 287 247 100 00 Republican holdDistrict 4 193 412 64 59 91 256 30 48 14 766 4 93 299 434 100 00 Republican holdDistrict 5 221 957 61 46 123 849 34 29 15 329 4 24 361 135 100 00 Republican holdDistrict 6 204 920 69 14 79 135 26 70 12 330 4 16 296 385 100 00 Republican holdDistrict 7 94 456 35 69 158 739 59 98 11 475 4 34 264 670 100 00 Democratic holdDistrict 8 187 702 63 69 93 356 31 68 13 655 4 63 294 713 100 00 Republican holdDistrict 9 174 791 54 14 130 627 40 46 17 425 5 40 322 843 100 00 Republican holdTotal 1 442 989 54 28 1 052 901 39 61 162 460 6 12 2 658 350 100 00 District 1 edit2016 Indiana s 1st congressional district election nbsp 20142018 nbsp nbsp Nominee Pete Visclosky Donna DunnParty Democratic LibertarianPopular vote 207 515 85 594Percentage 81 5 18 5 nbsp County Results Visclosky 70 80 80 90 U S Representative before electionPete ViscloskyDemocratic Elected U S Representative Pete ViscloskyDemocraticSee also Indiana s 1st congressional district Incumbent Democrat Pete Visclosky who had represented the district since 1985 ran for re election He was re elected with 61 of the vote in 2014 The district had a PVI of D 10 Democratic primary edit Candidates edit Nominee edit Pete Visclosky incumbent U S RepresentativeEliminated in primary edit Willie BrownPrimary results edit Democratic primary results 1 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Pete Visclosky incumbent 77 095 80 0Democratic Willie Faithful and True Brown 19 315 20 0Total votes 96 410 100 0Republican primary edit Candidates edit Withdrawn edit John MeyerLibertarian primary edit Candidates edit Nominee edit Donna DunnGeneral election edit Results edit Indiana s 1st congressional district 2016 2 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Pete Visclosky incumbent 207 515 81 5Libertarian Donna Dunn 47 051 18 5Independent John Meyer write in 17 0 0Total votes 254 583 100 0Democratic holdDistrict 2 edit2016 Indiana s 2nd congressional district election nbsp 20142018 nbsp nbsp Nominee Jackie Walorski Lynn ColemanParty Republican DemocraticPopular vote 164 355 102 401Percentage 59 3 36 9 U S Representative before electionJackie WalorskiRepublican Elected U S Representative Jackie WalorskiRepublicanSee also Indiana s 2nd congressional district Incumbent Republican Jackie Walorski who had represented the district since 2013 ran for re election She was re elected with 59 of the vote in 2014 The district had a PVI of R 6 Republican primary edit Walorski was considered a potential candidate for the U S Senate but decided to run for re election instead 3 Candidates edit Nominee edit Jackie Walorski incumbent U S RepresentativeEliminated in primary edit Jeff PetermannPrimary results edit Republican primary results 1 Party Candidate Votes Republican Jackie Walorski incumbent 77 400 69 8Republican Jeff Petermann 33 523 30 2Total votes 110 923 100 0Democratic primary edit Democrats attempted to recruit State Representative David L Niezgodski but he decided to run for re election instead 4 Candidates edit Nominee edit Lynn Coleman former Division Chief at South Bend Police Department and former aide to Mayor Steve Luecke 5 Eliminated in primary edit Douglas Carpenter candidate for this seat in 2014Declined edit David L Niezgodski state representativePrimary results edit Democratic primary results 1 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Lynn Coleman 39 372 73 8Democratic Douglas Carpenter 14 013 26 2Total votes 53 385 100 0General election edit Predictions edit Source Ranking As ofThe Cook Political Report 6 Likely R November 7 2016Daily Kos Elections 7 Likely R November 7 2016Rothenberg 8 Safe R November 3 2016Sabato s Crystal Ball 9 Likely R November 7 2016RCP 10 Likely R October 31 2016Results edit Indiana s 2nd congressional district 2016 2 Party Candidate Votes Republican Jackie Walorski incumbent 164 355 59 3Democratic Lynn Coleman 102 401 36 9Libertarian Ron Cenkush 10 601 3 8Total votes 277 