Indiana's 7th Congressional District election (May 8, 2018 Democratic primary)
- General election: Nov. 6
- Voter registration deadline: Oct. 9
- Early voting: Oct. 10 - Nov. 5
- Absentee voting deadline: Nov. 6
- Online registration: Yes
- Same-day registration: No
- Voter ID: Photo ID required
- Poll times: 6:00 am to 6:00 pm local time
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Indiana's 7th Congressional District |
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Democratic primary Republican primary General election |
Election details |
Filing deadline: February 9, 2018 |
Primary: May 8, 2018 General: November 6, 2018 Pre-election incumbent: André Carson (Democrat) |
How to vote |
Poll times: 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Voting in Indiana |
Race ratings |
Cook Political Report: Solid Democratic Inside Elections: Solid Democratic Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe Democratic |
Ballotpedia analysis |
U.S. Senate battlegrounds U.S. House battlegrounds Federal and state primary competitiveness Ballotpedia's Election Analysis Hub, 2018 |
See also |
U.S. Senate • 1st • 2nd • 3rd • 4th • 5th • 6th • 7th • 8th • 9th Indiana elections, 2018 U.S. Congress elections, 2018 U.S. Senate elections, 2018 U.S. House elections, 2018 |
A Democratic Party primary election took place on May 8, 2018, in Indiana's 7th District to determine which Democrat would run in the district's November 6, 2018, general election.
This page focuses on the Democratic primary. For an overview of the election in general, click here.
Candidate Filing Deadline | Primary Election | General Election |
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Candidates and election results
Incumbent André Carson defeated Sue Spicer, Curtis Godfrey, Bob Kern, and Pierre Quincy Pullins in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Indiana District 7 on May 8, 2018.
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Indiana District 7
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | André Carson | 88.0 | 37,662 |
![]() | Sue Spicer | 8.2 | 3,499 | |
Curtis Godfrey | 1.7 | 725 | ||
![]() | Bob Kern | 1.6 | 704 | |
Pierre Quincy Pullins | 0.5 | 226 |
Total votes: 42,816 | ||||
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District analysis
- See also: The Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index
- See also: FiveThirtyEight's elasticity scores
The 2017 Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was D+11, meaning that in the previous two presidential elections, this district's results were 11 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made Indiana's 7th Congressional District the 111th most Democratic nationally.[1]
FiveThirtyEight's September 2018 elasticity score for states and congressional districts measured "how sensitive it is to changes in the national political environment." This district's elasticity score was 0.96. This means that for every 1 point the national political mood moved toward a party, the district was expected to move 0.96 points toward that party.[2]
Campaign finance
The table below contains data from FEC Quarterly October 2017 reports. It includes only candidates who reported at least $10,000 in campaign contributions as of September 30, 2017.[3]
Democrats
State overview
Partisan control
This section details the partisan control of federal and state positions in Indiana heading into the 2018 elections.
Congressional delegation
- Following the 2016 elections, one Democrat and one Republican held the U.S. Senate seats in Indiana.
- Republicans held seven of nine U.S. House seats in Indiana.
State executives
- As of May 2018, Republicans held seven of 14 state executive positions, and seven positions were held by nonpartisan or independent officials.
- The governor of Indiana was Republican Eric Holcomb.
State legislature
- Republicans controlled both chambers of the Indiana General Assembly. They had a 70-30 majority in the state House and a 41-9 majority in the state Senate.
Trifecta status
- Indiana was a Republican trifecta, meaning the Republican Party held control of the governorship and both chambers of the state legislature.
2018 elections
- See also: Indiana elections, 2018
Indiana held elections for the following positions in 2018:
- One Senate seat
- Nine U.S. House seats
- Three lower state executive positions
- 25 of 50 state Senate seats
- 100 state House seats
- One state Supreme Court retention election
- One state Court of Appeals retention election
Demographics
Demographic data for Indiana | ||
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Indiana | U.S. | |
Total population: | 6,612,768 | 316,515,021 |
Land area (sq mi): | 35,826 | 3,531,905 |
Race and ethnicity** | ||
White: | 84.2% | 73.6% |
Black/African American: | 9.2% | 12.6% |
Asian: | 1.9% | 5.1% |
Native American: | 0.2% | 0.8% |
Pacific Islander: | 0% | 0.2% |
Two or more: | 2.2% | 3% |
Hispanic/Latino: | 6.4% | 17.1% |
Education | ||
High school graduation rate: | 87.8% | 86.7% |
College graduation rate: | 24.1% | 29.8% |
Income | ||
Median household income: | $49,255 | $53,889 |
Persons below poverty level: | 18.4% | 11.3% |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015) Click here for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in Indiana. **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here. |
As of July 2016, Indiana had a population of approximately 6,600,000 people, with its three largest cities being Indianapolis (pop. est. 856,000), Fort Wayne (pop. est. 265,000), and Evansville (pop. est. 119,000).[4][5] The chart on the right shows demographic information for Indiana from 2010 to 2015.
