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Indiana's 1st Congressional District election, 2026
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| Indiana's 1st Congressional District |
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| Election details |
| Filing deadline: February 6, 2026 |
| Primary: May 5, 2026 General: November 3, 2026 |
| How to vote |
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All U.S. House districts, including the 1st Congressional District of Indiana, are holding elections in 2026. The general election is November 3, 2026. The primary is May 5, 2026. The filing deadline is February 6, 2026. For more information about the primaries in this election, click on the links below:
- Indiana's 1st Congressional District election, 2026 (May 5 Democratic primary)
- Indiana's 1st Congressional District election, 2026 (May 5 Republican primary)
Candidates and election results
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General election
The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.
General election for U.S. House Indiana District 1
Incumbent Frank Mrvan, Jennifer-Ruth Green, Barb Regnitz, and James Schenke are running in the general election for U.S. House Indiana District 1 on November 3, 2026.
Candidate | ||
| Frank Mrvan (D) | ||
| Jennifer-Ruth Green (R) | ||
| Barb Regnitz (R) | ||
| James Schenke (R) | ||
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Candidate profiles
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Voting information
- See also: Voting in Indiana
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Campaign finance
| Name | Party | Receipts* | Disbursements** | Cash on hand | Date |
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| Frank Mrvan | Democratic Party | $1,047,935 | $455,215 | $681,180 | As of September 30, 2025 |
| Jennifer-Ruth Green | Republican Party | $0 | $0 | $0 | Data not available*** |
| Barb Regnitz | Republican Party | $0 | $0 | $0 | Data not available*** |
| James Schenke | Republican Party | $38,963 | $30,348 | $8,615 | As of September 30, 2025 |
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Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2026. This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* According to the FEC, "Receipts are anything of value (money, goods, services or property) received by a political committee." |
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General election race ratings
- See also: Race rating definitions and methods
Ballotpedia provides race ratings from four outlets: The Cook Political Report, Inside Elections, Sabato's Crystal Ball, and DDHQ/The Hill. Each race rating indicates if one party is perceived to have an advantage in the race and, if so, the degree of advantage:
- Safe and Solid ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge and the race is not competitive.
- Likely ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge, but an upset is possible.
- Lean ratings indicate that one party has a small edge, but the race is competitive.[1]
- Toss-up ratings indicate that neither party has an advantage.
Race ratings are informed by a number of factors, including polling, candidate quality, and election result history in the race's district or state.[2][3][4]
| Race ratings: Indiana's 1st Congressional District election, 2026 | |||||||||
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| Race tracker | Race ratings | ||||||||
| 12/23/2025 | 12/16/2025 | 12/9/2025 | 12/2/2025 | ||||||
| The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter | Likely Democratic | Likely Democratic | Likely Democratic | Likely Democratic | |||||
| Decision Desk HQ and The Hill | Pending | Pending | Pending | Pending | |||||
| Inside Elections with Nathan L. Gonzales | Lean Democratic | Lean Democratic | Lean Democratic | Lean Democratic | |||||
| Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball | Lean Democratic | Lean Democratic | Lean Democratic | Lean Democratic | |||||
| Note: Ballotpedia reviews external race ratings every week throughout the election season and posts weekly updates even if the media outlets have not revised their ratings during that week. | |||||||||
Ballot access
The table below details filing requirements for U.S. House candidates in Indiana in the 2026 election cycle. For additional information on candidate ballot access requirements in Indiana, click here.
| Filing requirements for U.S. House candidates, 2026 | ||||||
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| State | Office | Party | Signatures required | Filing fee | Filing deadline | Source |
| Indiana | U.S. House | Ballot-qualified party | N/A (only declaration of candidacy required) | N/A | 2/6/2026 | Source |
| Indiana | U.S. House | Unaffiliated | 2% of total votes cast for the secretary of state in the district in the last election | N/A | 7/15/2026 | Source |
District history
The section below details election results for this office in elections dating back to 2020.
