IN-5
Indiana District 5
Tue, Nov 3 · Seat held by Victoria Spartz Republican since Jan 2021
J.D. FordDemocraticVictoria SpartzRepublican · IncumbentAge 48 · 5 years in Congress
J.D. Ford 45.8Victoria Spartz 47.7
Average of 2 polls, Sep 30 to Oct 22, from VoteHub · how it’s calculated
Newest poll
1 is a partisan pollNewest · Quantus Insights, field dates Oct 21 to Oct 22, released Oct 27, 601 likely votersPolls fetched Oct 30, 2:02 a.m. ET, from VoteHub
- Last election
- Victoria Spartz (Republican) won by 18.6 points, 2024
- Margin since 2022
- 3.6 points toward Democrats
- On the 2026 ballot
- 2 candidates
Polls over time
2 polls, through Election Day Nov 3Each dot is one published poll. The thick line is the 7-week average, not a forecast. How it’s calculated. All polls. Polls fetched Oct 30, 2:02 a.m. ET, from VoteHub.
The polls in this chart (2)
2 polls released in the last 14 days · latest results range from 44.6–47% (D) and 47.4–48% (R) (newest 2 polls on the chart)
Each dot is a poll with both names, 2 of the 2 for this race. Dots and lines follow the field end date. The table adds the day each poll was released.
| Pollster | Field dates | Released | Sample | Ford | Spartz |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quantus Insights | Oct 21 to Oct 22 | Oct 27 | 601 likely voters | 44.6 | 47.4 |
| Expedition Strategies | Sep 30 to Oct 4 | Oct 21 | 600 likely voters | 47 | 48 |
Side by side
Ford left, Spartz right- Total receipts, 2025-2026 cycle, through Oct 14
- $1.4M
- $2.2M
- Cash on hand
- $325K
- $515K
- Donor-based spectrum
- LiberalCentristConservativeFordSpartz
- Record
- None on file
- 3-0
- Years in politics
- Not available
- 5
- Age on Election Day
- Not available
- 48
J.D. Ford on fec.gov. Victoria Spartz on fec.gov. One or more are matched to the FEC by name, party and seat, so a total could belong to someone else.
How these are counted
Total receipts line of each candidate’s principal campaign committee, 2025-2026 cycle. Other sites may show career, six-year or all-committee totals, which differ. The spectrum is a published research score, not our rating. How this works. Record is wins and losses in the races in our results files, the same count as each profile.
What changed in this race
Newest firstNEW POLLIndiana District 5
Indiana District 5: Victoria Spartz 47.4, JD Ford 44.6
Quantus Insights, Oct 21 to Oct 22, 601 likely voters · via VoteHub (CC BY 4.0)
More about this race
Candidates on the ballot
- J.D. FordDemocratic
- Victoria SpartzIncumbentRepublican
Source: in.gov (XLSX), dated Sep 22
Shift since 2022: 3.6 points toward Democrats (Republican by 22.2 in 2022, Republican by 18.6 in 2024).
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2024 US House margin
- D 15+ pts
- D 5 to 15 pts
- D under 5 pts
- R under 5 pts
- R 5 to 15 pts
- R 15+ pts
- Other winner
- No data
Show these districts as a list (9)
- Indiana District 1· Frank J. Mrvan (D), Democratic by 8.5 points, 2024
- Indiana District 2· Rudy Yakym III (R), Republican by 28.1 points, 2024
- Indiana District 3· Marlin A. Stutzman (R), Republican by 33.6 points, 2024
- Indiana District 4· James R. Baird (R), Republican by 33.9 points, 2024
- Indiana District 5· Victoria Spartz (R), Republican by 18.6 points, 2024
- Indiana District 6· Jefferson Shreve (R), Republican by 32.2 points, 2024
- Indiana District 7· André Carson (D), Democratic by 39.3 points, 2024
- Indiana District 8· Mark B. Messmer (R), Republican by 38.5 points, 2024
- Indiana District 9· Erin Houchin (R), Republican by 31.7 points, 2024
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History (25 elections for this seat)
- Votes for listed candidates
- 359,204
- Election day
- November 5, 2024
- District map
- Same as today
US House, Indiana District 5, 2024, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanVictoria SpartzWon Republican 203,29356.6% DemocraticDeborah A. Pickett Democratic 136,55438.0% IndependentRobby Slaughter Independent 9,7902.7% LibertarianLauri Shillings Libertarian 9,5672.7% - Votes for listed candidates
- 240,009
- Election day
- November 8, 2022
- District map
- Same as today
US House, Indiana District 5, 2022, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanVictoria SpartzWon Republican 146,57561.1% DemocraticJeannine Lee Lake Democratic 93,43438.9% - Votes for listed candidates
- 416,226
- Election day
- November 3, 2020
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2020)
US House, Indiana District 5, 2020, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanVictoria SpartzWon Republican 208,21250.0% DemocraticChristina Hale Democratic 191,22645.9% LibertarianKenneth Tucker Libertarian 16,7884.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 317,177
- Election day
- November 6, 2018
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2020)
