United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana, 2016
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The 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana will be 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 will coincide 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.
District 1
The incumbent is Democrat Pete Visclosky, who has represented the district since 1985. He was re-elected with 61% of the vote in 2014. The district has a PVI of D+10. Visclosky has not announced whether he will run for re-election.[1]
Hammond Mayor Thomas McDermott, Jr. is a potential Democratic candidate.[1]
Democratic Primary
- Candidates
Primary results
District 2
The incumbent is Republican Jackie Walorski, who has represented the district since 2013. She was re-elected with 59% of the vote in 2014. The district has a PVI of R+6. Walorski was considered a potential candidate for the U.S. Senate, but decided to run for re-election instead.[3]
Democrats attempted to recruit State Representative David L. Niezgodski, but he decided to run for re-election instead.[4]
Democratic primary
- Candidates
- Douglas Carpenter
- Lynn C. Coleman
Primary results
| Democratic primary results[2] |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
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Democratic |
Lynn C. Coleman |
39,364 |
73.75 |
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Democratic |
Douglas Carpenter |
14,011 |
26.25 |
| Total votes |
53,375 |
100 |
Republican primary
- Candidates
Primary results
District 3
The incumbent is Republican Marlin Stutzman, who has represented the district since 2010. He was re-elected with 66% of the vote in 2014. The district has a PVI of R+13. Stutzman is not running for reelection so that he can run in the U.S. Senate election to succeed Dan Coats, who is retiring.
Republican State Senators Jim Banks,[5] and Liz Brown,[6] and former Wisconsin State Senator Pam Galloway,[7] are running to succeed him. Former Whitley County Councilman Scott Wise, who was the Libertarian nominee for this seat in 2010 and 2014, was running as a Republican but withdrew in October.[8][9]
Democrats Todd Nightenhelser and Tommy Schrader have also announced.[10]
Democratic primary
- Candidates
- Todd Nightenhelser
- John Forrest Roberson
- Tommy A. Schrader
Primary results
| Democratic primary results[2] |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
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Democratic |
Tommy A. Schrader |
15,263 |
37.52 |
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Democratic |
Todd Nightenhelser |
12,937 |
31.80 |
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Democratic |
John Forrest Roberson |
12,479 |
30.68 |
| Total votes |
40,679 |
100 |
Republican primary
- Candidates
Primary results
District 4
The incumbent is Republican Todd Rokita, who has represented the district since 2011. He was re-elected with 67% of the vote in 2014. The district has a PVI of R+11. Rokita considered running for the open US Senate seat, but decided to run for re-election instead.[11]
Democratic primary
- Candidates
Primary results
| Democratic primary results[2] |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
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Democratic |
John Dale |
43,394 |
100 |
| Total votes |
43,394 |
100 |
Republican primary
Primary results
District 5
The incumbent is Republican Susan Brooks, who has represented the district since 2013. She was re-elected with 65% of the vote in 2014. The district has a PVI of R+9. Brooks is running for re-election.[12]
Angela Demaree, a veterinarian and Army Reserve officer, is running for the Democratic nomination.[1]
Democratic primary
- Candidates
- Allen R. Davidson
- Angela Demaree
Primary results
| Democratic primary results[2] |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
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Democratic |
Angela Demaree |
52,518 |
74.91 |
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Democratic |
Allen R. Davidson |
17,587 |
25.09 |
| Total votes |
70,105 |
100 |
Republican primary
- Candidates
Primary results
District 6
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.
Democratic primary
- Candidates
- Danny Basham
- George Thomas Holland
- Bruce W. Peavler
- Ralph Spelbring
- Barry Welsh
Primary results
| Democratic primary results[2] |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
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Democratic |
Barry Welsh |
15,255 |
35.61 |
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Democratic |
Danny Basham |
10,469 |
24.44 |
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Democratic |
George Thomas Holland |
8,842 |
20.64 |
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Democratic |
Bruce W. Peavler |
4,893 |
11.42 |
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Democratic |
Ralph Spelbring |
3,380 |
7.89 |
| Total votes |
42,839 |
100 |
Republican primary
- Candidates
- Charles Chuck Johnson Jr.
