2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana

The 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana were held on November 6, 2018, 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 other elections to the House of Representatives, as well as elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections. The filing deadline for candidates was February 9, 2018. The primaries were held on May 8, 2018.

2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana

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Indiana's nine seats in 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 1,247,978 1,000,104 Percentage 55.31% 44.33% Swing 1.03% 4.72%
Republican   50–60%   60–70% Democratic   60–70%

Overview

Statewide

Party		Candidates	Votes		Seats
			No.	%	No.	+/–	%
	Republican	9	1,247,978	55.31	7		77.78
	Democratic	9	1,000,104	44.33	2		22.22
	Libertarian	1	8,030	0.36	0		0.0
	Write-in	4	37	<0.01	0		0.0
Total		23	2,256,149	100.0	9		100.0

Popular vote Republican   55.31% Democratic   44.33% Other   0.36%

House seats Republican   77.78% Democratic   22.22%

By district

Results of the 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana by district:

District	Republican		Democratic		Others		Total		Result
	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%
District 1	85,594	34.91%	159,611	65.09%	4	0.00%	245,209	100.0%	Democratic hold
District 2	125,499	54.73%	103,363	45.24%	27	0.02%	228,889	100.0%	Republican hold
District 3	158,927	64.73%	86,610	35.27%	0	0.00%	245,537	100.0%	Republican hold
District 4	156,539	64.06%	87,824	35.94%	0	0.00%	244,363	100.0%	Republican hold
District 5	180,035	56.76%	137,142	43.24%	0	0.00%	317,177	100.0%	Republican hold
District 6	154,260	63.82%	79,430	32.86%	8,036	3.32%	241,726	100.0%	Republican hold
District 7	76,457	35.14%	141,139	64.86%	0	0.00%	217,596	100.0%	Democratic hold
District 8	157,396	64.43%	86,895	35.57%	0	0.00%	244,291	100.0%	Republican hold
District 9	153,271	56.48%	118,090	43.52%	0	0.00%	271,361	100.0%	Republican hold
Total	1,247,978	55.31%	1,000,104	44.33%	8,067	0.36%	2,256,149	100.0%

District 1

2018 Indiana's 1st congressional district election

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Nominee Pete Visclosky Mark Leyva Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 159,611 85,594 Percentage 65.1% 34.9%

County results Visclosky:      50-60%      60-70%

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

See also: Indiana's 1st congressional district

Indiana's 1st Congressional District is located in the suburbs and exurbs of Chicago, Illinois. It encompasses all of Lake and Porter counties and parts of LaPorte County. Incumbent Democrat Pete Visclosky, who had represented the district since 1985, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 82% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of D+8.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Pete Visclosky, incumbent U.S. representative

Eliminated in primary

• Larry Chubb^[1]
• Antonio Daggett Sr., former US Army lieutenant colonel^[2]

Primary results

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Pete Visclosky (incumbent)	42,261	80.5
	Democratic	Antonio Daggett Sr.	5,813	11.1
	Democratic	Larry Chubb	4,402	8.4
Total votes			52,476	100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Mark Leyva, carpenter, steelworker, activist and nominee for this seat in 2010 & 2014

Eliminated in primary

• Jeremy Belko, truck driver
• David Dopp^[3]
• Roseann Ivanovich
• John Meyer
• Nicholas Pappas

Primary results

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mark Leyva	5,960	27.0
	Republican	John Meyer	4,328	19.6
	Republican	Roseann Ivanovich	4,317	19.6
	Republican	Nicholas Pappas	4,311	19.5
	Republican	David Dopp	1,679	7.6
	Republican	Jeremy Belko	1,485	6.7
Total votes			22,080	100

General election

Results

Indiana's 1st congressional district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Pete Visclosky (incumbent)	159,611	65.1
	Republican	Mark Leyva	85,594	34.9
	Independent	Jonathan S. Kleinman (write-in)	4	0.0
Total votes			245,209	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 2

2018 Indiana's 2nd congressional district election

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Nominee Jackie Walorski Mel Hall Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 125,499 103,363 Percentage 54.8% 45.2%

County results Walorski:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80% Hackett:      50-60%

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. He was re-elected with 59% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of R+11.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Jackie Walorski, incumbent U.S. representative

Eliminated in primary

• Mark Summe

Primary results

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jackie Walorski (incumbent)	42,952	78.6
	Republican	Mark Summe	11,666	21.4
Total votes			54,618	100

