2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana

For the state House election, see 2020 Indiana House of Representatives election.

2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana

November 3, 2020
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 Popular vote 1,738,744 1,194,901 Percentage 58.03% 39.88% Swing 2.72% 4.45%
215px Republican   50–60%   60–70% Democratic   50–60%   60–70%

The 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana was held on November 3, 2020, 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 2020 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.

Results

2020 United States House of Representatives general election in Indiana
Party		Votes	Percentage	% Change	Candidates	Seats before	Seats after	+/–
	Republican	1,731,098	58.03%	2.72%	9	7	7
	Democratic	1,194,901	39.88%	4.45%	9	2	2
	Libertarian	62,798	2.10%	1.74%	5	0	0

District	Republican		Democratic		Others		Total		Result
	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%
District 1	132,247	40.45%	185,180	56.64%	9,521	2.91%	326,948	100.0%	Democratic Hold
District 2	183,601	61.49%	114,967	38.51%	0	0.00%	298,568	100.0%	Republican Hold
District 3	220,989	67.84%	104,762	32.16%	0	0.00%	325,751	100.0%	Republican Hold
District 4	225,531	66.62%	112,984	33.38%	0	0.00%	338,515	100.0%	Republican Hold
District 5	208,212	50.02%	191,226	45.94%	16,788	4.03%	416,226	100.0%	Republican Hold
District 6	225,318	68.65%	91,103	27.76%	11,791	3.59%	328,212	100.0%	Republican Hold
District 7	106,146	37.56%	176,422	62.44%	0	0.00%	282,568	100.0%	Democratic Hold
District 8	214,643	66.95%	95,691	29.85%	10,283	3.21%	320,617	100.0%	Republican Hold
District 9	222,057	61.85%	122,566	34.14%	14,415	4.01%	359,038	100.0%	Republican Hold
Total	1,738,744	58.03%	1,194,901	39.88%	62,798	2.10%	2,996,443	100.0%

Popular vote
Republican			58.03%
Democratic			39.88%
Others			2.10%

House seats
Republican			77.78%
Democratic			22.22%

District 1

2020 Indiana's 1st congressional district election

x150px x150px Nominee Frank J. Mrvan Mark Leyva Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 185,180 132,247 Percentage 56.6% 40.5%

U.S. Representative before election Pete Visclosky Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Frank J. Mrvan Democratic

See also: Indiana's 1st congressional district

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 Pete Visclosky, who was re-elected with 65.1% of the vote in 2018. On November 6, 2019, Visclosky announced he would retire and not run for re-election.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

• Melissa Borom, former staffer to Pete Visclosky
• Carrie Castro, attorney
• Scott Costello, hospital behavioral health director
• Tony Daggett, U.S. Army veteran
• Ryan Farrar, former teacher
• Sabrina Haake, founder of the Gary Animal Welfare Coalition
• John Henry Hall, attorney and widower of former U.S. Representative Katie Hall
• Jim Harper, attorney and nominee for Indiana Secretary of State in 2018
• Thomas McDermott Jr., mayor of Hammond
• Wendell Mosby, former Prairie State Community College trustee
• Frank J. Mrvan, North Township trustee and son of Frank Mrvan
• Mara Candelaria Reardon, state representative
• Jayson Reeves, engineer
• Andrew Sylwestrowicz, former Merrillville town councilman

Declined

• Karen Freeman-Wilson, mayor of Gary
• Ragen Hatcher, state representative
• Eddie Melton, state senator
• Pete Visclosky, incumbent U.S. Representative

Jim Harper
Organizations Blue America Democracy for America Indivisible movement Northwest Indiana Medicare for All PAC Our Michigan City Our Revolution Progressive Democrats of America

Frank J. Mrvan
Federal officials Pete Visclosky, U.S. Representative for Indiana's 1st congressional district Unions United Steelworkers Local 6787

Primary results

Democratic primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Frank J. Mrvan	29,575	32.8
	Democratic	Thomas McDermott Jr.	25,426	28.2
	Democratic	Jim Harper	9,133	10.1
	Democratic	Melissa Borom	7,792	8.7
	Democratic	Mara Candelaria Reardon	6,997	7.8
	Democratic	Sabrina Haake	4,365	4.8
	Democratic	Carrie Castro	1,330	1.5
	Democratic	John Hall	1,223	1.4
	Democratic	Scott Costello	1,126	1.3
	Democratic	Tony Daggett	965	1.1
	Democratic	Wendell Mosby	893	1.0
	Democratic	Jayson Reeves	526	0.6
	Democratic	Andrew Sylwestrowicz	396	0.4
	Democratic	Ryan Farrar	297	0.3
Total votes			90,044	100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