357 100 0Republican holdDistrict 3 edit2016 Indiana s 3rd congressional district election nbsp 20142018 nbsp nbsp nbsp Nominee Jim Banks Thomas Schrader Pepper SnyderParty Republican Democratic LibertarianPopular vote 201 396 66 023 19 828Percentage 70 1 23 0 6 9 U S Representative before electionMarlin StutzmanRepublican Elected U S Representative Jim BanksRepublicanSee also Indiana s 3rd congressional district Incumbent Republican Marlin Stutzman who had represented the district since 2010 did not run for reelection Stutzman instead opted to run in the U S Senate election primary to succeed Dan Coats who was retiring He was re elected with 66 of the vote in 2014 The district had a PVI of R 13 Republican primary edit Candidates edit Nominee edit Jim Banks state senator 11 Eliminated in primary edit Mark Willard Baringer candidate for this seat in 2014 Liz Brown state senator 12 Pam Galloway former Wisconsin state senator 13 Kevin Howell former Allen County councilor 14 Kip Tom farmer 15 Withdrawn edit Scott Wise former Whitley County Council member and Libertarian nominee for this seat in 2010 and 2014 16 17 Declined edit Marlin Stutzman incumbent U S Representative Bob Thomas auto dealer 16 Endorsements edit Jim BanksOrganizationsClub for Growth 18 FreedomWorks 19 Senate Conservatives Fund 19 Tea Party Express 19 Liz BrownOrganizationsSusan B Anthony List 20 Kip E TomOrganizationsRepublican Main Street PartnershipIndividualsDon Villwock former President of the Indiana Farm Bureau 21 Polling edit Poll source Date s administered Samplesize Margin oferror JimBanks Mark WillardBaringer LizBrown PamGalloway KevinHowell KipTom UndecidedMike Downs Center for Indiana Politics April 2016 400 4 9 29 1 22 5 1 23 20 Primary results edit Republican primary results 1 Party Candidate Votes Republican Jim Banks 46 533 34 3Republican Kip E Tom 42 732 31 5Republican Liz Brown 33 654 24 8Republican Pam Galloway 9 543 7 0Republican Kevin Howell 1 970 1 5Republican Mark Willard Baringer 1 266 0 9Total votes 135 698 100 0Democratic primary edit Candidates edit Nominee edit Tommy A Schrader Perennial candidate 22 Eliminated in primary edit Todd Nightenhelser small business owner John Forrest Roberson veteran candidate for this seat in 2012 and candidate for Mayor of Fort Wayne Indiana in 2015Withdrawn edit Toby LampPrimary results edit Democratic primary results 1 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Tommy A Schrader 15 267 37 5Democratic Todd Nightenhelser 12 956 31 8Democratic John Forrest Roberson 12 487 30 7Total votes 40 710 100 0General election edit Endorsements edit Jim Banks R OrganizationsClub for Growth 19 FreedomWorks 19 National Republican Congressional Committee On the Radar Program 23 Senate Conservatives Fund 19 Tea Party Express 19 Results edit Indiana s 3rd congressional district 2016 2 Party Candidate Votes Republican Jim Banks 201 396 70 1Democratic Thomas Schrader 66 023 23 0Libertarian Pepper Snyder 19 828 6 9Total votes 287 247 100 0Republican holdDistrict 4 edit2016 Indiana s 4th congressional district election nbsp 20142018 nbsp nbsp Nominee Todd Rokita John DaleParty Republican DemocraticPopular vote 193 412 91 256Percentage 64 6 30 5 U S Representative before electionTodd RokitaRepublican Elected U S Representative Todd RokitaRepublicanSee also Indiana s 4th congressional district Incumbent Republican Todd Rokita who had represented the district since 2011 ran for re election He was re elected with 67 of the vote in 2014 The district had a PVI of R 11 Rokita considered running for the open US Senate seat but decided to run for re election instead 24 Republican primary edit Candidates edit Nominee edit Todd Rokita incumbent U S RepresentativeEliminated in primary edit Kevin J Grant accountant financial advisor consultant US Army veteran National Guard veteran and candidate for this seat inn 2014Primary results edit Republican primary results 1 Party Candidate Votes Republican