Democratic primary

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee included Indiana's 2nd congressional district on its initial list of Republican-held seats considered targets in 2018.^[4][5]

Candidates

Nominee

• Mel Hall, businessman^[6]

Eliminated in primary

• Douglas Carpenter, candidate for this seat in 2014^[7]
• Pat Hackett, attorney^[8]
• Yatish Joshi, businessman^[9]
• Roland Leech^[10]
• John Petroff, school bus driver^[11]

Withdrawn

• Aaron Bush

Primary results

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mel Hall	15,384	41.7
	Democratic	Pat Hackett	10,420	28.2
	Democratic	Yatish Joshi	8,155	22.1
	Democratic	Douglas Carpenter	1,949	5.3
	Democratic	John Petroff	569	1.5
	Democratic	Roland Leech	450	1.2
Total votes			36,927	100.0

General election

Endorsements

Mel Hall (D)

Labor unions

• United Food and Commercial Workers^[12]

Organizations

• Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee "Red to Blue" Program^[13]
• End Citizens United^[14]

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[15]	Likely R	November 5, 2018
Inside Elections[16]	Likely R	November 5, 2018
Sabato's Crystal Ball[17]	Likely R	November 5, 2018
RCP[18]	Likely R	November 5, 2018
Daily Kos[19]	Likely R	November 5, 2018
538[20]	Safe R	November 7, 2018
CNN[21]	Likely R	October 31, 2018
Politico[22]	Likely R	November 4, 2018

Results

Indiana's 2nd congressional district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jackie Walorski (incumbent)	125,499	54.8
	Democratic	Mel Hall	103,363	45.2
	Independent	Richard Wolf (write-in)	27	0.0
Total votes			228,889	100.0
	Republican hold

District 3

2018 Indiana's 3rd congressional district election

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Nominee Jim Banks Courtney Tritch Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 158,927 86,610 Percentage 64.7% 35.3%

County results Banks:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%

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

See also: Indiana's 3rd congressional district

Incumbent Republican Jim Banks, who had represented the district since 2017, ran for re-election. He was elected with 70% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of R+18.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Jim Banks, incumbent U.S. representative

Primary results

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jim Banks (incumbent)	58,738	100.0
Total votes			58,738	100

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Courtney Tritch, businesswoman^[23]

Eliminated in primary

• John Roberson, former police officer^[24]
• Tommy Schrader^[25]

Primary results

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Courtney Tritch	16,376	79.1
	Democratic	Tommy Schrader	2,224	10.7
	Democratic	John Roberson	2,115	10.2
Total votes			20,715	100.0

General election

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Jim Banks (R)	Courtney Tritch (D)	Undecided
WPA Intelligence (R-Banks)[26]	May 29–31, 2018	401	–	55%	34%	11%

Results

Indiana's 3rd congressional district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jim Banks (incumbent)	158,927	64.7
	Democratic	Courtney Tritch	86,610	35.3
Total votes			245,537	100.0
	Republican hold

District 4

2018 Indiana's 4th congressional district election

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Nominee Jim Baird Tobi Beck Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 156,539 87,824 Percentage 64.1% 35.9%

County results Baird:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%

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

See also: Indiana's 4th congressional district

Incumbent Republican Todd Rokita, who had represented the district since 2011, did not run for reelection, as he entered the Republican primary for the Indiana senate race. He was re-elected with 65% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of R+17.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Jim Baird, state representative^[27]

Eliminated in primary

• Steve Braun, former state representative^[28]
• Kevin Grant^[29]
• Diego Morales, former aide to Mike Pence^[30]
• James Nease^[31]
• Tim Radice^[32]
• Jared Thomas, former U.S. Army captain^[33]

Declined

• Todd Rokita, incumbent U.S. representative

Primary results

Results by county:

  Baird

•   20–30%
•   30–40%
•   40–50%
•   50–60%
•   70–80%

  Braun

•   30–40%
•   40–50%

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jim Baird	29,316	36.6
	Republican	Steve Braun	23,594	29.4
	Republican	Diego Morales	11,994	15.0
	Republican	Jared Thomas	8,453	10.5
	Republican	Kevin Grant	3,667	4.6
	Republican	James Nease	2,096	2.6
	Republican	Tim Radice	1,022	1.3
Total votes			80,142	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Tobi Beck, security technology designer^[34]

