Aleem Young

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Aleem Young

Democratic Party

Candidate, U.S. House Indiana District 7

Elections and appointments

Last election

May 7, 2024

Next election

May 5, 2026

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Aleem Young (Democratic Party) is running for election to the U.S. House to represent Indiana's 7th Congressional District. He declared candidacy for the Democratic primary scheduled on May 5, 2026.^[source]

Elections

2026

See also: Indiana's 7th Congressional District election, 2026

General election

The primary will occur on May 5, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.

Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House Indiana District 7

Incumbent André Carson (D), George Hornedo (D), Trapper Stewart (D), and Aleem Young (D) are running in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Indiana District 7 on May 5, 2026.

		Candidate
		André Carson
		George Hornedo
	Submit photo	Trapper Stewart
	Submit photo	Aleem Young

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Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House Indiana District 7

Felipe Rios (R) is running in the Republican primary for U.S. House Indiana District 7 on May 5, 2026.

		Candidate
		Felipe Rios

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2024

See also: United States Senate election in Indiana, 2024

General election

General election for U.S. Senate Indiana

Jim Banks defeated Valerie McCray, Andy Horning, Phillip Beachy, and Antonio Alvarez in the general election for U.S. Senate Indiana on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jim Banks (R)	58.6	1,659,416
		Valerie McCray (D)	38.8	1,097,061
		Andy Horning (L)	2.6	73,233
		Phillip Beachy (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	168
	Submit photo	Antonio Alvarez (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	19

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,829,897
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Sean Dada (Independent)
• Richard Kent (Independent)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Indiana

Valerie McCray defeated Marc Carmichael in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Indiana on May 7, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Valerie McCray	68.0	121,734
		Marc Carmichael	32.0	57,256

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 178,990
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Marshall Travis (D)
• Aleem Young (D)
• Keith Potts (D)
• RaeVen Ridgell (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. Senate Indiana

Jim Banks advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Indiana on May 7, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jim Banks	100.0	475,729

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 475,729
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Anthony Tibby (R)
• Erik Benson (R)
• Wayne Harmon (R)
• John Rust (R)
• Douglas McGuire (R)

Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for U.S. Senate Indiana

Andy Horning advanced from the Libertarian convention for U.S. Senate Indiana on March 2, 2024.

		Candidate
✔		Andy Horning (L)

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source 1 Source 2
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Endorsements

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2022

U.S. House Indiana District 9

See also: Indiana's 9th Congressional District election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House Indiana District 9

Erin Houchin defeated Matthew Fyfe, Tonya Millis, and Jacob Bailey in the general election for U.S. House Indiana District 9 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Erin Houchin (R)	63.6	143,166
		Matthew Fyfe (D)	33.6	75,700
		Tonya Millis (L)	2.8	6,374
		Jacob Bailey (G) (Write-in)	0.0	36

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 225,276
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Aleem Young (Freedom Party)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Indiana District 9

Matthew Fyfe defeated Isak Nti Asare and D. Liam Dorris in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Indiana District 9 on May 3, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Matthew Fyfe	56.8	12,240
		Isak Nti Asare	29.2	6,305
		D. Liam Dorris	14.0	3,023

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 21,568
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Babak Rezaei (D)
• Jonathon Cole (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Indiana District 9

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Indiana District 9 on May 3, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Erin Houchin	37.3	21,697
		Mike Sodrel	25.8	15,008
		Stu Barnes-Israel	21.0	12,193
	Submit photo	Jim Baker	5.1	2,946
		J. Michael Davisson	2.7	1,597
		D. Eric Schansberg	2.7	1,559
		Brian Tibbs	2.5	1,461
		Dan Heiwig	1.6	919
		Bill Thomas	1.3	756

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 58,136
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Hiren Patel (R)

Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for U.S. House Indiana District 9

Tonya Millis advanced from the Libertarian convention for U.S. House Indiana District 9 on March 5, 2022.

		Candidate
✔		Tonya Millis (L)

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U.S. Senate Indiana

See also: United States Senate election in Indiana, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. Senate Indiana

The following candidates ran in the general election for U.S. Senate Indiana on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Todd C. Young (R)	58.6	1,090,390
		Thomas McDermott Jr. (D)	37.9	704,480
		James Sceniak (L)	3.4	63,823
		Danny Niederberger (Independent) (Write-in)	0.1	1,294
		Haneefah Khaaliq (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	148
		Phillip Beachy (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	7
	Submit photo	David Storer (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	7
	Submit photo	Antonio Alvarez (Political Synergy Party) (Write-in)	0.0	3
	Submit photo	Thomas Baer (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	2

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,860,154
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Jason Gabehart (Independent)
• Ellen Kizik (Independent)
• Mark J. Powell (L)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Indiana

Thomas McDermott Jr. advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Indiana on May 3, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Thomas McDermott Jr.	100.0	173,466

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 173,466
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Valerie McCray (D)
• Haneefah Khaaliq (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. Senate Indiana

Incumbent Todd C. Young advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Indiana on May 3, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Todd C. Young	100.0	372,738

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 372,738
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Danny Niederberger (R)
• John Piper (R)
• Aleem Young (R)

Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for U.S. Senate Indiana

James Sceniak defeated William Henry in the Libertarian convention for U.S. Senate Indiana on March 5, 2022.

		Candidate
		William Henry (L)
✔		James Sceniak (L)

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Campaign themes

2026

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2024

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2022

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Campaign finance summary

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Aleem Young campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2026*	U.S. House Indiana District 7	Candidacy Declared primary	$0	N/A**
2024	U.S. Senate Indiana	Withdrew primary	$0	N/A**
2022	U.S. House Indiana District 9	Withdrew general	$0	N/A**
2022	U.S. Senate Indiana	Withdrew primary	$0	N/A**
Grand total			$0	N/A**
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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Footnotes

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Indiana's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Jim Banks (R)

Todd Young (R)

Representatives

District 1

Frank Mrvan (D)

District 2

Rudy Yakym (R)

District 3

Marlin Stutzman (R)

District 4

Jim Baird (R)

District 5

Victoria Spartz (R)

District 6

Jefferson Shreve (R)

District 7

André Carson (D)

District 8

Mark Messmer (R)

District 9

Erin Houchin (R)

Republican Party (9)

Democratic Party (2)