Erik Benson

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Erik Benson

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Republican Party

Erik Benson (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Indiana's 6th Congressional District. He did not appear on the ballot for the Republican primary on May 7, 2024.

Benson also ran for election to the U.S. Senate to represent Indiana. He did not appear on the ballot for the Republican primary on May 7, 2024.

Elections

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates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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Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Benson in this election.

See also: Indiana's 6th Congressional District election, 2024

Indiana's 6th Congressional District election, 2024 (May 7 Republican primary)

Indiana's 6th Congressional District election, 2024 (May 7 Democratic primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Indiana District 6

Jefferson Shreve defeated Cynthia Wirth and James Sceniak in the general election for U.S. House Indiana District 6 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jefferson Shreve (R)	63.9	201,357
		Cynthia Wirth (D)	31.7	99,841
		James Sceniak (L)	4.4	13,711

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 314,909
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Indiana District 6

Cynthia Wirth advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Indiana District 6 on May 7, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Cynthia Wirth	100.0	11,708

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 11,708
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Indiana District 6

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Indiana District 6 on May 7, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jefferson Shreve	28.4	20,265
		Mike Speedy	22.1	15,752
		Jamison E. Carrier	20.1	14,386
		Bill Frazier	10.0	7,110
		Jeff Raatz	8.9	6,365
		John Jacob	8.1	5,793
	Submit photo	Darin Childress	2.4	1,737

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 71,408
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Greg Pence (R)
• Erik Benson (R)
• Siddharth Mahant (R)

Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for U.S. House Indiana District 6

James Sceniak advanced from the Libertarian convention for U.S. House Indiana District 6 on March 2, 2024.

		Candidate
✔		James Sceniak (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

See also: Indiana's 6th Congressional District election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House Indiana District 6

Incumbent Greg Pence defeated Cynthia Wirth in the general election for U.S. House Indiana District 6 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Greg Pence (R)	67.5	130,686
		Cynthia Wirth (D)	32.5	62,838

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 193,524
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Indiana District 6

Cynthia Wirth defeated George Thomas Holland in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Indiana District 6 on May 3, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Cynthia Wirth	73.1	9,057
		George Thomas Holland	26.9	3,337

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 12,394
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Barton Teeters (D)
• Mark J. Powell (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Indiana District 6

Incumbent Greg Pence defeated James Dean Alspach in the Republican primary for U.S. House Indiana District 6 on May 3, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Greg Pence	77.6	44,893
	Submit photo	James Dean Alspach	22.4	12,923

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 57,816
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Zach Smith (R)
• Erik Benson (R)

Campaign themes

2024

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Erik Benson did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.

2022

Erik Benson did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

Campaign finance summary

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Erik Benson campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2024*	U.S. House Indiana District 6	Withdrew primary	$0	N/A**
2024*	U.S. Senate Indiana	Withdrew primary	$0	N/A**
2022	U.S. House Indiana District 6	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)