Eliminated in primary

• Roger Day
• Roland Ellis
• Darin Patrick Griesey, retired machinist^[35]
• Joe Mackey^[36]
• Veronikka Ziol^[37]

Primary results

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Tobi Beck	6,466	34.6
	Democratic	Veronikka Ziol	3,938	21.1
	Democratic	Joe Mackey	3,012	16.1
	Democratic	Roger Day	2,324	12.4
	Democratic	Roland Ellis	1,712	9.2
	Democratic	Darin Patrick Griesey	1,249	6.7
Total votes			18,701	100.0

General election

Results

Indiana's 4th congressional district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	James Baird	156,539	64.1
	Democratic	Tobi Beck	87,824	35.9
Total votes			244,363	100.0
	Republican hold

District 5

2018 Indiana's 5th congressional district election

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Nominee Susan Brooks Dee Thornton Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 180,035 137,142 Percentage 56.8% 43.2%

County results Brooks:      60-70%      70-80% Thornton:      50-60%

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 61% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of R+9.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Susan Brooks, incumbent U.S. representative

Primary results

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Susan Brooks (incumbent)	63,901	100.0
Total votes			63,901	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Dee Thornton, businesswoman^[38]

Eliminated in primary

• Dion Douglas^[39]
• Sean Dugdale^[40]
• Eshel Faraggi, biophysicist and professor^[41]
• Kyle Brenden Moore, businessman

Primary results

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Dee Thornton	18,073	53.0
	Democratic	Kyle Brenden Moore	8,077	23.7
	Democratic	Dion Douglas	3,520	10.3
	Democratic	Eshel Faraggi	2,583	7.6
	Democratic	Sean Dugdale	1,858	5.4
Total votes			34,111	100.0

General election

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Susan Brooks (R)	Dee Thornton (D)	Undecided
Change Research (D)[42]	October 27–29, 2018	527	–	50%	44%	6%

Results

Indiana's 5th congressional district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Susan Brooks (incumbent)	180,035	56.8
	Democratic	Dee Thornton	137,142	43.2
Total votes			317,177	100.0
	Republican hold

District 6

2018 Indiana's 6th congressional district election

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Nominee Greg Pence Jeannine Lake Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 154,260 79,430 Percentage 63.8% 32.9%

County results Pence:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80% Lake:      40-50%

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

See also: Indiana's 6th congressional district

Incumbent Republican Luke Messer, who had represented the district since 2013, did not run for re-election as he entered into the Republican primary for the Indiana senate race. He was re-elected with 69% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of R+18.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Greg Pence, mall owner and brother of Vice President Mike Pence^[43]

Eliminated in primary

• Mike Campbell^[44]
• Jonathan Lamb, economist^[45]
• Stephen MacKenzie, small business owner^[46]
• Jeff Smith, manufacturing trainer^[47]

Declined

• Luke Messer, incumbent U.S. representative

Primary results

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Greg Pence	47,955	65.3
	Republican	Jonathan Lamb	17,523	23.9
	Republican	Mike Campbell	3,229	4.4
	Republican	Stephen MacKenzie	2,500	3.4
	Republican	Jeff Smith	2,258	3.1
Total votes			73,465	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Jeannine Lee Lake, publisher and CEO^[48]

Eliminated in primary

• George Holland, pharmaceutical salesman^[49]
• K. Jasen Lave, writer and musician^[50]
• Jim Pruett, attorney^[51]
• Lane Siekman, attorney^[52]
• Joshua Williamson, industrial technician^[53]

Primary results

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jeannine Lee Lake	8,887	38.3
	Democratic	Jim Pruett	5,981	25.8
	Democratic	Lane Siekman	3,606	15.6
	Democratic	George Holland	2,567	11.1
	Democratic	Joshua Williamson	1,695	7.3
	Democratic	Jasen Lave	446	1.9
Total votes			23,182	100.0

General election

Results

Indiana's 6th congressional district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Greg Pence	154,260	63.8
	Democratic	Jeannine Lee Lake	79,430	32.9
	Libertarian	Tom Ferkinhoff	8,030	3.3
	Independent	John Miller (write-in)	5	0.0
	Independent	Heather Leigh Meloy (write-in)	1	0.0
Total votes			241,726	100.0
	Republican hold

District 7

2018 Indiana's 7th congressional district election

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Nominee André Carson Susan Marie Smith Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 141,139 76,457 Percentage 64.9% 35.1%

