United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana, 2020

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2020 U.S. House Elections in Indiana
Primary Date
June 2, 2020
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The 2020 U.S. House of Representatives elections in Indiana took place on November 3, 2020. Voters elected nine candidates to serve in the U.S. House from each of the state's nine congressional districts.

Candidate filing deadline Primary election General election
February 7, 2020
June 2, 2020
November 3, 2020

Election procedure changes in 2020

See also: Changes to election dates, procedures, and administration in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, 2020

Ballotpedia provided comprehensive coverage of how election dates and procedures changed in 2020. While the majority of changes occurred as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, some changes occurred for other reasons.

Indiana did not modify any procedures for the November 3, 2020, general election.

For a full timeline about election modifications made in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, click here.

Partisan breakdown

Heading into the November 3 election, the Republican Party held seven of the nine congressional seats from Indiana.

Members of the U.S. House from Indiana -- Partisan Breakdown
Party As of November 2020 After the 2020 Election
     Democratic Party 2 2
     Republican Party 7 7
Total 9 9

Incumbents

Heading into the 2020 election, the incumbents for the nine congressional districts were:

Name Party District
Peter Visclosky Electiondot.png Democratic 1
Jackie Walorski Ends.png Republican 2
Jim Banks Ends.png Republican 3
Jim Baird Ends.png Republican 4
Susan Brooks Ends.png Republican 5
Greg Pence Ends.png Republican 6
André Carson Electiondot.png Democratic 7
Larry Bucshon Ends.png Republican 8
Trey Hollingsworth Ends.png Republican 9


Voting in Indiana

See also: Voting in Indiana

2020 election results
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Battleground races

Ballotpedia has identified the following Indiana elections as battlegrounds:

Candidates

District 1

General election candidates


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District 2

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District 3

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District 4

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District 5

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Did not make the ballot:

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District 6

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District 7

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District 8

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District 9

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Republican Party Republican primary candidates

There are no official candidates yet for this election.

Candidate ballot access requirements

The table below details filing requirements for U.S. House candidates in Indiana in the 2020 election cycle. For additional information on candidate ballot access requirements in Indiana, click here.

Filing requirements for U.S. House candidates, 2020
State Office Party Signatures required Signature formula Filing fee Filing fee formula Filing deadline Source
Indiana 1st Congressional District Qualified party N/A (only declaration of candidacy required) N/A N/A N/A 2/7/2020 Source
Indiana 2nd Congressional District Qualified party N/A (only declaration of candidacy required) N/A N/A N/A 2/7/2020 Source
Indiana 3rd Congressional District Qualified party N/A (only declaration of candidacy required) N/A N/A N/A 2/7/2020 Source
Indiana 4th Congressional District Qualified party N/A (only declaration of candidacy required) N/A N/A N/A 2/7/2020 Source
Indiana 5th Congressional District Qualified party N/A (only declaration of candidacy required) N/A N/A N/A 2/7/2020 Source
Indiana 6th Congressional District Qualified party N/A (only declaration of candidacy required) N/A N/A N/A 2/7/2020 Source
Indiana 7th Congressional District Qualified party N/A (only declaration of candidacy required) N/A N/A N/A 2/7/2020 Source
Indiana 8th Congressional District Qualified party N/A (only declaration of candidacy required) N/A N/A N/A 2/7/2020 Source
Indiana 9th Congressional District Qualified party N/A (only declaration of candidacy required) N/A N/A N/A 2/7/2020 Source
Indiana 1st Congressional District Unaffiliated Unknown (district-level election results unavailable for calculations) 2% of total votes cast for the secretary of state in the district in the last election N/A N/A 7/15/2020 Source
Indiana 2nd Congressional District Unaffiliated Unknown (district-level election results unavailable for calculations) 2% of total votes cast for the secretary of state in the district in the last election N/A N/A 7/15/2020 Source
Indiana 3rd Congressional District Unaffiliated Unknown (district-level election results unavailable for calculations) 2% of total votes cast for the secretary of state in the district in the last election N/A N/A 7/15/2020 Source
Indiana 4th Congressional District Unaffiliated Unknown (district-level election results unavailable for calculations) 2% of total votes cast for the secretary of state in the district in the last election N/A N/A 7/15/2020 Source
Indiana 5th Congressional District Unaffiliated Unknown (district-level election results unavailable for calculations) 2% of total votes cast for the secretary of state in the district in the last election N/A N/A 7/15/2020 Source
Indiana 6th Congressional District Unaffiliated Unknown (district-level election results unavailable for calculations) 2% of total votes cast for the secretary of state in the district in the last election N/A N/A 7/15/2020 Source
Indiana 7th Congressional District Unaffiliated Unknown (district-level election results unavailable for calculations) 2% of total votes cast for the secretary of state in the district in the last election N/A N/A 7/15/2020 Source
Indiana 8th Congressional District Unaffiliated Unknown (district-level election results unavailable for calculations) 2% of total votes cast for the secretary of state in the district in the last election N/A N/A 7/15/2020 Source
Indiana 9th Congressional District Unaffiliated Unknown (district-level election results unavailable for calculations) 2% of total votes cast for the secretary of state in the district in the last election N/A N/A 7/15/2020 Source