• Dion Bergeron, real estate broker
• Mont Handley, businessman
• Spencer Lemmons, police officer
• Mark Leyva, perennial candidate
• Bill Powers
• Delano Scaife, police officer

Declined

• Jon Costas, former mayor of Valparaiso
• Bill Hanna, CEO of Northwest Indiana Regional Development Authority

Primary results

Republican primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mark Leyva	10,799	34.9
	Republican	Bill Powers	7,073	22.9
	Republican	Spencer Lemmons	4,748	15.4
	Republican	Mont Handley	3,625	11.7
	Republican	Dion Bergeron	3,127	10.1
	Republican	Delano Scaife	1,552	5.0
Total votes			30,924	100.0

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Declared

• Edward Strauss

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report	Safe D	July 2, 2020
Inside Elections	Safe D	June 2, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball	Safe D	July 2, 2020
Politico	Likely D	April 19, 2020
Daily Kos	Safe D	June 3, 2020
RCP	Safe D	June 9, 2020
Niskanen	Safe D	June 7, 2020

Results

Indiana's 1st congressional district, 2020
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Frank J. Mrvan	185,180	56.6
	Republican	Mark Leyva	132,247	40.5
	Libertarian	Edward Michael Strauss	9,521	2.9
Total votes			326,948	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 2

2020 Indiana's 2nd congressional district election

x150px Nominee Jackie Walorski Pat Hackett Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 183,601 114,967 Percentage 61.5% 38.5%

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

See also: Indiana's 2nd congressional district

The 2nd district is located in north central Indiana taking in Michiana including South Bend, Mishawaka, and Elkhart. The incumbent is Republican Jackie Walorski, who was re-elected with 54.8% of the vote in 2018.

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

• Christopher Davis
• Jackie Walorski, incumbent U.S. Representative

Endorsements

Jackie Walorski
Organizations Maggie's List

Primary results

Republican primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jackie Walorski (incumbent)	39,628	78.9
	Republican	Christopher Davis	10,609	21.1
Total votes			50,237	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

• Pat Hackett, attorney and candidate for Indiana's 2nd congressional district in 2018
• Ellen Marks, attorney

Endorsements

Pat Hackett
Organizations LGBTQ Victory Fund

Primary results

Democratic primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Patricia Hackett	32,708	77.8
	Democratic	Ellen Marks	9,319	22.2
Total votes			42,027	100.0

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report	Safe R	July 2, 2020
Inside Elections	Safe R	June 2, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball	Safe R	July 2, 2020
Politico	Likely R	April 19, 2020
Daily Kos	Safe R	June 3, 2020
RCP	Safe R	June 9, 2020
Niskanen	Safe R	June 7, 2020

Endorsements

Pat Hackett (Democratic)

Vice Presidents Joe Biden, Vice President of the United States (2009 to 2017), Senator from Delaware (1973 to 2009) and Democratic Party nominee for President of the United States (2020) Senators Joe Donnelly, Senator from Indiana (2013 to 2019) and Representative from Indiana (2007 to 2013) Mayors Pete Buttigieg, Mayor of South Bend, Indiana (2012 to 2020) and Democratic Party candidate for President of the United States (2020) Allan Kauffman, Mayor of Goshen, Indiana (1986 to 2015) Steve Luecke, Mayor of South Bend, Indiana (1997 to 2012) James Mueller, Mayor of South Bend, Indiana (since 2020) Individuals Cynthia Nixon, actress, activist and Democratic Party candidate for Governor of New York (2018) Organizations Equality PAC End Citizens United Indiana State AFL-CIO Indiana Stonewall Democrats International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental and Reinforcing Iron Workers International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 364 International Union of Operating Engineers Local 150 Let America Vote LGBTQ Victory Fund LPAC National Education Association United Association Local 172 United Steelworkers Local 12,775

Jackie Walorski (Republican)
Presidents Donald Trump, President of the United States (since 2017) Organizations Indiana Farm Bureau Maggie's List National Federation of Independent Business National Right to Life Committee Right to Life Indiana

Results

Indiana's 2nd congressional district, 2020
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jackie Walorski (incumbent)	183,601	61.5
	Democratic	Pat Hackett	114,967	38.5
Total votes			298,568	100.0
	Republican hold

District 3

2020 Indiana's 3rd congressional district election

x150px Nominee Jim Banks Chip Coldiron Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 220,989 104,762 Percentage 67.8% 32.2%

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

See also: Indiana's 3rd congressional district

The 3rd district is based in northeastern Indiana, taking in Fort Wayne and the surrounding areas. The incumbent is Republican Jim Banks, who was re-elected with 64.7% of the vote in 2018.

