2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana explained

Election Name:2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana
Country:Indiana
Type:legislative
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana
Previous Year:2014
Next Election:2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana
Next Year:2018
Seats For Election:All nine Indiana seats to the United States House of Representatives
Party1:Republican Party (United States)
Last Election1:7
Seats1:7
Popular Vote1:1,442,989
Percentage1:54.28%
Swing1: 4.92%
Party2:Democratic Party (United States)
Last Election2:2
Seats2:2
Popular Vote2:1,052,901
Percentage2:39.61%
Swing2: 2.16%
Party3:Libertarian Party (United States)
Percentage3:6.12%
Last Election3:0
Seats3:0
Popular Vote3:162,460
Swing3: 2.77%
Map Size:300px

The 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana were 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 coincided 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. The primaries were held on May 3.

Results summary

Statewide

United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana, 2016
PartyVotesPercentageSeats beforeSeats after+/–
Republican1,442,98954.28%77-
Democratic1,052,90139.61%22-
Libertarian162,4606.12%00-
Totals2,658,350100.0%99

District

Results of the 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana by district:

scope=col rowspan=3Districtscope=col colspan=2Republicanscope=col colspan=2Democraticscope=col colspan=2Othersscope=col colspan=2Totalscope=col rowspan=3Result
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scope=col data-sort-type="number"Votes !scope=col data-sort-type="number"% !scope=col data-sort-type="number"Votes !scope=col data-sort-type="number"% !scope=col data-sort-type="number"Votes !scope=col data-sort-type="number"% !scope=col data-sort-type="number"Votes !scope=col data-sort-type="number"%
0 0.00% 207,515 81.51% 85,611 18.49% 254,583 100.00% Democratic hold
164,355 59.26% 102,401 36.92% 10,601 3.82% 277,357 100.00% Republican hold
201,396 70.11% 66,023 22.98% 19,828 6.90% 287,247 100.00% Republican hold
193,412 64.59% 91,256 30.48% 14,766 4.93% 299,434 100.00% Republican hold
221,957 61.46% 123,849 34.29% 15,329 4.24% 361,135 100.00% Republican hold
204,920 69.14% 79,135 26.70% 12,330 4.16% 296,385 100.00% Republican hold
94,456 35.69% 158,739 59.98% 11,475 4.34% 264,670 100.00% Democratic hold
187,702 63.69% 93,356 31.68% 13,655 4.63% 294,713 100.00% Republican hold
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%

District 1

Election Name:2016 Indiana's 1st congressional district election
Country:Indiana
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana#District 1
Previous Year:2014
Next Election:2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana#District 1
Next Year:2018
Image1:File:Pete Visclosky, official portrait, 115th Congress (cropped).png
Nominee1:Pete Visclosky
Party1:Democratic Party (US)
Popular Vote1:207,515
Percentage1:81.5%
Nominee2:Donna Dunn
Party2:Libertarian Party (US)
Popular Vote2:85,594
Percentage2:18.5%
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 district since 1985, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 61% of the vote in 2014. The district had a PVI of D+10.

Democratic primary

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District 2

Election Name:2016 Indiana's 2nd congressional district election
Country:Indiana
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana#District 2
Previous Year:2014
Next Election:2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana#District 2
Next Year:2018
Image1:File:Jackie Walorski, official portrait, 113th Congress (3x4).jpg
Nominee1:Jackie Walorski
Party1:Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:164,355
Percentage1:59.3%
Nominee2:Lynn Coleman
Party2:Democratic Party (US)
Popular Vote2:102,401
Percentage2:36.9%
U.S. Representative
Before Election:Jackie Walorski
Before Party:Republican Party (United States)
After Election:Jackie Walorski
After Party:Republican Party (United States)

See also: Indiana's 2nd congressional district. Incumbent Republican Jackie 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 a PVI of R+6.

Republican primary

Walorski was considered a potential candidate for the U.S. Senate, but decided to run for re-election instead.[1]

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Democratic primary

Democrats attempted to recruit State Representative David L. Niezgodski, but he decided to run for re-election instead.[2]

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General election

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
align=left The Cook Political Report[4] November 7, 2016
align=left Daily Kos Elections[5] November 7, 2016
align=left Rothenberg[6] November 3, 2016
align=left Sabato's Crystal Ball[7] November 7, 2016
RCP[8] October 31, 2016