Todd Rokita incumbent 86 051 69 3Republican Kevin J Grant 38 200 30 7Total votes 124 251 100 0Democratic primary edit Candidates edit Nominee edit John Dale farmer teacher nominee for this seat in 2016Withdrawn edit Ryan Farrar family case manager with the Department of Child ServicesPrimary results edit Democratic primary results 1 Party Candidate Votes Democratic John Dale 43 401 100 0Total votes 43 401 100 0General election edit Campaign edit After Donald Trump selected Mike Pence the Governor of Indiana as his running mate Rokita dropped out of the House election to file as a candidate for Governor 25 The vacancy on the ballot will need to be filled by precinct chairs in the district by August 14 and Rokita could be reinstalled on the ballot if he was not selected for Governor Ultimately Eric Holcomb Pence s Lieutenant Governor was nominated and Rokita resumed his re election campaign Results edit Indiana s 4th congressional district 2016 2 Party Candidate Votes Republican Todd Rokita incumbent 193 412 64 6Democratic John Dale 91 256 30 5Libertarian Steven Mayoras 14 766 4 9Total votes 299 434 100 0Republican holdDistrict 5 edit2016 Indiana s 5th congressional district election nbsp 20142018 nbsp nbsp Nominee Susan Brooks Angela DemareeParty Republican DemocraticPopular vote 221 957 123 849Percentage 61 5 34 3 U S Representative before electionSusan BrooksRepublican Elected U S Representative Susan BrooksRepublicanSee also Indiana s 5th congressional district Incumbent Republican Susan Brooks who had represented the district since 2013 ran for re election She was re elected with 65 of the vote in 2014 The district had a PVI of R 9 Brooks is running for re election 26 Republican primary edit Candidates edit Nominee edit Susan Brooks incumbent U S RepresentativeEliminated in primary edit Mike Campbell Stephen M MacKenzie business consultant and veteranPrimary results edit Republican primary results 1 Party Candidate Votes Republican Susan Brooks incumbent 95 209 69 5Republican Stephen M MacKenzie 21 575 15 8Republican Mike Campbell 20 202 14 7Total votes 136 986 100 0Democratic primary edit Candidates edit Nominee edit Angela Demaree veterinarian and Army Reserve officer 27 Eliminated in primary edit Allen R Davidson engineerPrimary results edit Democratic primary results 1 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Angela Demaree 52 530 74 9Democratic Allen R Davidson 17 587 25 1Total votes 70 117 100 0General election edit Campaign edit After Trump selected Pence as his running mate Brooks dropped out of the House election to file as a candidate for Governor 25 The vacancy on the ballot will need to be filled by precinct chairs in the district by August 14 and Brooks could be reinstalled on the ballot if she is not selected for Governor Ultimately Eric Holcomb Pence s Lieutenant Governor was nominated and Brooks resumed her re election campaign Results edit Indiana s 5th congressional district 2016 2 Party Candidate Votes Republican Susan Brooks incumbent 221 957 61 5Democratic Angela Demaree 123 849 34 3Libertarian Matthew Wittlief 15 329 4 2Total votes 361 135 100 0Republican holdDistrict 6 edit2016 Indiana s 6th congressional district election nbsp 20142018 nbsp nbsp Nominee Luke Messer Barry WelshParty Republican DemocraticPopular vote 204 920 79 135Percentage 69 1 26 7 U S Representative before electionLuke MesserRepublican Elected U S Representative Luke MesserRepublicanSee also Indiana s 6th congressional district The incumbent is Republican Luke Messer who has represented the district since 2013 He was re elected with 66 of the vote in 2014 The district has a PVI of R 12 Republican primary edit Candidates edit Nominee edit Luke Messer incumbent U S RepresentativeEliminated in primary edit Charles Chuck Johnson Jr Jeff SmithPrimary results edit Republican primary results 1 Party Candidate Votes Republican Luke Messer incumbent 91 828 77 6Republican Jeff Smith 14 963 12 