- Luke Messer (Incumbent);
- Jeff Smith
Primary results
District 7
The incumbent is Democrat André Carson, who has represented the district since 2008. He was re-elected with 55% of the vote in 2014. The district has a PVI of D+13.
Wayne Harmon, a parole agent and candidate for this seat in 2012 and 2014, is running for the Republican nomination.[1]
Democratic primary
- Candidates
- Andre Carson (Incumbent)
- Curtis D. Godfrey
- Pierre Quincy Pullins
Primary results
Republican primary
- Candidates
- Wayne "Gunny" Harmon
- JD Miniear
- Catherine "Cat" Ping
Primary results
| Republican primary results[2] |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
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Republican |
Catherine "Cat" Ping |
30,509 |
53.07 |
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Republican |
Wayne "Gunny" Harmon |
16,953 |
29.49 |
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Republican |
JD Miniear |
10,030 |
17.44 |
| Total votes |
57,492 |
100 |
District 8
The incumbent is Republican Larry Bucshon, who has represented the district since 2011. He was re-elected with 60% of the vote in 2014. The district has a PVI of R+8.
Former Democratic State Representatives Ron Drake and David Orentlicher ran in the Democratic primary election.[13]
Democratic primary
- Candidates
Primary results
Republican primary
- Candidates
Primary results
District 9
The incumbent is Republican Todd Young, who has represented the district since 2011. He was re-elected with 62% of the vote in 2014. The district has a PVI of R+9. Young will not run for re-election in order to run for the open U.S. Senate seat.[14]
Republican State Senators Erin Houchin[15] and Brent Waltz, Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller, and businessman Trey Hollingsworth are running for the seat.[16][17]
Monroe County Council member Shelli Yoder, who was the nominee in 2012, is running for the Democratic nomination.[18]
Democratic primary
- candidates
Primary results
Republican primary
- Candidates
Primary results
References
- 1 2 3 4 Howey, Brian A. (September 17, 2015). "Despite anger against DC, few seats in play" (PDF). Howey Politics. Retrieved September 23, 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 "Indiana Primary Election, May 3, 2016". Indiana Secretary of State. Retrieved May 5, 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.
- ↑ "Banks announces congressional bid". WANE (Fort Wayne, Indiana). May 12, 2015. Retrieved May 16, 2015.
- ↑ Hoover, Ian (May 12, 2015). "Liz Brown to announce bid for U.S. Congress". NBC 21 (Fort Wayne, Indiana). Retrieved May 13, 2015.
- ↑ "Pam Galloway has her eyes set on congressional seat". NBC 21 (Warsaw, Indiana). May 13, 2015. Retrieved May 16, 2015.
- ↑ Francisco, Brian (May 14, 2015). "Area pair planning office runs". The Journal Gazette. Retrieved August 20, 2015.
- ↑ Francisco, Brian (October 4, 2015). "Wise exits GOP race for Congress". The Journal Gazette. Retrieved October 21, 2015.
- ↑ "Candidate fields growing quietly". Journal Gazette (Fort Wayne, Indiana). August 18, 2015. Retrieved August 18, 2015.
- ↑ Carden, Dan (June 10, 2015). "Rokita opts out of U.S. Senate race". The Times of Northwest Indiana. Retrieved June 11, 2015.
- ↑ Weidenbener, Lesley (April 21, 2015). "Brooks to run for House reelection, not Senate". The Statehouse File. Retrieved April 22, 2015.
- ↑ http://www.tribstar.com/news/local_news/democrat-drake-s--vote-margin-in-th-district-race/article_97d682b0-703a-57b9-8364-20c34e700d8b.html
- ↑ "Todd Young Announces Indiana Senate Bid". At the Races. Retrieved July 16, 2015.
- ↑ http://indianapublicmedia.org/news/state-sen-erin-houchin-running-congress-9th-district-84962/
- ↑ http://indianapublicmedia.org/news/attorney-general-greg-zoeller-joining-congressional-race-85010/
- ↑ http://www.knoxnews.com/news/state/east-tennessee-native-trey-hollingsworth-for-congress-in-indiana--rich-carpetbagger-or-breath-of-fresh-air-377693611.html
- ↑ McCall, Alexander (August 17, 2015). "Shelli Yoder Announces She’s Running For Congress Again". Indiana Public Media. Retrieved August 17, 2015.
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