Results

District 3

Election Name:2016 Indiana's 3rd congressional district election
Country:Indiana
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana#District 3
Previous Year:2014
Next Election:2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana#District 3
Next Year:2018
Image1:File:Jim Banks official portrait (cropped).jpg
Nominee1:Jim Banks
Party1:Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:201,396
Percentage1:70.1%
Nominee2:Thomas Schrader
Party2:Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:66,023
Percentage2:23.0%
Image3:File:3x4.svg
Nominee3:Pepper Snyder
Party3:Libertarian Party (United States)
Popular Vote3:19,828
Percentage3:6.9%
U.S. Representative
Before Election:Marlin Stutzman
Before Party:Republican Party (United States)
After Election:Jim Banks
After Party:Republican Party (United States)

See also: Indiana's 3rd congressional district. Incumbent Republican Marlin Stutzman, who had represented the district since 2010, did not run for reelection. Stutzman instead opted to run in the U.S. Senate election primary to succeed Dan Coats, who was retiring. He was re-elected with 66% of the vote in 2014. The district had a PVI of R+13.

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District 4

Election Name:2016 Indiana's 4th congressional district election
Country:Indiana
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana#District 4
Previous Year:2014
Next Election:2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana#District 4
Next Year:2018
Image1:File:Todd Rokita, official portrait, 112th Congress (3x4).jpg
Nominee1:Todd Rokita
Party1:Republican Party (US)
Popular Vote1:193,412
Percentage1:64.6%
Nominee2:John Dale
Party2:Democratic Party (US)
Popular Vote2:91,256
Percentage2:30.5%
U.S. Representative
Before Election:Todd Rokita
Before Party:Republican Party (US)
After Election:Todd Rokita
After Party:Republican Party (US)
Map Size:200px

See also: Indiana's 4th congressional district. Incumbent Republican Todd 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 a PVI of R+11. Rokita considered running for the open US Senate seat, but decided to run for re-election instead.[18]

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Campaign

After Donald Trump selected Mike Pence, the Governor of Indiana, as his running mate, Rokita dropped out of the House election to file as a candidate for governor.[19] 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. Ultimately Eric Holcomb, Pence's lieutenant governor, was nominated, and Rokita resumed his re-election campaign.

Results

District 5

Election Name:2016 Indiana's 5th congressional district election
Country:Indiana
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana#District 5
Previous Year:2014
Next Election:2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana#District 5
Next Year:2018
Image1:File:Susan Brooks, official portrait, 113th Congress (cropped).jpg
Nominee1:Susan Brooks
Party1:Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:221,957
Percentage1:61.5%
Nominee2:Angela Demaree
Party2:Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:123,849
Percentage2:34.3%
U.S. Representative
Before Election:Susan Brooks
Before Party:Republican Party (United States)
After Election:Susan Brooks
After Party:Republican Party (United States)

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 65% of the vote in 2014. The district had a PVI of R+9. Brooks was running for re-election.[20]

Republican primary

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Campaign

After Trump selected Pence as his running mate, Brooks dropped out of the House election to file as a candidate for governor.[19] 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. Ultimately Eric Holcomb, Pence's lieutenant governor was nominated and Brooks resumed her re-election campaign.

Results

District 6

Election Name:2016 Indiana's 6th congressional district election
Country:Indiana
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana#District 6
Previous Year:2014
Next Election:2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana#District 6
Next Year:2018
Image1:File:Luke Messer official portrait 2015 (cropped).jpg
Nominee1:Luke Messer
Party1:Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:204,920
Percentage1:69.1%
Nominee2:Barry Welsh
Party2:Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:79,135
Percentage2:26.7%
U.S. Representative
Before Election:Luke Messer
Before Party:Republican Party (United States)
After Election:Luke Messer
After Party:Republican Party (United States)

See also: Indiana's 6th congressional district. The incumbent was Republican Luke Messer, who had represented the district since 2013. He was re-elected with 66% of the vote in 2014. The district had a PVI of R+12.

Republican primary

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District 7

Election Name:2016 Indiana's 7th congressional district election
Country:Indiana
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana#District 7
Previous Year:2014
Next Election:2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana#District 7
Next Year:2018
Image1:File:Andre Carson, official portrait, 111th Congress (cropped).jpg
Nominee1:André Carson
Party1:Democratic Party (US)
Popular Vote1:158,739
Percentage1:60.0%
Nominee2:Catherine Ping
Party2:Republican Party (US)
Popular Vote2:94,456
Percentage2:35.7%
U.S. Representative
Before Election:André Carson
Before Party:Democratic Party (US)
After Election:André Carson
After Party:Democratic Party (US)

See also: Indiana's 7th congressional district. Incumbent Democrat André Carson had represented the district since 2008. He was re-elected with 55% of the vote in 2014. The district had a PVI of D+13.