7Republican Charles Chuck Johnson Jr 11 447 9 7Total votes 118 238 100 0Democratic primary edit Candidates edit Nominee edit Barry Welsh pastorEliminated in primary edit Danny Basham Lexington Township Trustee George Thomas Holland salesman Bruce W Peavler Ralph SpelbringPrimary results edit Democratic primary results 1 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Barry Welsh 15 258 35 6Democratic Danny Basham 10 474 24 4Democratic George Thomas Holland 8 851 20 7Democratic Bruce W Peavler 4 897 11 4Democratic Ralph Spelbring 3 385 7 9Total votes 42 865 100 0General election edit Results edit Indiana s 6th congressional district 2016 2 Party Candidate Votes Republican Luke Messer incumbent 204 920 69 1Democratic Barry A Welsh 79 135 26 7Libertarian Rich Turvey 12 330 4 2Total votes 296 385 100 0Republican holdDistrict 7 edit2016 Indiana s 7th congressional district election nbsp 20142018 nbsp nbsp Nominee Andre Carson Catherine PingParty Democratic RepublicanPopular vote 158 739 94 456Percentage 60 0 35 7 U S Representative before electionAndre CarsonDemocratic Elected U S Representative Andre CarsonDemocraticSee also Indiana s 7th congressional district Incumbent Democrat Andre Carson who had represented the district since 2008 He was re elected with 55 of the vote in 2014 The district has a PVI of D 13 Democratic primary edit Candidates edit Nominee edit Andre Carson incumbent U S RepresentativeEliminated in primary edit Curtis D Godfrey Pierre Quincy PullinsPrimary results edit Democratic primary results 1 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Andre Carson incumbent 70 006 85 6Democratic Curtis D Godfrey 8 306 10 2Democratic Pierre Quincy Pullins 3 435 4 2Total votes 81 747 100 0Republican primary edit Candidates edit Nominee edit Catherine Ping Army Reserve Lieutenant Colonel business owner candidate for this seat in 2012 and nominee in 2014Eliminated in primary edit Wayne Harmon parole agent and candidate for this seat in 2012 amp 2014 27 JD Miniear christian ministry outreach and candidate for this seat in 2012 amp 2014Primary results edit Republican primary results 1 Party Candidate Votes Republican Catherine Cat Ping 30 514 53 1Republican Wayne Gunny Harmon 16 955 29 5Republican JD Miniear 10 031 17 4Total votes 57 500 100 0General election edit Results edit Indiana s 7th congressional district 2016 2 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Andre Carson incumbent 158 739 60 0Republican Catherine Cat Ping 94 456 35 7Libertarian Drew Thompson 11 475 4 3Total votes 264 670 100 0Democratic holdDistrict 8 edit2016 Indiana s 8th congressional district election nbsp 20142018 nbsp nbsp Nominee Larry Bucshon Ron DrakeParty Republican DemocraticPopular vote 187 702 93 356Percentage 63 7 31 7 U S Representative before electionLarry BucshonRepublican Elected U S Representative Larry BucshonRepublicanSee also Indiana s 8th congressional district Incumbent Republican Larry Bucshon who had represented the district since 2011 ran for re election He was re elected with 60 of the vote in 2014 The district has a PVI of R 8 Republican primary edit Candidates edit Nominee edit Larry Bucshon incumbent U S RepresentativeEliminated in primary edit Richard Moss specialistPrimary results edit Republican primary results 1 Party Candidate Votes Republican Larry Bucshon incumbent 72 889 65 1Republican Richard Moss 39 168 34 9Total votes 112 057 100 0Democratic primary edit Candidates edit Nominee edit Ron Drake former state representative 28 Eliminated in primary edit David Orentlicher former state representativeWithdrawn edit Rachel CovingtonPrimary results edit Democratic primary results 1 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Ron Drake 29 264 50 1Democratic David Orentlicher 29 196 49 9Total votes 58 460 100 0Libertarian primary edit Candidates edit Nominee edit Andrew Horning product manager nominee for governor in 2008 and for U S Senate in 2012General election