Pivot Counties

See also: Pivot Counties by state

Five of 92 Indiana counties—5 percent—are Pivot Counties. Pivot Counties are counties that voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012 and for Donald Trump (R) in 2016. Altogether, the nation had 206 Pivot Counties, with most being concentrated in upper midwestern and northeastern states.

Counties won by Trump in 2016 and Obama in 2012 and 2008
County Trump margin of victory in 2016 Obama margin of victory in 2012 Obama margin of victory in 2008
Delaware County, Indiana 13.43% 3.12% 14.98%
LaPorte County, Indiana 6.33% 12.57% 22.04%
Perry County, Indiana 18.55% 11.59% 22.84%
Porter County, Indiana 6.59% 3.90% 7.20%
Vigo County, Indiana 14.97% 0.86% 15.83%

In the 2016 presidential election, Donald Trump (R) won Indiana with 56.9 percent of the vote. Hillary Clinton (D) received 37.8 percent. Indiana Gov. Mike Pence (R) was Trump's running mate. In presidential elections between 1900 and 2016, Indiana voted Republican 83.33 percent of the time and Democratic 16.67 percent of the time. In the five presidential elections between 2000 and 2016, Indiana voted Republican four times and Democratic once when it voted for Barack Obama in 2008.

Presidential results by legislative district

The following table details results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections by state House districts in Indiana. Click [show] to expand the table. The "Obama," "Romney," "Clinton," and "Trump" columns describe the percent of the vote each presidential candidate received in the district. The "2012 Margin" and "2016 Margin" columns describe the margin of victory between the two presidential candidates in those years. The "Party Control" column notes which party held that seat heading into the 2018 general election. Data on the results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections broken down by state legislative districts was compiled by Daily Kos.[1][2]

In 2012, Barack Obama (D) won 28 out of 100 state House districts in Indiana with an average margin of victory of 32.8 points. In 2016, Hillary Clinton (D) won 25 out of 100 state House districts in Indiana with an average margin of victory of 32.9 points. Clinton won one district controlled by a Republican heading into the 2018 elections.
In 2012, Mitt Romney (R) won 72 out of 100 state House districts in Indiana with an average margin of victory of 25.3 points. In 2016, Donald Trump (R) won 75 out of 100 state House districts in Indiana with an average margin of victory of 34.3 points. Trump won six districts controlled by Democrats heading into the 2018 elections.


See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' statewide election results by congressional and legislative districts," July 9, 2013
  2. ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' 2016 presidential results for congressional and legislative districts," February 6, 2017
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Indiana's current delegation to the United States Congress
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Mike Braun (R)
Todd Young (R)
Representatives
District 1
District 2
District 3
Jim Banks (R)
District 4
Jim Baird (R)
District 5
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District 7
District 8
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