US House, Indiana District 5, 2018, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanSusan W BrooksWon Republican 180,03556.8% DemocraticDee Thornton Democratic 137,14243.2% - Votes for listed candidates
- 361,135
- Election day
- November 8, 2016
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2020)
US House, Indiana District 5, 2016, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanSusan W BrooksWon Republican 221,95761.5% DemocraticAngela Demaree Democratic 123,84934.3% LibertarianMatthew Wittlief Libertarian 15,3294.2% - Votes for listed candidates
- 161,440
- Election day
- November 4, 2014
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2020)
US House, Indiana District 5, 2014, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanSusan W BrooksWon Republican 105,27765.2% DemocraticShawn A Denney Democratic 49,75630.8% LibertarianJohn Krom Libertarian 6,4074.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 333,359
- Election day
- November 6, 2012
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2020)
US House, Indiana District 5, 2012, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanSusan BrooksWon Republican 194,57058.4% DemocraticScott Reske Democratic 125,34737.6% LibertarianChard Reid Libertarian 13,4424.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 236,407
- Election day
- November 2, 2010
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2010)
US House, Indiana District 5, 2010, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanDan BurtonWon Republican 146,89962.1% DemocraticTim Crawford Democratic 60,02425.4% LibertarianRichard "Chard" Reid Libertarian 18,2667.7% IndependentJesse C Trueblood Independent 11,2184.7% - Votes for listed candidates
- 358,062
- Election day
- November 4, 2008
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2010)
US House, Indiana District 5, 2008, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanDan BurtonWon Republican 234,70565.5% DemocraticMary Etta Ruley Democratic 123,35734.5% - Votes for listed candidates
- 204,929
- Election day
- November 7, 2006
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2010)
US House, Indiana District 5, 2006, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanDan BurtonWon Republican 133,11865.0% DemocraticKatherine Fox Carr Democratic 64,36231.4% LibertarianSheri Conover Sharlow Libertarian 7,4313.6% Scattered write-insName as filed: Writein Write-in 180.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 318,363
- Election day
- November 2, 2004
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2010)
US House, Indiana District 5, 2004, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanDan BurtonWon Republican 228,71871.8% DemocraticKatherine Fox Carr Democratic 82,63726.0% LibertarianRick Hodgin Libertarian 7,0082.2% - Votes for listed candidates
- 179,855
- Election day
- November 5, 2002
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2010)
US House, Indiana District 5, 2002, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanDan BurtonWon Republican 129,44272.0% DemocraticKatherine Fox Carr Democratic 45,28325.2% LibertarianChristopher Adkins Libertarian 5,1302.9% - Votes for listed candidates
- 216,985
- Election day
- November 7, 2000
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2000)
US House, Indiana District 5, 2000, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanSteve BuyerWon Republican 132,05160.9% DemocraticGreg Goodnight Democratic 81,42737.5% LibertarianScott Benson Libertarian 3,5071.6% - Votes for listed candidates
- 162,388
- Election day
- November 3, 1998
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2000)
US House, Indiana District 5, 1998, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanStephen E BuyerWon Republican 101,56762.5% DemocraticDavid Steele Democratic 58,50436.0% LibertarianCarl D Waters Libertarian 2,3171.4% - Votes for listed candidates
- 211,111
- Election day
- November 5, 1996
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2000)
US House, Indiana District 5, 1996, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanStephen E BuyerWon Republican 125,19159.3% DemocraticDouglas L Clark Democratic 63,57830.1% LibertarianTom Lehman Libertarian 22,34210.6% - Votes for listed candidates
- 159,658
- Election day
- November 8, 1994
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2000)
US House, Indiana District 5, 1994, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanStephen E BuyerWon Republican 111,03169.5% DemocraticJ D Beatty Democratic 45,22428.3% IndependentClayton L Alfred Independent 3,4032.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 220,465
- Election day
- November 3, 1992
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2000)
