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

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, one from each of the state's nine

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. The filing deadline for candidates was February 9, 2018. The primaries were held on May 8, 2018.

Overview

Statewide

By district

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

District 1

Indiana's 1st Congressional District is located in the suburbs and exurbs of

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. It encompasses all of

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counties and parts of LaPorte County. Incumbent Democrat

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, 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

= *

, incumbent U.S. representative

=Eliminated in primary

= * Larry Chubb * Antonio Daggett Sr., former

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lieutenant colonel

Primary results

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= * Mark Leyva, carpenter, steelworker, activist and nominee for this seat in

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=Eliminated in primary

= * Jeremy Belko, truck driver * David Dopp * Roseann Ivanovich * John Meyer * Nicholas Pappas

Primary results

General election

Predictions

Results

District 2

Incumbent Republican

Jackie Walorski Jacqueline Renae Walorski (, August 17, 1963 – August 3, 2022) was an American politician who served as the United States House of Representatives, U.S. representative for Indiana's 2nd congressional district from 2013 until her death in 2022. ...

, 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

= *

, incumbent U.S. representative

=Eliminated in primary

= * Mark Summe

Primary results

Democratic primary

The

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included Indiana's 2nd congressional district on its initial list of Republican-held seats considered targets in 2018.

Candidates

=Nominee

= * Mel Hall, businessman

=Eliminated in primary

= * Douglas Carpenter, candidate for this seat in

* Pat Hackett, attorney * Yatish Joshi, businessman * Roland Leech * John Petroff, school bus driver

=Withdrawn

= *Aaron Bush

Primary results

General election

Endorsements

Predictions

Results

District 3

Incumbent Republican

Jim Banks James Edward Banks (born July 16, 1979) is an American politician and naval officer serving since 2025 as the junior United States senator from Indiana. A member of the Republican Party, he was the U.S. representative for from 2017 to 2025 a ...

, 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

= *

, incumbent U.S. representative

Primary results

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= * Courtney Tritch, businesswoman

=Eliminated in primary

= * John Roberson, former police officer * Tommy Schrader

Primary results

General election

Predictions

Polling

Results

District 4

Incumbent Republican

Todd Rokita Theodore Edward Rokita ( ; born February 9, 1970) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the 44th and current Indiana Attorney General, Attorney General of Indiana. He served as a member of the United States House of Representatives fro ...

, 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

=Eliminated in primary

= * Steve Braun, former state representative * Kevin Grant * Diego Morales, former aide to

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* James Nease * Tim Radice * Jared Thomas, former U.S. Army captain

=Declined

= *

, incumbent U.S. representative

Primary results

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= * Tobi Beck, security technology designer

=Eliminated in primary

= * Roger Day * Roland Ellis * Darin Patrick Griesey, retired machinist * Joe Mackey * Veronikka Ziol

Primary results

General election

Predictions

Results

District 5

Incumbent Republican

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, 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

= *

, incumbent U.S. representative

Primary results

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= * Dee Thornton, businesswoman

=Eliminated in primary

= * Dion Douglas * Sean Dugdale * Eshel Faraggi, biophysicist and professor * Kyle Brenden Moore, businessman

Primary results

General election

Predictions

Polling

Results

District 6

Incumbent Republican

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, 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 Gregory Joseph Pence (born November 14, 1956) is an American businessman and politician who served as the United States House of Representatives, U.S. representative for Indiana's 6th congressional district from 2019 to 2025. The district serves ...

, mall owner and brother of

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=Eliminated in primary

= * Mike Campbell * Jonathan Lamb, economist * Stephen MacKenzie, small business owner * Jeff Smith, manufacturing trainer

=Declined

= *

, incumbent U.S. representative

Primary results

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= * Jeannine Lee Lake, publisher and CEO

=Eliminated in primary

= * George Holland, pharmaceutical salesman * K. Jasen Lave, writer and musician * Jim Pruett, attorney * Lane Siekman, attorney * Joshua Williamson, industrial technician

Primary results

General election

Predictions

Results

District 7

Incumbent Democrat

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, 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

= *

, incumbent U.S. representative

=Eliminated in primary

= * Curtis Godfrey * Bob Kern * Pierre Pullins * Sue Spicer, business owner

Primary results

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= * Wayne Harmon

=Eliminated in primary

= * John L. Couch * J. Jason Davis * Donald Eason Jr. * J.D. Miniear * Tony Van Pelt

Primary results

General election

Predictions

Results

District 8

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 * Richard Moss, otolaryngologist

Primary results

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= * William Tanoos, attorney

Primary results

General election

Predictions

Results

District 9

Incumbent Republican

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, 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

= *

, incumbent U.S. representative

=Eliminated in primary

= * James Dean Alspach

Primary results

Democratic primary

The

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

Candidates

=Nominee

= * Liz Watson, labor attorney

=Eliminated in primary

= * Dan Canon, attorney * Rob Chatlos, self-employed

Primary results

General election

Endorsements

Polling

Predictions

Results

References

External links

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Official campaign websites of first district candidates
Pete Visclosky (D) for CongressMark Leyva (R) for Congress
Official campaign websites of second district candidates
Mel Hall (D) for Congress
* Official campaign websites of third district candidates
Courtney Tritch (D) for CongressJim Banks (R) for Congress
Official campaign websites of fourth district candidates
Tobi Beck (D) for CongressJim Baird (R) for Congress
Official campaign websites of fifth district candidates
Dee Thornton (D) for CongressSusan Brooks (R) for Congress
Official campaign websites of sixth district candidates
Jeannine Lee Lake (D) for CongressGreg Pence (R) for Congress
Official campaign websites of seventh district candidates
André Carson (D) for CongressWayne Harmon (R) for Congress
Official campaign websites of eighth district candidates
William Tanoos (D) for CongressLarry Bucshon (R) for Congress
Official campaign websites of ninth district candidates *
Trey Hollingsworth (R) for Congress
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