2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana

2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana

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All nine Indiana seats to the United States House of Representatives
Majority party Minority party Third party   Party Republican Democratic Libertarian Last election 7 2 0 Seats won 7 2 0 Seat change Popular vote 1,442,989 1,052,901 162,460 Percentage 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%

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.

Results summary

Statewide

United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana, 2016
Party		Votes	Percentage	Seats Before	Seats After	+/–
	Republican	1,442,989	54.28%	7	7	-
	Democratic	1,052,901	39.61%	2	2	-
	Libertarian	162,460	6.12%	0	0	-
Totals		2,658,350	100.0%	9	9	—

District

Results of the 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana by district:

District	Republican		Democratic		Others		Total		Result
	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%
District 1	0	0.00%	207,515	81.51%	85,611	18.49%	254,583	100.00%	Democratic hold
District 2	164,355	59.26%	102,401	36.92%	10,601	3.82%	277,357	100.00%	Republican hold
District 3	201,396	70.11%	66,023	22.98%	19,828	6.90%	287,247	100.00%	Republican hold
District 4	193,412	64.59%	91,256	30.48%	14,766	4.93%	299,434	100.00%	Republican hold
District 5	221,957	61.46%	123,849	34.29%	15,329	4.24%	361,135	100.00%	Republican hold
District 6	204,920	69.14%	79,135	26.70%	12,330	4.16%	296,385	100.00%	Republican hold
District 7	94,456	35.69%	158,739	59.98%	11,475	4.34%	264,670	100.00%	Democratic hold
District 8	187,702	63.69%	93,356	31.68%	13,655	4.63%	294,713	100.00%	Republican hold
District 9	174,791	54.14%	130,627	40.46%	17,425	5.40%	322,843	100.00%	Republican hold
Total	1,442,989	54.28%	1,052,901	39.61%	162,460	6.12%	2,658,350	100.00%

District 1

2016 Indiana's 1st congressional district election

←  2014 2018  →

Nominee Pete Visclosky Donna Dunn Party Democratic Libertarian Popular vote 207,515 85,594 Percentage 81.5% 18.5%

County Results Visclosky:     70-80%     80-90%

U.S. Representative before election Pete Visclosky Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Pete Visclosky Democratic

See 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

Candidates

Nominee

• Pete Visclosky, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

• Willie Brown

Primary results

Democratic primary results ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Pete Visclosky (incumbent)	77,095	80.0
	Democratic	Willie (Faithful and True) Brown	19,315	20.0
Total votes			96,410	100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Withdrawn

• John Meyer

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Donna Dunn

General election

Results

Indiana's 1st congressional district, 2016 ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Pete Visclosky (incumbent)	207,515	81.5
	Libertarian	Donna Dunn	47,051	18.5
	Independent	John Meyer (write-in)	17	0.0
Total votes			254,583	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 2

2016 Indiana's 2nd congressional district election

←  2014 2018  →

Nominee Jackie Walorski Lynn Coleman Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 164,355 102,401 Percentage 59.3% 36.9%

U.S. Representative before election Jackie Walorski Republican Elected U.S. Representative Jackie Walorski Republican

See 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

Walorski was considered a potential candidate for the U.S. Senate, but decided to run for re-election instead. ^[3]

Candidates

Nominee

• Jackie Walorski, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

• Jeff Petermann

Primary results

Republican primary results ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jackie Walorski (incumbent)	77,400	69.8
	Republican	Jeff Petermann	33,523	30.2
Total votes			110,923	100.0

Democratic primary

Democrats attempted to recruit State Representative David L. Niezgodski, but he decided to run for re-election instead. ^[4]

Candidates

Nominee

• Lynn Coleman, former Division Chief at South Bend Police Department and former aide to Mayor Steve Luecke ^[5]

Eliminated in primary

• Douglas Carpenter, candidate for this seat in 2014

Declined

• David L. Niezgodski, state representative

Primary results

Democratic primary results ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lynn Coleman	39,372	73.8
	Democratic	Douglas Carpenter	14,013	26.2
Total votes			53,385	100.0

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report [6]	Likely R	November 7, 2016
Daily Kos Elections [7]	Likely R	November 7, 2016
Rothenberg [8]	Safe R	November 3, 2016
Sabato's Crystal Ball [9]	Likely R	November 7, 2016
RCP [10]	Likely R	October 31, 2016