County results Carson:      60-70%

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, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 60% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of D+11.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• André Carson, incumbent U.S. representative

Eliminated in primary

• Curtis Godfrey^[54]
• Bob Kern
• Pierre Pullins
• Sue Spicer, business owner^[55]

Primary results

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	André Carson (incumbent)	37,401	87.9
	Democratic	Sue Spicer	3,485	8.2
	Democratic	Curtis Godfrey	723	1.7
	Democratic	Bob Kern	703	1.7
	Democratic	Pierre Pullins	224	0.5
Total votes			42,356	100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Wayne Harmon^[56]

Eliminated in primary

• John L. Couch
• J. Jason Davis
• Donald Eason Jr.
• J.D. Miniear^[57]
• Tony Van Pelt

Primary results

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Wayne Harmon	6,534	28.8
	Republican	Donald Eason Jr.	4,343	19.2
	Republican	John L. Couch	3,461	15.3
	Republican	J.D. Miniear	3,079	13.6
	Republican	J. Jason Davis	2,697	11.9
	Republican	Tony Van Pelt	2,561	11.3
Total votes			22,675	100.0

General election

Results

Indiana's 7th congressional district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	André Carson (incumbent)	141,139	64.9
	Republican	Wayne Harmon	76,457	35.1
Total votes			217,596	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 8

2018 Indiana's 8th congressional district election

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Nominee Larry Bucshon William Tanoos Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 157,396 86,895 Percentage 64.4% 35.6%

County results Bucshon:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%      80-90%

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 64% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of R+15.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Larry Bucshon, incumbent U.S. representative

Eliminated in primary

• Rachel Covington, teacher^[58]
• Richard Moss, otolaryngologist^[59]

Primary results

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Larry Bucshon (incumbent)	34,502	59.7
	Republican	Richard Moss	15,396	26.6
	Republican	Rachel Covington	7,924	13.7
Total votes			57,822	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• William Tanoos, attorney^[60]

Primary results

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	William Tanoos	25,472	100.0
Total votes			25,472	100.0

General election

Results

Indiana's 8th congressional district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Larry Bucshon (incumbent)	157,396	64.4
	Democratic	William Tanoos	86,895	35.6
Total votes			244,291	100.0
	Republican hold

District 9

2018 Indiana's 9th congressional district election

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Nominee Trey Hollingsworth Liz Watson Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 153,271 118,090 Percentage 56.5% 43.5%

County results Hollingsworth:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80% Ruff:      60-70%

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

See also: Indiana's 9th congressional district

Incumbent Republican Trey Hollingsworth, who had represented the district since 2017, ran for re-election. He was elected with 54% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of R+13.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Trey Hollingsworth, incumbent U.S. representative

Eliminated in primary

• James Dean Alspach^[61]

Primary results

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Trey Hollingsworth (incumbent)	46,884	77.7
	Republican	James Dean Alspach	13,445	22.3
Total votes			60,329	100.0

Democratic primary

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee included Indiana's 9th congressional district on its initial list of Republican-held seats considered targets in 2018.

Candidates

Nominee

• Liz Watson, labor attorney^[62]

Eliminated in primary

• Dan Canon, attorney^[63]
• Rob Chatlos, self-employed^[64]

Primary results

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Liz Watson	24,981	66.4
	Democratic	Dan Canon	11,549	30.7
	Democratic	Rob Chatlos	1,100	2.9
Total votes			37,630	100.0

General election

Endorsements

Liz Watson (D)

Organizations

• Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee "Red to Blue" Program^[13]
• EMILY's List^[65]
• End Citizens United^[14]

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Trey Hollingsworth (R)	Liz Watson (D)	Undecided
Change Research (D)[66]	October 27–29, 2018	541	–	52%	45%	–

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[15]	Safe R	November 5, 2018
Inside Elections[16]	Safe R	November 5, 2018
Sabato's Crystal Ball[17]	Likely R	November 5, 2018
RCP[18]	Safe R	November 5, 2018
Daily Kos[19]	Likely R	November 5, 2018
538[20]	Likely R	November 7, 2018
CNN[21]	Likely R	October 31, 2018
Politico[22]	Likely R	November 4, 2018

Results

Indiana's 9th congressional district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Trey Hollingsworth (incumbent)	153,271	56.5
	Democratic	Liz Watson	118,090	43.5
Total votes			271,361	100.0
	Republican hold