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

• Chris Magiera, physician
• Jim Banks, incumbent U.S. Representative

Primary results

Republican primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jim Banks (incumbent)	64,574	85.2
	Republican	Chris Magiera	11,200	14.8
Total votes			75,774	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

• Chip Coldiron, teacher
• Jean-Paul Kalonji, truck driver
• Carlos Marcano, tiling contractor
• Thomas Schrader, perennial candidate

Endorsements

Carlos Marcano
Organizations Rose Caucus

Primary results

Democratic primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Chip Coldiron	13,545	38.9
	Democratic	Carlos Marcano	10,759	30.9
	Democratic	Thomas Schrader	5,570	16.0
	Democratic	Jean-Paul Kalonji	4,954	14.2
Total votes			34,828	100.0

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report	Safe R	July 2, 2020
Inside Elections	Safe R	June 2, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball	Safe R	July 2, 2020
Politico	Safe R	April 19, 2020
Daily Kos	Safe R	June 3, 2020
RCP	Safe R	June 9, 2020
Niskanen	Safe R	June 7, 2020

Results

Indiana's 3rd congressional district, 2020
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jim Banks (incumbent)	220,989	67.8
	Democratic	Chip Coldiron	104,762	32.2
Total votes			325,751	100.0
	Republican hold

District 4

2020 Indiana's 4th congressional district election

x150px x150px Nominee Jim Baird Joe Mackey Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 225,531 112,984 Percentage 66.6% 33.4%

U.S. Representative before election Jim Baird Republican Elected U.S. Representative Jim Baird Republican

See also: Indiana's 4th congressional district

The 4th district is located in west-central Indiana taking in Lafayette, Kokomo, and the western suburbs of Indianapolis. The incumbent is Republican Jim Baird, who was elected with 64.1% of the vote in 2018.

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

• Jim Baird, incumbent U.S. Representative

Primary results

Republican primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jim Baird (incumbent)	65,806	100.0
Total votes			65,806	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

• Ben Frederick
• Joe Mackey, retired machinist
• Howard Pollchik
• Veronikka Ziol, transgender rights activist

Primary results

Democratic primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Joe Mackey	18,086	53.9
	Democratic	Veronikka Ziol	9,630	28.7
	Democratic	Ben Frederick	4,484	13.4
	Democratic	Howard Pollchik	1,328	4.0
Total votes			33,528	100.0

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report	Safe R	July 2, 2020
Inside Elections	Safe R	June 2, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball	Safe R	July 2, 2020
Politico	Safe R	April 19, 2020
Daily Kos	Safe R	June 3, 2020
RCP	Safe R	June 9, 2020
Niskanen	Safe R	June 7, 2020

Results

Indiana's 4th congressional district, 2020
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jim Baird (incumbent)	225,531	66.6
	Democratic	Joe Mackey	112,984	33.4
Total votes			338,515	100.0
	Republican hold

District 5

2020 Indiana's 5th congressional district election

x150px x150px Nominee Victoria Spartz Christina Hale Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 208,212 191,226 Percentage 50.0% 46.0%

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

See also: Indiana's 5th congressional district

The 5th district encompasses northern Indianapolis and its eastern and northern suburbs, including Marion, Carmel, Anderson, Noblesville, Fishers, and parts of Kokomo. The incumbent was Republican Susan Brooks, who was re-elected with 56.8% of the vote in 2018, and announced on June 14, 2019 that she would not seek re-election to a 5th term in Congress.

