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 1
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.
District 2
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.[ 8]
Democratic primary
Democrats attempted to recruit State Representative David L. Niezgodski , but he decided to run for re-election instead.[ 9]
Candidates
Eliminated in primary
Douglas Carpenter, candidate for this seat in 2014
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
District 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.
Republican primary
Endorsements
Kip E. Tom
Organizations
Individuals
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 [ 22]
April 2016
400
±4.9%
29%
1%
22%
5%
1%
23%
20%
Democratic primary
Candidates
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
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
District 4
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.[ 25]
Republican primary
Candidates
Eliminated in primary
Kevin J. Grant, accountant, financial advisor, consultant, US Army veteran, National Guard veteran, and candidate for this seat inn 2014
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.[ 26] 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.
District 5
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 was running for re-election.[ 27]
Republican primary
Candidates
Eliminated in primary
Mike Campbell
Stephen M. MacKenzie, business consultant and veteran
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
Angela Demaree, veterinarian and Army Reserve officer[ 28]
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.[ 26] The vacancy on the ballot needed to be filled by precinct chairs in the district by August 14, and Brooks could have been reinstalled on the ballot if she was not selected for governor. Ultimately Eric Holcomb , Pence's lieutenant governor was nominated and Brooks resumed her re-election campaign.
District 6
The incumbent was Republican Luke Messer , who had represented the district since 2013. He was re-elected with 66% of the vote in 2014. The district had a PVI of R+12.
Republican primary
Candidates
Eliminated in primary
Charles Chuck Johnson Jr.
Jeff Smith
Democratic primary
Candidates
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
District 7
Incumbent Democrat André Carson had represented the district since 2008. He was re-elected with 55% of the vote in 2014. The district had a PVI of D+13.
Democratic primary
Candidates
Eliminated in primary
Curtis D. Godfrey
Pierre Quincy Pullins
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 [ 28]
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
District 8
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 had a PVI of R+8.
Libertarian primary
Candidates
Nominee
Andrew Horning, product manager, nominee for governor in 2008 and for U.S. Senate in 2012
District 9
Incumbent Republican Todd Young , who had represented the district since 2011, did not run for re-election. Young instead opted to run for the open U.S. Senate seat.[ 30] He was re-elected with 62% of the vote in 2014. The district had a PVI of R+9.
Republican primary
Candidates
Withdrawn
Jim Pfaff, conservative radio host[ 34]
General election
Results
Hollingsworth defeated Yoder by 14 points, winning with 54% of the vote.[ 41]
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