Results

Indiana's 2nd congressional district, 2016 ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jackie Walorski (incumbent)	164,355	59.3
	Democratic	Lynn Coleman	102,401	36.9
	Libertarian	Ron Cenkush	10,601	3.8
Total votes			277,357	100.0
	Republican hold

District 3

2016 Indiana's 3rd congressional district election

←  2014 2018  →

Nominee Jim Banks Thomas Schrader Pepper Snyder Party Republican Democratic Libertarian Popular vote 201,396 66,023 19,828 Percentage 70.1% 23.0% 6.9%

U.S. Representative before election Marlin Stutzman Republican Elected U.S. Representative Jim Banks Republican

See 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

Candidates

Nominee

• Jim Banks, state senator ^[11]

Eliminated in primary

• 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

• Scott Wise, former Whitley County Council member and Libertarian nominee for this seat in 2010 and 2014 ^{[16] [17]}

Declined

• Marlin Stutzman, incumbent U.S. Representative
• Bob Thomas, auto dealer ^[16]

Endorsements

Jim Banks

Organizations

• Club for Growth ^[18]
• FreedomWorks ^[19]
• Senate Conservatives Fund ^[19]
• Tea Party Express ^[19]

Liz Brown

Organizations

• Susan B. Anthony List ^[20]

Kip E. Tom

Organizations

• Republican Main Street Partnership

Individuals

• Don Villwock, former President of the Indiana Farm Bureau ^[21]

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Jim Banks	Mark Willard Baringer	Liz Brown	Pam Galloway	Kevin Howell	Kip Tom	Undecided
Mike Downs Center for Indiana Politics	April 2016	400	±4.9%	29%	1%	22%	5%	1%	23%	20%

Primary results

Republican primary results ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jim Banks	46,533	34.3
	Republican	Kip E. Tom	42,732	31.5
	Republican	Liz Brown	33,654	24.8
	Republican	Pam Galloway	9,543	7.0
	Republican	Kevin Howell	1,970	1.5
	Republican	Mark Willard Baringer	1,266	0.9
Total votes			135,698	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Tommy A. Schrader, blue collar worker and perennial candidate ^[22]

Eliminated in primary

• Todd Nightenhelser, small business owner
• John Forrest Roberson, veteran, candidate for this seat in 2012 and candidate for Mayor of Fort Wayne, Indiana in 2015

Withdrawn

• Toby Lamp

Primary results

Democratic primary results ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Tommy A. Schrader	15,267	37.5
	Democratic	Todd Nightenhelser	12,956	31.8
	Democratic	John Forrest Roberson	12,487	30.7
Total votes			40,710	100.0

General election

Endorsements

Jim Banks (R)

Organizations

• Club for Growth ^[19]
• FreedomWorks ^[19]
• National Republican Congressional Committee "On the Radar" Program ^[23]
• Senate Conservatives Fund ^[19]
• Tea Party Express ^[19]

Results

Indiana's 3rd congressional district, 2016 ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jim Banks	201,396	70.1
	Democratic	Thomas Schrader	66,023	23.0
	Libertarian	Pepper Snyder	19,828	6.9
Total votes			287,247	100.0
	Republican hold

District 4

2016 Indiana's 4th congressional district election

←  2014 2018  →

Nominee Todd Rokita John Dale Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 193,412 91,256 Percentage 64.6% 30.5%

U.S. Representative before election Todd Rokita Republican Elected U.S. Representative Todd Rokita Republican

See 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

Candidates

Nominee

• Todd Rokita, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

• Kevin J. Grant, accountant, financial advisor, consultant, US Army veteran, National Guard veteran, and candidate for this seat inn 2014

Primary results

Republican primary results ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Todd Rokita (incumbent)	86,051	69.3
	Republican	Kevin J. Grant	38,200	30.7
Total votes			124,251	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• John Dale, farmer, teacher, nominee for this seat in 2016

Withdrawn

• Ryan Farrar, family case manager with the Department of Child Services

Primary results

Democratic primary results ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John Dale	43,401	100.0
Total votes			43,401	100.0