US House, Indiana District 5, 1992, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanSteven E BuyerWon Republican 112,49251.0% DemocraticJim Jontz Democratic 107,97349.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 153,123
- Election day
- November 6, 1990
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1990)
US House, Indiana District 5, 1990, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJim JontzWon Democratic 81,37353.1% RepublicanJohn Arthur Johnson Republican 71,75046.9% - Votes for listed candidates
- 206,403
- Election day
- November 8, 1988
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1990)
US House, Indiana District 5, 1988, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJim JontzWon Democratic 116,24056.3% RepublicanPatricia L Williams Republican 90,16343.7% - Votes for listed candidates
- 157,006
- Election day
- November 4, 1986
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1990)
US House, Indiana District 5, 1986, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJames JontzWon Democratic 80,77251.4% RepublicanJames R Butcher Republican 75,50748.1% LibertarianBrent Waibel Libertarian 7270.5% - Votes for listed candidates
- 211,355
- Election day
- November 6, 1984
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1990)
US House, Indiana District 5, 1984, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanElwood H HillisWon Republican 143,56067.9% DemocraticAllen B Maxwell Democratic 66,63131.5% LibertarianDavid E Osterfeld Libertarian 1,1640.6% - Votes for listed candidates
- 172,707
- Election day
- November 2, 1982
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1990)
US House, Indiana District 5, 1982, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanElwood H "Bud" HillisWon Republican 105,46961.1% DemocraticAllen B Maxwell Democratic 67,23838.9% - Votes for listed candidates
- 209,852
- Election day
- November 4, 1980
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1980)
US House, Indiana District 5, 1980, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanElwood H HillisWon Republican 129,47461.7% DemocraticNels J Ackerson Democratic 80,37838.3% - Votes for listed candidates
- 140,429
- Election day
- November 7, 1978
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1980)
US House, Indiana District 5, 1978, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanElwood H HillisWon Republican 94,95067.6% DemocraticMax Ervin Heiss Democratic 45,47932.4% - Votes for listed candidates
- 206,001
- Election day
- November 2, 1976
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1980)
US House, Indiana District 5, 1976, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanElwood HillisWon Republican 127,19461.7% DemocraticWilliam C Stout Democratic 78,80738.3%
All rows: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, U.S. House 1976-2024, retrieved Oct 28, 2026
District numbers are reused after each redistricting, so rows on older lines cover different territory than today's Indiana District 5.
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Election Wrld. (2026). Indiana District 5, US House results. https://www.electionwrld.com/in/congress/5. Retrieved October 30, 2026.
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Sources
Sources
- Used for
- web/data/results/house/{ST}.json. The Dataverse API refuses this file behind a guestbook, so the identical file was taken from two public GitHub copies (Hackquantumcpp/snoutcounter-midterms-2026-model data/1976-2024-house.csv and sta199-f26/sta199-f26.github.io _data/gerrymander/1976-2024-house.tab), which are byte-identical to each other and match the md5 a9566ac393913a1af343284e837c17bb that Dataverse lists for dataset version 15.0 (2026-03-09). sha256 76eec42483ee9f0fc5cf6e377442c783d1ae6eefa929729fd6561a69bab47f2a.
- License
- CC0 1.0
- Retrieved
- October 28, 2026
- Link
- https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/IG0UN2
- Used for
- cd.topo.json, sld/*.topo.json
- License
- US Census Bureau, public domain
- Retrieved
- October 28, 2026
- Link
- https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/arcgis/rest/services/TIGERweb/Legislative/MapServer
- Used for
- web/data/officials/congress.json (name, party, bioguide, official site, service start) and web/data/people (birth year, committees, social media handles and profile links; links only, nothing copied from the platforms). As-of: the files saved in data/raw/people on 2026-10-29.
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- CC0-1.0
- Retrieved
- October 28, 2026
- Link
- https://unitedstates.github.io/congress-legislators/legislators-current.json
DataState data (JSON)Sources: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, U.S. House 1976-2024, VoteHub polls (CC BY 4.0), FEC, DIME (ODC-BY), Portraits: unitedstates/images (public domain)Data as of Oct 28, 2026