Republican primary

Declared

• Kent W. Abernathy, former commissioner of Indiana's Bureau of Motor Vehicles
• Andrew Bales, retired teacher
• Micah Beckwith, pastor
• Carl Brizzi, former Marion County prosecutor
• Allen Davidson, highway engineer
• Chuck Dietzen, physician and founder of Timmy Global Health
• Beth Henderson, nurse
• Matt Hook, retired accountant and attorney
• Matthew Hullinger
• Kelly Mitchell, Indiana State Treasurer
• Danny Niederberger, accountant
• Mark Small, attorney and progressive activist
• Victoria Spartz, state senator
• Russell Stwalley
• Victor Wakley, executive director of Save Our Veterans, Inc.

Withdrawn

• Steve Braun, former commissioner of the Indiana Department of Workforce Development, candidate for Indiana's 4th congressional district in 2018 and brother of U.S. Senator Mike Braun (suspended campaign due to health issues)

Declined

• Jerome Adams, Surgeon General and former Indiana Health Commissioner
• Greg Ballard, former mayor of Indianapolis
• Brian Bosma, Speaker of the Indiana House of Representatives
• James Brainard, mayor of Carmel
• Susan Brooks, incumbent U.S. Representative
• Suzanne Crouch, Lieutenant Governor of Indiana (running for re-election)
• Mike Delph, former state senator
• Scott Fadness, mayor of Fishers
• Mitch Frazier, businessman
• Jennifer Hallowell, political consultant
• Kyle Hupfer, chairman of the Indiana Republican Party
• Todd Huston, state representative
• Leah McGrath, deputy mayor of Fishers and Vice Chair of the Indiana Republican Party
• Michael McQuillen, Minority Leader of the Indianapolis City-County Council
• Todd Rokita, former U.S. Representative for Indiana's 4th congressional district and candidate for U.S. Senate in 2018 (endorsed Delph)
• John Ruckelshaus, state senator
• Megan Savage, Chief of Staff to Susan Brooks
• Pete Seat, executive director of the Indiana Republican Party and former White House spokesman

Endorsements

Victoria Spartz
Organizations Club for Growth Indiana Right to Life PAC (co-endorsed with Beth Henderson) National Rifle Association

Beth Henderson
U.S. Senators Mike Braun, U.S. Senator from Indiana U.S. Representatives Dan Burton, former U.S. Representative (IN-05, IN-06) (1983-2013) Organizations Indiana Right to Life PAC (co-endorsed with Victoria Spartz)

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Micah Beckwith	Carl Brizzi	Beth Henderson	Victoria Spartz	Other	Undecided
WPA Intelligence (R)	May 11–13, 2020	409 (LV)	± 4.9%	8%	14%	13%	32%	18%	21%

Primary results

Republican primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Victoria Spartz	34,526	39.7
	Republican	Beth Henderson	15,343	17.6
	Republican	Micah Beckwith	11,063	12.7
	Republican	Carl Brizzi	5,619	6.5
	Republican	Kent W. Abernathy	4,901	5.6
	Republican	Kelly Mitchell	4,643	5.3
	Republican	Chuck Dietzen	4,071	4.7
	Republican	Matt Hook	2,147	2.5
	Republican	Andrew Bales	1,329	1.5
	Republican	Mark Small	1,057	1.2
	Republican	Danny Niederberger	675	0.8
	Republican	Victor Wakley	465	0.5
	Republican	Allen Davidson	411	0.5
	Republican	Russell Stwalley	379	0.4
	Republican	Matthew Hullinger	333	0.4
Total votes			86,962	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

• Jennifer Christie, environmental chemist
• Christina Hale, former state representative and nominee for Lieutenant Governor of Indiana in 2016
• Andy Jacobs Jr., Marion County deputy prosecutor and son of Andrew Jacobs Jr.
• Dee Thornton, corporate consultant and nominee for Indiana's 5th congressional district in 2018
• Ralph Spelbring, perennial candidate

Declined

• Carey Hamilton, state representative

Endorsements

Jennifer Christie
Organizations

Primary results

Democratic primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Christina Hale	30,123	40.8
	Democratic	Dee Thornton	20,049	27.1
	Democratic	Jennifer Christie	13,345	18.1
	Democratic	Andy Jacobs Jr.	9,817	13.3
	Democratic	Ralph Spelbring	575	0.8
Total votes			73,909	100.0

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Declared

• Ken Tucker

General election

Debates

• Complete video of debate, September 22, 2020

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report	Tossup	August 21, 2020
Inside Elections	Tilt D (flip)	October 29, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball	Lean D (flip)	November 2, 2020
Politico	Tossup	September 9, 2020
Daily Kos	Tossup	August 31, 2020
RCP	Tossup	October 24, 2020
Niskanen	Lean D (flip)	July 26, 2020

