2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana explained

See also: 2014 Indiana elections.

Election Name:2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana
Country:Indiana
Type:legislative
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana
Previous Year:2012
Next Election:2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana
Next Year:2016
Seats For Election:All 9 Indiana seats to the United States House of Representatives
Party1:Republican Party (United States)
Last Election1:7
Seats1:7
Popular Vote1:793,759
Percentage1:59.20%
Swing1: 6.27%
Party2:Democratic Party (United States)
Last Election2:2
Seats2:2
Popular Vote2:502,104
Percentage2:37.45%
Swing2: 7.29%
Map Size:300px

The 2014 U.S. House of Representatives elections in Indiana was held on Tuesday, November 4, 2014, to elect 9 members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Indiana. The Members elected at this election will serve in the 114th Congress. Indiana has placed Republican and Democratic nominees on the ballot in a nation-best 189 consecutive U.S. House races across each of the last 19 election cycles since 1978.[1]

Overview

United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana, 2014[2]
PartyVotesPercentageSeats+/–
Republican788,76258.78%7-
Democratic502,10437.42%2-
Libertarian50,9483.80%0-
Totals1,341,814100.00%9-

By district

Results of the 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana by district:[3]

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51,000 35.84% 86,579 60.85% 4,714 3.31% 142,293 100.0% Democratic hold
85,583 58.94% 55,590 38.29% 4,027 2.77% 145,200 100.0% Republican hold
97,892 65.79% 39,771 26.73% 11,130 7.48% 148,793 100.0% Republican hold
94,998 66.87% 47,056 33.13% 0 0.00% 142,054 100.0% Republican hold
105,277 65.21% 49,756 30.82% 6,407 3.97% 161,440 100.0% Republican hold
102,187 65.90% 45,509 29.35% 7,375 4.76% 155,071 100.0% Republican hold
46,887 41.77% 61,443 54.73% 3,931 3.50% 112,261 100.0% Democratic hold
103,344 60.32% 61,384 35.83% 6,587 3.85% 171,315 100.0% Republican hold
101,594 62.17% 55,016 33.67% 6,777 4.15% 163,387 100.0% Republican hold
Total 788,762 58.78% 502,104 37.42% 50,948 3.80% 1,341,814 100.0%

District 1

Election Name:2014 Indiana's 1st congressional district election
Country:Indiana
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana#District 1
Previous Year:2012
Next Election:2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana#District 1
Next Year:2016
Image1:File:Pete Visclosky Portrait, c111-112th Congress.jpg
Nominee1:Pete Visclosky
Party1:Democratic Party (US)
Popular Vote1:86,579
Percentage1:60.9%
Nominee2:Mark Leyva
Party2:Republican Party (US)
Popular Vote2:51,000
Percentage2:35.8%
U.S. Representative
Before Election:Pete Visclosky
Before Party:Democratic Party (US)
After Election:Pete Visclosky
After Party:Democratic Party (US)
Map Size:200px

See also: Indiana's 1st congressional district. Incumbent Democrat Pete Visclosky, who had represented the 1st district since 1985, ran for re-election.

Democratic primary

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Primary results

Republican primary

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General election

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District 2

See also: Indiana's 2nd congressional district. Incumbent Republican Jackie Walorski, who had represented the 2nd district since 2013, ran for re-election.

Republican primary

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Democratic primary

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General election

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
align=left The Cook Political Report[8] November 3, 2014
align=left Rothenberg[9] October 24, 2014
align=left Sabato's Crystal Ball[10] October 30, 2014
RCPNovember 2, 2014
align=left Daily Kos Elections[11] November 4, 2014

Results

District 3

See also: Indiana's 3rd congressional district. Incumbent Republican Marlin Stutzman, who had represented the 3rd district since 2010, ran for re-election.

Republican primary

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District 4

See also: Indiana's 4th congressional district. Incumbent Republican Todd Rokita, who had represented the 4th district since 2011, ran for re-election.

Republican primary

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Eliminated in primary

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District 5

See also: Indiana's 5th congressional district. Incumbent Republican Susan Brooks, who had represented the 5th district since 2013, ran for re-election.

Republican primary

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Eliminated in primary

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Democratic primary

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District 6

See also: Indiana's 6th congressional district. Incumbent Republican Luke Messer, who had represented the 6th district since 2013, ran for re-election.

Republican primary

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District 7

See also: Indiana's 7th congressional district. Incumbent Democrat André Carson, who had represented the 7th district since 2008, ran for re-election.

Democratic primary

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Eliminated in primary

Primary results

Republican primary

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Eliminated in primary

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General election

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District 8

See also: Indiana's 8th congressional district. Incumbent Republican Larry Bucshon, who had represented the 8th district since 2011, ran for re-election.

Republican primary

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Nominee
Eliminated in primary

Primary results

Democratic primary

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Nominee
Declined

Primary results

General election

Results

District 9

See also: Indiana's 9th congressional district. Incumbent Republican Todd Young, who had represented the 9th district since 2011, ran for re-election.

Republican primary

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Nominee
Eliminated in primary

Primary results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary
Declined

Primary results

General election

Results

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: No Free Passes: States With 2 Major Party Candidates in Every US House Race . Smart Politics . Eric . Ostermeier . September 30, 2014.
  2. Web site: Election Statistics, 1920 to Present - US House of Representatives: History, Art & Archives. history.house.gov. 18 April 2018.
  3. Web site: Haas. Karen L.. Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 2014. Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives. October 28, 2019. March 9, 2015.
  4. News: AP. Notre Dame official weighs 2nd District run . 21 October 2013. Lexington Herald-Leader. 20 October 2013.
  5. Web site: Erin Blasko . 2nd District candidate runs as social liberal . southbendtribune.com . South Bend Tribune . 9 August 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230809125344/https://www.southbendtribune.com/story/news/2014/04/18/2nd-district-candidate-runs-as-social-liberal/46549315/ . 9 August 2023 . 18 April 2014.
  6. News: Livingson. Abby. Ambitious Hoosiers Wait for Future Statewide Races. August 14, 2013. Roll Call. June 19, 2013.
  7. Web site: Brendan Mullen Not Running for Indiana's 2nd #IN02 (Updated) | At the Races . Atr.rollcall.com . 2013-07-12 . 2014-08-12.
  8. Web site: 2014 House Race Ratings for November 3, 2014 . House: Race Ratings . Cook Political Report . November 3, 2014.
  9. Web site: 2014 House Ratings (October 24, 2014) . House Ratings . The Rothenberg Political Report . October 24, 2014.
  10. Web site: 2014 House . Sabato's Crystal Ball . April 10, 2014 . April 11, 2014.
  11. Web site: Daily Kos Elections House race ratings: Initial ratings for 2014 . Daily Kos Elections . November 4, 2014.
  12. Web site: BRIAN A. HOWEY . Former Seymour Mayor Bailey to challenge Rep. Young in 9th CD . howeypolitics.com . 22 April 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131004045640/http://www.howeypolitics.com/Content/Default/Lead-Story/Article/Former-Seymour-Mayor-Bailey-to-challenge-Rep--Young-in-9th-CD/-3/346/10359 . 4 October 2013 . 30 September 2013.