Indiana's 4th Congressional District election, 2016

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Indiana's 4th Congressional District

General Election Date November 8, 2016

Primary Date May 3, 2016

November 8 Election Winner: Todd Rokita

Incumbent prior to election: Todd Rokita

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2016 U.S. House Elections

The 4th Congressional District of Indiana held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 8, 2016.

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Todd Rokita (R) defeated John Dale (D) and Steven Mayoras (L) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Rokita withdrew from the race on July 15, 2016, in order to run for governor of Indiana following a ballot vacancy. Rokita was not chosen to fill that vacancy, prompting him to once again seek re-election to his House seat. Republican committee members decided on August 13 to reinstate Rokita on the ballot. Rokita defeated Kevin Grant in the Republican primary.

Candidate Filing Deadline	Primary Election	General Election
February 5, 2016	May 3, 2016	November 8, 2016

Primary: A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. Indiana utilizes an open primary system. Voters are not required to register with a party, but state statutes stipulate that citizens vote in the primary of the party they have voted for most often in the past.

For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.

Incumbent: Heading into the election the incumbent was Todd Rokita (R), who was first elected in 2010.

Indiana's 4th Congressional District is based primarily in western Indiana and includes Benton, Carroll, Cass, Clinton, Fountain, Hendricks, Jasper, Montgomery, Newton, Putnam, Tippecanoe, Warren, and White counties. The district also includes parts of Boone, Howard and Morgan counties.

Election results

General election

U.S. House, Indiana District 4 General Election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Todd Rokita Incumbent	64.6%	193,412
	Democratic	John Dale	30.5%	91,256
	Libertarian	Steven Mayoras	4.9%	14,766
Total Votes				299,434
Source: Indiana Division of Elections

Primary election

U.S. House, Indiana District 4 Republican Primary, 2016

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Todd Rokita Incumbent	69.3%	86,051
Kevin Grant	30.7%	38,200
Total Votes		124,251
Source: Indiana Secretary of State

Candidates

General election candidates:

Todd Rokita a
John Dale
Steven Mayoras

Primary candidates:

Democratic

John Dale a

Republican

Todd Rokita - Incumbent a
Kevin Grant

Withdrew:
Ryan Farrar (D)

District history

2014

See also: Indiana's 4th Congressional District elections, 2014

The 4th Congressional District of Indiana held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Todd Rokita (R) defeated John Dale (D) in the general election.

U.S. House, Indiana District 4 General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Todd Rokita Incumbent	66.9%	94,998
	Democratic	John Dale	33.1%	47,056
Total Votes				142,054
Source: Indiana Secretary of State Official Results

2012

See also: Indiana's 4th Congressional District elections, 2012

The 4th Congressional District of Indiana held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012. Todd Rokita (R) won the election in the district.

U.S. House, Indiana District 4 General Election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Todd Rokita Incumbent	62%	168,688
	Democratic	Tara Nelson	34.2%	93,015
	Libertarian	Benjamin J. Gehlhausen	3.9%	10,565
Total Votes				272,268
Source: Indiana Secretary of State "House of Representatives Election Results"

Important dates and deadlines

See also: Indiana elections, 2016

The calendar below lists important dates for political candidates in Indiana in 2016.

Dates and requirements for candidates in 2016
Deadline	Event type	Event description
January 20, 2016	Campaign finance	Annual 2015 campaign finance reports due
February 2, 2016	Ballot access	Deadline for major party candidates for governor and the United States Senate to file petitions with county officials for verification
February 5, 2016	Ballot access	Final filing deadline for major party candidates running in the primary
April 15, 2016	Campaign finance	Pre-primary reports due
May 3, 2016	Election date	Primary election
June 30, 2016	Ballot access	Deadline for independent and minor party candidates to file petitions with county officials for verification
July 5, 2016	Ballot access	Filing deadline for write-in candidates
July 15, 2016	Ballot access	Filing deadline for independent and minor party candidates
October 21, 2016	Campaign finance	Pre-election reports due
November 8, 2016	Election date	General election
Source: Indiana Election Division, "2016 Indiana Election Calendar," accessed November 25, 2015 Alaska Public Offices Commission, "APOC Annual Calendar," accessed November 25, 2015

See also

• United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana, 2016
• United States House of Representatives elections, 2016

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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)