Endorsements

Victoria Spartz (R)

U.S. Executive Branch Officials Donald Trump, 45th President of the United States Mike Pence, 48th Vice President of the United States U.S. Representatives Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader and U.S. Representative from California's 23rd congressional district Steve Scalise, House Minority Whip and U.S. Representative from Louisiana's 1st congressional district Susan Brooks, U.S. Representative from Indiana's 5th congressional district State legislators Andy Zay, State Senator from Indiana's 17th district Brian Buchanan, State Senator from Indiana's 7th district Chip Perfect, State Senator from Indiana's 43rd district Chuck Goodrich, State Representative from Indiana's 29th district David Wolkins, State Representative from Indiana's 18th district Eric Bassler, State Senator from Indiana's 39th district Jeff Raatz, State Senator from Indiana's 27th district Jim Buck, State Senator from Indiana's 21st district Liz Brown, State Senator from Indiana's 15th district Mark Messmer, State Senator from Indiana's 48th district Mike Karickhoff, State Representative from Indiana's 30th district Phil Boots, State Senator from Indiana's 23rd district Ron Alting, State Senator from Indiana's 22nd district Tony Cook, State Representative from Indiana's 32nd district Organizations Club for Growth Indiana Right to Life PAC Maggie's List National Federation of Independent Business National Rifle Association Susan B. Anthony List Tea Party Express

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Victoria Spartz (R)	Christina Hale (D)	Other/ Undecided
Change Research	October 29 – November 1, 2020	596 (LV)	± 4.1%	46%	46%	9%
Global Strategy Group (D)	August 17–19, 2020	400 (LV)	±  4.9%	40%	47%	13%
Tulchin Research (D)	August 5–10, 2020	400 (LV)	±  4.9%	45%	50%	–
WPA Intelligence (R)	August 4–6, 2020	400 (LV)	±  4.9%	47%	40%	13%
GBAO Strategies (D)	June 25–28, 2020	500 (LV)	±  4.4%	45%	51%	–

Hypothetical polling

with Generic Republican and Generic Democrat

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Generic Republican	Generic Democrat	Other/ Undecided
Global Strategy Group/House Majority PAC	August 17–19, 2020	400 (LV)	±  4.9%	44%	47%	9%

Results

Indiana's 5th congressional district, 2020
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Victoria Spartz	208,212	50.0
	Democratic	Christina Hale	191,226	46.0
	Libertarian	Ken Tucker	16,788	4.0
Total votes			416,226	100.0
	Republican hold

District 6

2020 Indiana's 6th congressional district election

x150px x150px Nominee Greg Pence Jeannine Lake Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 225,318 91,103 Percentage 68.6% 27.8%

U.S. Representative before election Greg Pence Republican Elected U.S. Representative Greg Pence Republican

See also: Indiana's 6th congressional district

The 6th district is located in southeastern Indiana, taking in Muncie, Columbus, Richmond and the eastern exurbs of Indianapolis. The incumbent is Republican Greg Pence, who was elected with 63.8% of the vote in 2018.

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

• Mike Campbell
• Greg Pence, incumbent U.S. Representative

Primary results

Republican primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Greg Pence (incumbent)	62,346	83.6
	Republican	Mike Campbell	12,234	16.4
Total votes			74,580	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

• George Holland
• Jeannine Lee Lake, journalist and nominee for Indiana's 6th congressional district in 2018
• Barry Welsh, minister

Primary results

Democratic primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jeannine Lee Lake	23,900	70.3
	Democratic	Barry Welsh	5,163	15.2
	Democratic	George Holland	4,923	14.5
Total votes			33,986	100.0

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Declared

• Tom Ferkinhoff

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report	Safe R	July 2, 2020
Inside Elections	Safe R	June 2, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball	Safe R	July 2, 2020
Politico	Safe R	April 19, 2020
Daily Kos	Safe R	June 3, 2020
RCP	Safe R	June 9, 2020
Niskanen	Safe R	June 7, 2020

Results

Indiana's 6th congressional district, 2020
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Greg Pence (incumbent)	225,318	68.6
	Democratic	Jeannine Lake	91,103	27.8
	Libertarian	Tom Ferkinhoff	11,791	3.6
Total votes			328,212	100.0
	Republican hold