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District 8

Election Name:2016 Indiana's 8th congressional district election
Country:Indiana
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana#District 8
Previous Year:2014
Next Election:2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana#District 8
Next Year:2018
Image1:File:Larry Bucshon official congressional photo (cropped).jpg
Nominee1:Larry Bucshon
Party1:Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:187,702
Percentage1:63.7%
Nominee2:Ron Drake
Party2:Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:93,356
Percentage2:31.7%
U.S. Representative
Before Election:Larry Bucshon
Before Party:Republican Party (United States)
After Election:Larry Bucshon
After Party:Republican Party (United States)

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 60% of the vote in 2014. The district had a PVI of R+8.

Republican primary

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District 9

Election Name:2016 Indiana's 9th congressional district election
Country:Indiana
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana#District 9
Previous Year:2014
Next Election:2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana#District 9
Next Year:2018
Image1:File:Trey Hollingsworth, official photo (3x4).jpg
Nominee1:Trey Hollingsworth
Party1:Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:174,791
Percentage1:54.1%
Nominee2:Shelli Yoder
Party2:Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:130,627
Percentage2:40.5%
Image3:File:3x4.svg
Nominee3:Russell Brooksbank
Party3:Libertarian Party (United States)
Popular Vote3:17,425
Percentage3:5.4%
U.S. Representative
Before Election:Todd Young
Before Party:Republican Party (United States)
After Election:Trey Hollingsworth
After Party:Republican Party (United States)

See also: Indiana's 9th congressional district. Incumbent Republican Todd 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.[23] He was re-elected with 62% of the vote in 2014. The district had a PVI of R+9.

Republican primary

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Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin of
error
Trey
Hollingsworth (R)
Shelli
Yoder (D)
Russell
Brooksbank (L)
Undecided
Garin Hart Yang Research Group (D-Yoder)[29] October 17–18, 2016 400± 5.0%43%43%5%9%
Normington Petts & Associates (D-HMP)[30] October 12–13, 2016400± 4.9% align=center40%38%4%18%
Global Strategy Group (D-DCCC)[31] September 29–October 2, 2016 400± 4.9% align=center44%42%14%
Garin Hart Yang Research Group (D-Yoder)[32] May 23–25, 2016 401± 5.0%43%43%14%

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
align=left The Cook Political ReportNovember 7, 2016
align=left Daily Kos ElectionsNovember 7, 2016
align=left RothenbergNovember 3, 2016
align=left Sabato's Crystal BallNovember 7, 2016
RCPOctober 31, 2016