General election

Campaign

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

Indiana's 4th congressional district, 2016 ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Todd Rokita (incumbent)	193,412	64.6
	Democratic	John Dale	91,256	30.5
	Libertarian	Steven Mayoras	14,766	4.9
Total votes			299,434	100.0
	Republican hold

District 5

2016 Indiana's 5th congressional district election

←  2014 2018  →

Nominee Susan Brooks Angela Demaree Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 221,957 123,849 Percentage 61.5% 34.3%

U.S. Representative before election Susan Brooks Republican Elected U.S. Representative Susan Brooks Republican

See 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

Candidates

Nominee

• Susan Brooks, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

• Mike Campbell
• Stephen M. MacKenzie, business consultant and veteran

Primary results

Republican primary results ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Susan Brooks (incumbent)	95,209	69.5
	Republican	Stephen M. MacKenzie	21,575	15.8
	Republican	Mike Campbell	20,202	14.7
Total votes			136,986	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Angela Demaree, veterinarian and Army Reserve officer ^[27]

Eliminated in primary

• Allen R. Davidson, engineer

Primary results

Democratic primary results ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Angela Demaree	52,530	74.9
	Democratic	Allen R. Davidson	17,587	25.1
Total votes			70,117	100.0

General election

Campaign

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

Indiana's 5th congressional district, 2016 ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Susan Brooks (incumbent)	221,957	61.5
	Democratic	Angela Demaree	123,849	34.3
	Libertarian	Matthew Wittlief	15,329	4.2
Total votes			361,135	100.0
	Republican hold

District 6

2016 Indiana's 6th congressional district election

←  2014 2018  →

Nominee Luke Messer Barry Welsh Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 204,920 79,135 Percentage 69.1% 26.7%

U.S. Representative before election Luke Messer Republican Elected U.S. Representative Luke Messer Republican

See 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

Candidates

Nominee

• Luke Messer, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

• Charles Chuck Johnson Jr.
• Jeff Smith

Primary results

Republican primary results ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Luke Messer (incumbent)	91,828	77.6
	Republican	Jeff Smith	14,963	12.7
	Republican	Charles Chuck Johnson Jr.	11,447	9.7
Total votes			118,238	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Barry Welsh, pastor

Eliminated in primary

• Danny Basham, Lexington Township Trustee
• George Thomas Holland, salesman
• Bruce W. Peavler
• Ralph Spelbring

Primary results

Democratic primary results ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Barry Welsh	15,258	35.6
	Democratic	Danny Basham	10,474	24.4
	Democratic	George Thomas Holland	8,851	20.7
	Democratic	Bruce W. Peavler	4,897	11.4
	Democratic	Ralph Spelbring	3,385	7.9
Total votes			42,865	100.0

General election

Results

Indiana's 6th congressional district, 2016 ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Luke Messer (incumbent)	204,920	69.1
	Democratic	Barry A. Welsh	79,135	26.7
	Libertarian	Rich Turvey	12,330	4.2
Total votes			296,385	100.0
	Republican hold

District 7

2016 Indiana's 7th congressional district election

←  2014 2018  →

Nominee André Carson Catherine Ping Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 158,739 94,456 Percentage 60.0% 35.7%

U.S. Representative before election André Carson Democratic Elected U.S. Representative André Carson Democratic

See also: Indiana's 7th congressional district

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.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Andre Carson, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

• Curtis D. Godfrey
• Pierre Quincy Pullins

Primary results

Democratic primary results ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Andre Carson (incumbent)	70,006	85.6
	Democratic	Curtis D. Godfrey	8,306	10.2
	Democratic	Pierre Quincy Pullins	3,435	4.2
Total votes			81,747	100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Catherine Ping, Army Reserve Lieutenant Colonel, business owner, candidate for this seat in 2012 and nominee in 2014

Eliminated in primary

• Wayne Harmon, parole agent and candidate for this seat in 2012 & 2014 ^[27]
• JD Miniear, christian ministry outreach and candidate for this seat in 2012 & 2014

Primary results

Republican primary results ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Catherine "Cat" Ping	30,514	53.1
	Republican	Wayne "Gunny" Harmon	16,955	29.5
	Republican	JD Miniear	10,031	17.4
Total votes			57,500	100.0