General election
General election for U.S. House Indiana District 1
Incumbent Frank Mrvan (D) defeated Randell Niemeyer (R) and Dakotah Miskus (L) in the general election for U.S. House Indiana District 1 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Frank Mrvan (D) | 53.4 | 172,467 |
| | Randell Niemeyer (R) ![]() | 44.9 | 145,056 | |
| | Dakotah Miskus (L) ![]() | 1.6 | 5,200 | |
| Total votes: 322,723 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Jason Brown (American Independent Party)
- Tiffany Ford (Independent)
- Samuel Kravitz (Independent)
Democratic primary
Democratic primary for U.S. House Indiana District 1
Incumbent Frank Mrvan (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Indiana District 1 on May 7, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Frank Mrvan | 100.0 | 31,155 |
| Total votes: 31,155 | ||||
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Republican primary
Republican primary for U.S. House Indiana District 1
Randell Niemeyer (R) defeated Mark Leyva (R) and David Ben Ruiz (R) in the Republican primary for U.S. House Indiana District 1 on May 7, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Randell Niemeyer ![]() | 60.8 | 18,449 |
| | Mark Leyva ![]() | 24.8 | 7,509 | |
| | David Ben Ruiz ![]() | 14.4 | 4,367 | |
| Total votes: 30,325 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Martin Lucas (R)
General election
General election for U.S. House Indiana District 1
Incumbent Frank Mrvan (D) defeated Jennifer-Ruth Green (R) and William Powers (Independent) in the general election for U.S. House Indiana District 1 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Frank Mrvan (D) | 52.8 | 112,656 |
| | Jennifer-Ruth Green (R) | 47.2 | 100,542 | |
| William Powers (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 9 | ||
| Total votes: 213,207 | ||||
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Democratic primary
Democratic primary for U.S. House Indiana District 1
Incumbent Frank Mrvan (D) defeated Richard Fantin (D) in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Indiana District 1 on May 3, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Frank Mrvan | 86.4 | 34,489 |
| Richard Fantin | 13.6 | 5,413 | ||
| Total votes: 39,902 | ||||
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Republican primary
Republican primary for U.S. House Indiana District 1
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Indiana District 1 on May 3, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jennifer-Ruth Green | 47.1 | 14,616 |
| | Blair Milo | 22.4 | 6,964 | |
| | Mark Leyva | 13.5 | 4,173 | |
| Nicholas Pappas | 7.8 | 2,409 | ||
| | Martin Lucas ![]() | 3.6 | 1,114 | |
| | David Ben Ruiz ![]() | 3.4 | 1,054 | |
| | Aaron Storer ![]() | 2.2 | 692 | |
| Total votes: 31,022 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Tom Madden (R)
General election
General election for U.S. House Indiana District 1
Frank Mrvan (D) defeated Mark Leyva (R) and Edward Michael Strauss (L) in the general election for U.S. House Indiana District 1 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Frank Mrvan (D) | 56.6 | 185,180 |
| | Mark Leyva (R) | 40.4 | 132,247 | |
| Edward Michael Strauss (L) | 2.9 | 9,521 | ||
| Total votes: 326,948 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Ryan Lamb (D)
Democratic primary
Democratic primary for U.S. House Indiana District 1
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Indiana District 1 on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Frank Mrvan | 32.8 | 29,575 |
| | Thomas McDermott Jr. ![]() | 28.2 | 25,426 | |
| | Jim Harper | 10.1 | 9,133 | |
| Melissa Borom | 8.7 | 7,792 | ||
| | Mara Candelaria Reardon | 7.8 | 6,997 | |
| | Sabrina Haake ![]() | 4.8 | 4,365 | |
| Carrie Castro | 1.5 | 1,330 | ||
| John Hall | 1.4 | 1,223 | ||
| | Scott Costello ![]() | 1.3 | 1,126 | |
| | Antonio Daggett Sr. | 1.1 | 965 | |
| Wendell Mosby | 1.0 | 893 | ||
| Jayson Reeves | 0.6 | 526 | ||
| Andrew Sylwestrowicz | 0.4 | 396 | ||
| | Ryan Farrar | 0.3 | 297 | |
| Total votes: 90,044 | ||||
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Republican primary
Republican primary for U.S. House Indiana District 1
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Indiana District 1 on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mark Leyva | 34.9 | 10,799 |
| William Powers | 22.9 | 7,073 | ||
| | Spencer Lemmons ![]() | 15.4 | 4,748 | |
| | Mont Handley ![]() | 11.7 | 3,625 | |
| | Dion Bergeron ![]() | 10.1 | 3,127 | |
| Delano Scaife | 5.0 | 1,552 | ||
| Total votes: 30,924 | ||||
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Libertarian Party convention
Libertarian convention for U.S. House Indiana District 1
Edward Michael Strauss (L) advanced from the Libertarian Party convention for U.S. House Indiana District 1 on March 7, 2020.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | Edward Michael Strauss | |
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District analysis
Click the tabs below to view information about voter composition, past elections, and demographics in both the district and the state.