Results

Hollingsworth defeated Yoder by 14 points, winning with 54% of the vote.[33]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jackie Walorski seeking re-election. South Bend Tribune. April 15, 2015. April 16, 2015.
  2. News: Dems face uphill task to defeat Walorski. South Bend Tribune. Colwell. Jack. September 13, 2015. September 23, 2015.
  3. Web site: Jeff Parrott . Lynn Coleman to challenge Jackie Walorski for 2nd District seat . southbendtribune.com . South Bend Tribune . 14 July 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200709225813/https://www.southbendtribune.com/news/local/lynn-coleman-to-challenge-jackie-walorski-for-nd-district-seat/article_0fc843cc-a35b-11e5-b18a-47dc6ac464bf.html . 9 July 2020 . 16 December 2015.
  4. Web site: 2016 House Race Ratings for November 7, 2016 . House: Race Ratings . . November 12, 2016.
  5. Web site: Daily Kos Elections House race ratings: Initial ratings for 2016 . . November 7, 2016.
  6. Web site: 2016 House Ratings (November 3, 2016) . House Ratings . . November 3, 2016.
  7. Web site: 2016 House . . November 7, 2016 . November 7, 2016.
  8. Web site: Battle for the House 2016 . . October 31, 2016.
  9. News: Banks announces congressional bid . WANE . Fort Wayne, Indiana . May 12, 2015 . May 16, 2015 .
  10. News: Hoover . Ian . Liz Brown to announce bid for U.S. Congress . NBC 21 . Fort Wayne, Indiana . May 12, 2015 . May 13, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150717095515/http://www.21alive.com/news/local/Liz-Brown-running-for-US-Congress-303458281.html . July 17, 2015 . dead . mdy-all .
  11. News: Pam Galloway has her eyes set on congressional seat . NBC 21 . Warsaw, Indiana . May 13, 2015 . May 16, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150518093458/http://www.21alive.com/news/local/Pam-Galloway-to-campaign-for-congressional-seat-303664461.html . May 18, 2015 . dead . mdy-all .
  12. Web site: Eric Dutkiewicz . Former Allen County Councilman Kevin Howell runs for U.S. House . 21alive.com . 14 July 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160201094325/http://www.21alive.com/news/local/Former-Allen-County-Councilman-Kevin-Howell-runs-for-US-House-367146711.html . 1 February 2016 . dead . 31 January 2016.
  13. Web site: Simone Pathé . Fifth Republican Joins Indiana GOP Primary to Succeed Stutzman . rollcall.com . Roll Call . 14 July 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150903160519/http://atr.rollcall.com/fifth-republican-joins-indiana-gop-primary-succeed-stutzman/ . 3 September 2015 . 2 September 2015.
  14. News: Area pair planning office runs. The Journal Gazette. Francisco. Brian. May 14, 2015. August 20, 2015. July 25, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150725183732/http://www.journalgazette.net/news/local/local-politics/Area-pair-planning-office-runs-6632964. dead.
  15. News: Wise exits GOP race for Congress. The Journal Gazette. Francisco. Brian. October 4, 2015. October 21, 2015. October 9, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151009004249/http://www.journalgazette.net/news/local/Wise-exits-GOP-race-for-Congress-9153632. dead.
  16. https://www.wowo.com/jim-banks-leads-kip-tom-and-liz-brown-in-third-district-poll/ Mike Downs Center for Indiana Politics
  17. News: Candidate fields growing quietly . Journal Gazette . Fort Wayne, Indiana . August 18, 2015 . August 18, 2015 .
  18. News: Rokita opts out of U.S. Senate race. The Times of Northwest Indiana. Carden. Dan. June 10, 2015. June 11, 2015.
  19. Web site: Holcomb, Brooks, Rokita run for governor as Pence joins Trump.
  20. Web site: Brooks to run for House reelection, not Senate. The Statehouse File. Weidenbener. Lesley. April 21, 2015. April 22, 2015.
  21. News: Despite anger against DC, few seats in play. Howey. Brian A.. September 17, 2015. Howey Politics. September 23, 2015. April 5, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170405072103/http://howeypolitics.com/Files/HPI150917.pdf#page=5. dead.
  22. Web site: Greninger . Howard . Democrat Drake's 64-vote margin in 8th District race might mean recount | Local News . Tribstar.com . 2016-05-04 . 2016-07-09.
  23. Web site: Todd Young Announces Indiana Senate Bid. At the Races. July 16, 2015. July 16, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150716213209/http://atr.rollcall.com/todd-young-announces-indiana-senate-bid/. dead.
  24. Web site: Evans . Tim . East Tennessee native Trey Hollingsworth for Congress in Indiana — rich carpetbagger or breath of fresh air? . Knoxnews.com . 2016-04-30 . 2016-07-09.
  25. Web site: State Sen. Erin Houchin Running For Congress In 9th District | News . Indiana Public Media . 2015-07-15 . 2016-07-09 . August 13, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190813170040/https://indianapublicmedia.org/news/state-sen-erin-houchin-running-congress-9th-district-84962/ . dead .
  26. Web site: Attorney General Greg Zoeller Joining Congressional Race | News . Indiana Public Media . 2015-07-15 . 2016-07-09 . July 17, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150717103152/http://indianapublicmedia.org/news/attorney-general-greg-zoeller-joining-congressional-race-85010/ . dead .
  27. Web site: Jordan Sharp . Talk Show Host Enters Indiana's 9th District Race . indianapublicmedia.org . WFIU . 14 July 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150905155455/https://indianapublicmedia.org/news/talk-show-host-enters-indianas-9th-district-race-86982/ . 5 September 2015 . 3 September 2015.
  28. Web site: Shelli Yoder Announces She's Running For Congress Again. Indiana Public Media. McCall. Alexander. August 17, 2015. August 17, 2015. August 22, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150822051017/http://indianapublicmedia.org/news/shelli-yoder-announces-running-congress-86202/. dead.
  29. https://eu.heraldtimesonline.com/story/news/local/2016/10/21/poll-yoder-hollingsworth-in-statistical-tie/48792321/ Garin Hart Yang Research Group (D-Yoder)
  30. https://www.scribd.com/document/328155772/IN-09-Normington-Petts-for-House-Majority-PAC-Oct-2016 Normington Petts & Associates (D-HMP)
  31. https://www.scribd.com/document/326406894/IN-09-GSG-for-the-DCCC-Oct-2016 Global Strategy Group (D-DCCC)
  32. https://rollcall.com/2016/05/31/yoder-hollingsworth-tied-in-indianas-9th-district-dem-poll-shows/ Garin Hart Yang Research Group (D-Yoder)
  33. News: Indiana U.S. House 9th District Results: Trey Hollingsworth Wins. 17 November 2016. The New York Times. November 17, 2016.