2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana ← 2014 November 8, 2016 (2016-11-08 ) 2018 →
All nine Indiana seats to theUnited 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%
District results County results Republican
50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
80–90%
Democratic
40–50%
50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
80–90%
The2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana were held on November 8, 2016, to elect the nineU.S. representatives from thestate ofIndiana , one from each of the state's ninecongressional districts . The elections coincided with the2016 U.S. presidential election , as well asother elections to the House of Representatives,elections to theUnited States Senate and variousstate andlocal elections . The primaries were held on May 3.
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 —
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%
2016 Indiana's 1st congressional district election County resultsVisclosky: 70-80% 80-90%
Incumbent DemocratPete 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 aPVI of D+10.
Eliminated in primary [ edit ] Libertarian primary [ edit ] 2016 Indiana's 2nd congressional district election County resultsWalorski: 50–60% 60-70% 70-80%Coleman: 40–50%
Incumbent RepublicanJackie 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 aPVI of R+6.
Walorski was considered a potential candidate for the U.S. Senate, but decided to run for re-election instead.[ 8]
Eliminated in primary [ edit ] Democrats attempted to recruit State RepresentativeDavid L. Niezgodski , but he decided to run for re-election instead.[ 9]
Eliminated in primary [ edit ] Douglas Carpenter, candidate for this seat in2014 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
2016 Indiana's 3rd congressional district election
Incumbent RepublicanMarlin Stutzman , who had represented the district since 2010, did not run for reelection. Stutzman instead opted to run in theU.S. Senate election primary to succeedDan Coats , who was retiring. He was re-elected with 66% of the vote in 2014. The district had aPVI of R+13.
Eliminated in primary [ edit ] Eliminated in primary [ edit ] Todd Nightenhelser, small business owner John Forrest Roberson, veteran, candidate for this seat in2012 and candidate for Mayor ofFort Wayne, Indiana in2015 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
2016 Indiana's 4th congressional district election
Incumbent RepublicanTodd 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 aPVI of R+11. Rokita considered running for the open US Senate seat, but decided to run for re-election instead.[ 25]
Eliminated in primary [ edit ] Kevin J. Grant, accountant, financial advisor, consultant, US Army veteran, National Guard veteran, and candidate for this seat inn2014 John Dale, farmer, teacher, nominee for this seat in2016 Ryan Farrar, family case manager with the Department of Child Services Democratic primary results[ 1] Party Candidate Votes % Democratic John Dale 43,401 100.0 Total votes 43,401 100.0
AfterDonald Trump selectedMike Pence , theGovernor 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. UltimatelyEric Holcomb , Pence'slieutenant governor , was nominated, and Rokita resumed his re-election campaign.
2016 Indiana's 5th congressional district election
Incumbent RepublicanSusan 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 aPVI of R+9. Brooks was running for re-election.[ 27]
Eliminated in primary [ edit ] Mike Campbell Stephen M. MacKenzie, business consultant and veteran Angela Demaree, veterinarian and Army Reserve officer[ 28] Eliminated in primary [ edit ] Allen R. Davidson, engineer 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
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. UltimatelyEric Holcomb , Pence'slieutenant governor was nominated and Brooks resumed her re-election campaign.
2016 Indiana's 6th congressional district election
The incumbent was RepublicanLuke Messer , who had represented the district since 2013. He was re-elected with 66% of the vote in 2014. The district had aPVI of R+12.
Eliminated in primary [ edit ] Charles Chuck Johnson Jr. Jeff Smith Eliminated in primary [ edit ] Danny Basham,Lexington Township Trustee George Thomas Holland, salesman Bruce W. Peavler Ralph Spelbring 2016 Indiana's 7th congressional district election
Incumbent DemocratAndré Carson had represented the district since 2008. He was re-elected with 55% of the vote in 2014. The district had aPVI of D+13.
Eliminated in primary [ edit ] Curtis D. Godfrey Pierre Quincy Pullins Catherine Ping, Army Reserve lieutenant colonel, business owner, candidate for this seat in2012 and nominee in2014 Eliminated in primary [ edit ] Wayne Harmon, parole agent and candidate for this seat in2012 &2014 [ 28] JD Miniear, Christian ministry outreach and candidate for this seat in2012 &2014 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
2016 Indiana's 8th congressional district election County resultsBucshon: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%
Incumbent RepublicanLarry 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 aPVI of R+8.
Eliminated in primary [ edit ] Eliminated in primary [ edit ] Libertarian primary [ edit ] Andrew Horning, product manager, nominee for governor in2008 and for U.S. Senate in2012 2016 Indiana's 9th congressional district election County resultsHollingsworth: 50–60% 60–70%Yoder: 60–70%
Incumbent RepublicanTodd 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 aPVI of R+9.
Eliminated in primary [ edit ] Jim Pfaff, conservative radio host[ 34] Eliminated in primary [ edit ] Libertarian primary [ edit ] Hollingsworth defeated Yoder by 14 points, winning with 54% of the vote.[ 41]
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