District 7

2020 Indiana's 7th congressional district election

x150px Nominee André Carson Susan Marie Smith Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 176,422 106,146 Percentage 62.4% 37.6%

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

See also: Indiana's 7th congressional district

The 7th district is centered around Indianapolis and the surrounding suburbs. The incumbent is Democrat André Carson, who was re-elected with 64.9% of the vote in 2018.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

• André Carson, incumbent U.S. Representative
• Pierre Quincy Pullins, U.S. Army veteran

Primary results

Democratic primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	André Carson (incumbent)	62,117	91.8
	Democratic	Pierre Quincy Pullins	5,572	8.2
Total votes			67,689	100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

• Jon J. Davis
• Douglas L. Merrill
• JD Miniear
• Martin Ramey
• Susan Marie Smith
• Gerald Walters

Primary results

Republican primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Susan Marie Smith	10,705	43.1
	Republican	Douglas L. Merrill	3,519	14.2
	Republican	JD Miniear	3,517	14.2
	Republican	Jon J. Davis	2,712	10.9
	Republican	Martin Ramey	2,209	8.9
	Republican	Gerald Walters	2,189	8.8
Total votes			24,851	100.0

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Declared

• Andrew Warner, small business owner

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report	Safe D	July 2, 2020
Inside Elections	Safe D	June 2, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball	Safe D	July 2, 2020
Politico	Safe D	April 19, 2020
Daily Kos	Safe D	June 3, 2020
RCP	Safe D	June 9, 2020
Niskanen	Safe D	June 7, 2020

Results

Indiana's 7th congressional district, 2020
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	André Carson (incumbent)	176,422	62.4
	Republican	Susan Marie Smith	106,146	37.6
Total votes			282,568	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 8

2020 Indiana's 8th congressional district election

x150px x150px Nominee Larry Bucshon Thomasina Marsili Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 214,643 95,691 Percentage 66.9% 29.8%

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

See also: Indiana's 8th congressional district

The 8th district is based in southwestern and west central Indiana, and includes the cities of Evansville and Terre Haute. The incumbent is Republican Larry Bucshon, who was re-elected with 64.4% of the vote in 2018.

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

• Larry Bucshon, incumbent U.S. Representative

Primary results

Republican primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Larry Bucshon (incumbent)	51,343	100.0
Total votes			51,343	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

• Ron Drake, attorney and former state legislator
• Thomasina Marsili, registered emergency medical technician
• Mike Webster, computer distributions manager for SABIC

Declined

• John R. Gregg, former speaker of the Indiana House of Representatives and nominee for Governor of Indiana in 2012 and 2016
• Jonathan Weinzapfel, former mayor of Evansville (running for Attorney General)
• Charlie Wyatt, mayor of Boonville

Endorsements

E. Thomasina Marsili
Organizations Indivisible movement

Primary results

Democratic primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Thomasina Marsili	15,097	36.3
	Democratic	Mike Webster	13,550	32.6
	Democratic	Ron Drake	12,973	30.2
Total votes			41,620	100.0

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Declared

• James D. Rodenberger

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report	Safe R	July 2, 2020
Inside Elections	Safe R	June 2, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball	Safe R	July 2, 2020
Politico	Safe R	April 19, 2020
Daily Kos	Safe R	June 3, 2020
RCP	Safe R	June 9, 2020
Niskanen	Safe R	June 7, 2020

Results

Indiana's 8th congressional district, 2020
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Larry Bucshon (incumbent)	214,643	66.9
	Democratic	Thomasina Marsili	95,691	29.8
	Libertarian	James D. Rodenberger	10,283	3.2
Total votes			320,617	100.0
	Republican hold

District 9

2020 Indiana's 9th congressional district election

x150px x150px Nominee Trey Hollingsworth Andy Ruff Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 222,057 122,566 Percentage 61.8% 34.1%

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

See also: Indiana's 9th congressional district

The 9th district is based in south central Indiana, and includes the cities of Bloomington and Jeffersonville. The incumbent is Republican Trey Hollingsworth, who was re-elected with 56.5% of the vote in 2018.