- District map - A map of the district in place for the election.
- Competitiveness - Information about the competitiveness of 2026 U.S. House elections in the state.
- Presidential elections - Information about presidential elections in the district and the state.
- State party control - The partisan makeup of the state's congressional delegation and state government.
Below is the district map in place for this election. Click the map below to enlarge it.

Partisan Voter Index
Heading into the 2026 elections, based on results from the 2024 and 2020 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district is D+1. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 1 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made Indiana's 1st the 204th most Democratic district nationally.[5]
2020 presidential election results
The table below shows what the vote in the 2024 presidential election was in this district. The presidential election data was compiled by The Downballot.
| Kamala Harris |
Donald Trump |
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| 49.4% | 49.0% |
Presidential voting history
- See also: Presidential election in Indiana, 2024
Indiana presidential election results (1900-2024)
- 5 Democratic wins
- 27 Republican wins
| Year | 1900 | 1904 | 1908 | 1912 | 1916 | 1920 | 1924 | 1928 | 1932 | 1936 | 1940 | 1944 | 1948 | 1952 | 1956 | 1960 | 1964 | 1968 | 1972 | 1976 | 1980 | 1984 | 1988 | 1992 | 1996 | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 | 2024 |
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| Winning Party | R | R | R | D | R | R | R | R | D | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | D | R | R | R | R |
Congressional delegation
The table below displays the partisan composition of Indiana's congressional delegation as of October 2025.
| Congressional Partisan Breakdown from Indiana | |||
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| Party | U.S. Senate | U.S. House | Total |
| Democratic | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Republican | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vacancies | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 9 | 11 |
State executive
The table below displays the officeholders in Indiana's top four state executive offices as of October 2025.
| Office | Officeholder |
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| Governor | |
| Lieutenant Governor | |
| Secretary of State | |
| Attorney General |
State legislature
Indiana State Senate
| Party | As of October 2025 | |
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| Democratic Party | 10 | |
| Republican Party | 40 | |
| Other | 0 | |
| Vacancies | 0 | |
| Total | 50 | |
Indiana House of Representatives
| Party | As of October 2025 | |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic Party | 29 | |
| Republican Party | 70 | |
| Other | 0 | |
| Vacancies | 1 | |
| Total | 100 | |
Trifecta control
Indiana Party Control: 1992-2025
No Democratic trifectas • Seventeen years of Republican trifectas
Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.
| Year | 92 | 93 | 94 | 95 | 96 | 97 | 98 | 99 | 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
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| Governor | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| Senate | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| House | D | D | D | R | R | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | R | R | D | D | D | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Inside Elections also uses Tilt ratings to indicate an even smaller advantage and greater competitiveness.
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Nathan Gonzalez," April 19, 2018
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Kyle Kondik," April 19, 2018
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Charlie Cook," April 22, 2018
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "2025 Cook PVI℠: District Map and List (119th Congress)," accessed July 1, 2025
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