edit Results edit Indiana s 8th congressional district 2016 2 Party Candidate Votes Republican Larry Bucshon incumbent 187 702 63 7Democratic Ron Drake 93 356 31 7Libertarian Andrew Horning 13 655 4 6Total votes 294 713 100 0Republican holdDistrict 9 edit2016 Indiana s 9th congressional district election nbsp 20142018 nbsp nbsp nbsp Nominee Trey Hollingsworth Shelli Yoder Russell BrooksbankParty Republican Democratic LibertarianPopular vote 174 791 130 627 17 425Percentage 54 1 40 5 5 4 U S Representative before electionTodd YoungRepublican Elected U S Representative Trey HollingsworthRepublicanSee also Indiana s 9th congressional district Incumbent Republican Todd Young who had represented the district since 2011 did not run for re election Young instead opting to run for the open U S Senate seat 29 He was re elected with 62 of the vote in 2014 The district had a PVI of R 9 Republican primary edit Candidates edit Nominee edit Trey Hollingsworth businessman 30 Eliminated in primary edit Robert Hall engineer Erin Houchin state senator 31 Brent Waltz state senator Greg Zoeller Indiana Attorney General 32 Withdrawn edit Jim Pfaff conservative radio host 33 Primary results edit Republican primary results 1 Party Candidate Votes Republican Trey Hollingsworth 40 767 33 6Republican Erin Houchin 30 396 25 0Republican Greg Zoeller 26 554 21 8Republican Brent Waltz 15 759 13 0Republican Robert Hall 8 036 6 6Total votes 121 512 100 0Democratic primary edit Candidates edit Nominee edit Shelli Yoder Monroe County Council member and nominee for this seat in 2012 34 Eliminated in primary edit Bob Kern paralegal and Perennial candidate James R McClure Jr candidate for this seat in 2014 Bill ThomasPrimary results edit Democratic primary results 1 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Shelli Yoder 44 253 70 1Democratic Bob Kern 7 298 11 6Democratic James R McClure Jr 6 574 10 4Democratic Bill Thomas 4 990 7 9Total votes 63 115 100 0Libertarian primary edit Candidates edit Nominee edit Russell Brooksbank local Teamsters Chief Steward and Libertarian Party Vice Chair in Clark CountyGeneral election edit Endorsements edit Trey Hollingsworth R OrganizationsNational Republican Congressional Committee On the Radar Program 23 Shelli Yoder D OrganizationsDemocratic Congressional Campaign Committee Red to Blue Program 35 Polling edit Poll source Date s administered Samplesize Margin oferror TreyHollingsworth R ShelliYoder D RussellBrooksbank L UndecidedGarin Hart Yang Research Group D Yoder October 17 18 2016 400 5 0 43 43 5 9 Normington Petts amp Associates D HMP October 12 13 2016 400 4 9 40 38 4 18 Global Strategy Group D DCCC September 29 October 2 2016 400 4 9 44 42 14 Garin Hart Yang Research Group D Yoder May 23 25 2016 401 5 0 43 43 14 Predictions edit Source Ranking As ofThe Cook Political Report 6 Lean R November 7 2016Daily Kos Elections 7 Lean R November 7 2016Rothenberg 8 Likely R November 3 2016Sabato s Crystal Ball 9 Lean R November 7 2016RCP 10 Likely R October 31 2016Results edit Hollingsworth defeated Yoder by 14 points winning with 54 of the vote 36 Indiana s 9th congressional district 2016 2 Party Candidate Votes Republican Trey Hollingsworth 174 791 54 1Democratic Shelli Yoder 130 627 40 5Libertarian Russell Brooksbank 17 425 5 4Total votes 322 843 100 0Republican holdReferences edit a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q Indiana Primary Election May 3 2016 Indiana Secretary of State Retrieved June 21 2016 a b c d e f g h i Indiana General Election November 8 2016 Indiana Secretary of State Retrieved December 12 2016 Jackie Walorski seeking re election South Bend Tribune April 15 2015 Retrieved April 16 2015 Colwell Jack September 13 2015 Dems face uphill task to defeat Walorski South Bend Tribune Retrieved September 23 2015 Jeff Parrott December 16 2015 Lynn Coleman to challenge Jackie Walorski for 2nd District seat 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