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

• Trey Hollingsworth, incumbent U.S. Representative

Endorsements

Trey Hollingsworth
Organizations National Rifle Association National Right to Life Committee

Primary results

Republican primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Trey Hollingsworth (incumbent)	62,962	100.0
Total votes			62,962	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

• D. Liam Dorris, U.S. Marine Corps veteran
• Brandon Hood, progressive activist
• James O’Gabhann, teacher
• Mark Powell, Lutheran pastor
• Andy Ruff, former Bloomington city councilman

Endorsements

Brandon Wesley Hood
Organizations Rose Caucus (retracted)

Andy Ruff

Federal Politicians Baron Hill, former U.S. Representative from Indiana's 9th congressional district State Politicians John R. Gregg, former Speaker of the Indiana House of Representatives and nominee for Governor of Indiana in 2012 and 2016 Terry Goodin, state representative Mark Kruzan, former Majority Leader of the Indiana House of Representatives and former mayor of Bloomington Matt Pierce, state representative Individuals Liz Watson, Executive Director of the Congressional Progressive Caucus and nominee for Indiana's 9th congressional district in 2018 Dan Cannon, civil rights lawyer and candidate for Indiana's 9th congressional district in 2018 Organizations Our Revolution Southern Indiana

Primary results

Democratic primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Andy Ruff	21,626	43.7
	Democratic	Mark Powell	9,872	19.9
	Democratic	D. Liam Dorris	7,813	15.8
	Democratic	Brandon Hood	6,899	13.9
	Democratic	James O’Gabhann	3,306	6.7
Total votes			49,516	100.0

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Declared

• Tonya Lynn Millis

General election

Endorsements

Andy Ruff

Federal Politicians Baron Hill, former U.S. Representative from Indiana's 9th congressional district State Politicians John R. Gregg, former Speaker of the Indiana House of Representatives and nominee for Governor of Indiana in 2012 and 2016 Terry Goodin, state representative Mark Kruzan, former Majority Leader of the Indiana House of Representatives and former mayor of Bloomington Matt Pierce, state representative Individuals Liz Watson, Executive Director of the Congressional Progressive Caucus and nominee for Indiana's 9th congressional district in 2018 Dan Cannon, civil rights lawyer and candidate for Indiana's 9th congressional district in 2018 Organizations Indiana AFL-CIO Indiana-Kentucky AFSCME Our Revolution Southern Indiana

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report	Safe R	July 2, 2020
Inside Elections	Safe R	June 2, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball	Safe R	July 2, 2020
Politico	Likely R	April 19, 2020
Daily Kos	Safe R	June 3, 2020
RCP	Safe R	June 9, 2020
Niskanen	Safe R	June 7, 2020

Results

Indiana's 9th congressional district, 2020
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Trey Hollingsworth (incumbent)	222,057	61.8
	Democratic	Andy Ruff	122,566	34.1
	Libertarian	Tonya Lynn Millis	14,415	4.0
Total votes			359,038	100.0
	Republican hold

See also

• 2020 Indiana elections

Notes

Partisan clients

External links

• (State affiliate of the U.S. League of Women Voters)
• Indiana at Ballotpedia

Official campaign websites for 1st district candidates

• Mark Leyva (R) for Congress
• Frank J. Mrvan (D) for Congress
• Edward Strauss (L) for Congress

Official campaign websites for 2nd district candidates

• Pat Hackett (D) for Congress
• Jackie Walorski (R) for Congress

Official campaign websites for 3rd district candidates

• Jim Banks (R) for Congress
• Chip Coldiron (D) for Congress

Official campaign websites for 4th district candidates

• Jim Baird (R) for Congress
• Joe Mackey (D) for Congress

Official campaign websites for 5th district candidates

• Christina Hale (D) for Congress
• Victoria Spartz (R) for Congress
• Ken Tucker (L) for Congress

Official campaign websites for 6th district candidates

• Jeannine Lee Lake (D) for Congress
• Greg Pence (R) for Congress

Official campaign websites for 7th district candidates

• André Carson (D) for Congress
• Susan Marie Smith (R) for Congress
• Andrew Warner (L) for Congress Archived July 13, 2020, at the Wayback Machine

Official campaign websites for 8th district candidates

• Larry Bucshon (R) for Congress
• Thomasina Marsili (D) for Congress
• James D. Rodenberger (L) for Congress

Official campaign websites for 9th district candidates

• Trey Hollingsworth (R) for Congress
• Tonya Lynn Millis (L) for Congress
• Andy Ruff (D) for Congress Archived February 15, 2020, at the Wayback Machine