The November ballot
Raised so far, filed with the FEC
Also in this race: James M Sceniak (Libertarian) and Patrick McAuley (Republican).
Faces and bars are the campaigns that hold the seat or have $25,000 raised or outside spending on file; being outside that group is a filing fact, not a mark. Not a prediction.
The seat
André Carson
Democrat · Holds the seat now
First took office 2008 · Age 51
Discloses no individual stock trades.
From the member's own disclosures and congress.gov. Not cosponsoring is not a vote against a ban.
How to vote in Indiana
- General electionNovember 3, 2026
Register 29 days before the election.
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How they won the primary
The primary · 71,864 votes
- André Carson Won: 62.4% 44,849
- Destiny Wells: 23.4% 16,852
- George Hornedo: 10.5% 7,517
- Denise Paul Hatch: 3.7% 2,646
The primary · 12,272 votes
- Patrick McAuley Won: 84.4% 10,357
- Felipe Rios: 15.6% 1,915
Primary results as recorded October 12, 2026, ordered by votes. Source: Indiana Secretary of State primary results portal. A primary result is a recorded fact about a past contest, not a prediction of November.
Where each candidate's money comes from
- Small donors
- 4%$34K
- Large donors
- 36%$365K
- PACs
- 50%$503K
- Party
- <1%$3.7K
- Self-funding
- <1%$730
- Other
- 10%$100K
Small donors give $200 or less; PACs are political action committees. Shares of each candidate's own receipts on file with the FEC. Outside money is not part of these figures.
Not on the November ballot
4 filedPrimary candidates who did not advance, committees still on file, and candidacies that ended. Being here is a filing fact, not a mark against anyone.
The district
Census context- People
- 753K
- Median household income
- $64K
- Unemployment
- 5.4%
- Living below the poverty line
- 16.3%
- Without health insurance
- 9.1%
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2024 5-year estimates. Context about the district, not a statement about any candidate.
How this seat voted last time
D+39 in 2024
- André Carson Won: 68.3%
- John P. Schmitz: 29.0%
272,148 votes for candidates. Other candidates and write-ins took the remaining 2.7%. A past result is a filed fact, not a prediction of November.
Certified returns via MIT Election Data and Science Lab, from the House Clerk's election statistics and state canvasses.
Candidates and financing from the FEC, public domain. Candidate totals are each campaign's latest FEC report, ending between June 30, 2026 and September 30, 2026. Dataset built 2026-10-12. Nothing here is a forecast, a grade, or a ranking of candidates.