General election

Results

Indiana's 7th congressional district, 2016 ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Andre Carson (incumbent)	158,739	60.0
	Republican	Catherine "Cat" Ping	94,456	35.7
	Libertarian	Drew Thompson	11,475	4.3
Total votes			264,670	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 8

2016 Indiana's 8th congressional district election

←  2014 2018  →

Nominee Larry Bucshon Ron Drake Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 187,702 93,356 Percentage 63.7% 31.7%

U.S. Representative before election Larry Bucshon Republican Elected U.S. Representative Larry Bucshon Republican

See 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

Candidates

Nominee

• Larry Bucshon, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

• Richard Moss, specialist

Primary results

Republican primary results ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Larry Bucshon (incumbent)	72,889	65.1
	Republican	Richard Moss	39,168	34.9
Total votes			112,057	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Ron Drake, former state representative ^[28]

Eliminated in primary

• David Orentlicher, former state representative

Withdrawn

• Rachel Covington

Primary results

Democratic primary results ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ron Drake	29,264	50.1
	Democratic	David Orentlicher	29,196	49.9
Total votes			58,460	100.0

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Andrew Horning, product manager, nominee for governor in 2008 and for U.S. Senate in 2012

General election

Results

Indiana's 8th congressional district, 2016 ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Larry Bucshon (incumbent)	187,702	63.7
	Democratic	Ron Drake	93,356	31.7
	Libertarian	Andrew Horning	13,655	4.6
Total votes			294,713	100.0
	Republican hold

District 9

2016 Indiana's 9th congressional district election

←  2014 2018  →

Nominee Trey Hollingsworth Shelli Yoder Russell Brooksbank Party Republican Democratic Libertarian Popular vote 174,791 130,627 17,425 Percentage 54.1% 40.5% 5.4%

U.S. Representative before election Todd Young Republican Elected U.S. Representative Trey Hollingsworth Republican

See 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

Candidates

Nominee

• Trey Hollingsworth, businessman ^[30]

Eliminated in primary

• Robert Hall, engineer
• Erin Houchin, state senator ^[31]
• Brent Waltz, state senator
• Greg Zoeller, Indiana Attorney General ^[32]

Withdrawn

• Jim Pfaff, conservative radio host ^[33]

Primary results

Republican primary results ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Trey Hollingsworth	40,767	33.6
	Republican	Erin Houchin	30,396	25.0
	Republican	Greg Zoeller	26,554	21.8
	Republican	Brent Waltz	15,759	13.0
	Republican	Robert Hall	8,036	6.6
Total votes			121,512	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Shelli Yoder, Monroe County Council member and nominee for this seat in 2012 ^[34]

Eliminated in primary

• Bob Kern, paralegal and Perennial candidate
• James R. McClure Jr., candidate for this seat in 2014
• Bill Thomas

Primary results

Democratic primary results ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Shelli Yoder	44,253	70.1
	Democratic	Bob Kern	7,298	11.6
	Democratic	James R. McClure Jr.	6,574	10.4
	Democratic	Bill Thomas	4,990	7.9
Total votes			63,115	100.0

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Russell Brooksbank, local Teamsters Chief Steward and Libertarian Party Vice Chair in Clark County

General election

Endorsements

Trey Hollingsworth (R)

Organizations

• National Republican Congressional Committee "On the Radar" Program ^[23]

Shelli Yoder (D)

Organizations

• Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee "Red to Blue" Program ^[35]

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Trey Hollingsworth (R)	Shelli Yoder (D)	Russell Brooksbank (L)	Undecided
Garin Hart Yang Research Group (D-Yoder)	October 17–18, 2016	400	± 5.0%	43%	43%	5%	9%
Normington Petts & 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

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report [6]	Lean R	November 7, 2016
Daily Kos Elections [7]	Lean R	November 7, 2016
Rothenberg [8]	Likely R	November 3, 2016
Sabato's Crystal Ball [9]	Lean R	November 7, 2016
RCP [10]	Likely R	October 31, 2016

Results

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	54.1
	Democratic	Shelli Yoder	130,627	40.5
	Libertarian	Russell Brooksbank	17,425	5.4
Total votes			322,843	100.0
	Republican hold

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External links

• U.S. House elections in Indiana, 2016 at Ballotpedia
• Campaign contributions at OpenSecrets