State election history
This section provides an overview of federal and state elections in Indiana from 2000 to 2016. All data comes from the Indiana Secretary of State.[6]
Historical elections
Presidential elections
This chart shows the results of the presidential election in Indiana every year from 2000 to 2016.
Election results (President of the United States), Indiana 2000-2016 | |||||
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Year | First-place candidate | First-place candidate votes (%) | Second-place candidate | Second-place candidate votes (%) | Margin of victory (%) |
2016 | ![]() |
56.8% | ![]() |
37.9% | 18.9% |
2012 | ![]() |
54.1% | ![]() |
43.9% | 10.2% |
2008 | ![]() |
50.0% | ![]() |
48.9% | 1.1% |
2004 | ![]() |
59.9% | ![]() |
39.3% | 20.6% |
2000 | ![]() |
56.7% | ![]() |
41.0% | 15.7% |
U.S. Senate elections, 2000-2016
This chart shows the results of U.S. Senate races in Indiana from 2000 to 2016. Every state has two Senate seats, and each seat goes up for election every six years. The terms of the seats are staggered so that roughly one-third of the seats are up every two years.
Election results (U.S. Senator), Indiana 2000-2016 | |||||
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Year | First-place candidate | First-place candidate votes (%) | Second-place candidate | Second-place candidate votes (%) | Margin of victory (%) |
2016 | ![]() |
52.1% | ![]() |
42.4% | 9.7% |
2012 | ![]() |
50.0% | ![]() |
44.3% | 5.7% |
2010 | ![]() |
54.6% | ![]() |
40.0% | 14.6% |
2006 | ![]() |
87.3% | ![]() |
12.6% | 74.7% |
2004 | ![]() |
61.7% | ![]() |
37.2% | 24.5% |
2000 | ![]() |
66.5% | ![]() |
31.9% | 34.6% |
Gubernatorial elections, 2000-2016
This chart shows the results of the four gubernatorial elections held between 2000 and 2016. Gubernatorial elections are held every four years in Indiana.
Election results (Governor), Indiana 2000-2016 | |||||
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Year | First-place candidate | First-place candidate votes (%) | Second-place candidate | Second-place candidate votes (%) | Margin of victory (%) |
2016 | ![]() |
51.4% | ![]() |
45.4% | 6.0% |
2012 | ![]() |
50.0% | ![]() |
46.6% | 3.4% |
2008 | ![]() |
57.8% | ![]() |
40.1% | 17.7% |
2004 | ![]() |
53.2% | ![]() |
45.5% | 7.7% |
2000 | ![]() |
56.6% | ![]() |
41.7% | 14.9% |
Congressional delegation, 2000-2016
This chart shows the number of Democrats and Republicans who were elected to represent Indiana in the U.S. House from 2000 to 2016. Elections for U.S. House seats are held every two years.
Trifectas, 1992-2017
A state government trifecta occurs when one party controls both chambers of the state legislature and the governor's office.
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
- United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana, 2018
- United States House elections in Indiana (May 8, 2018 Democratic primaries)
- Indiana's 7th Congressional District election (May 8, 2018 Republican primary)
- United States House of Representatives elections, 2018
Footnotes
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "Introducing the 2017 Cook Political Report Partisan Voter Index," April 7, 2017
- ↑ FiveThirtyEight, "Election Update: The Most (And Least) Elastic States And Districts," September 6, 2018
- ↑ FEC, "Federal Election Commission," accessed November 5, 2017
- ↑ Indiana Demographics, "Indiana Cities by Population," accessed January 9, 2018
- ↑ U.S. Census Bureau, "Quickfacts Indiana," accessed January 9, 2018
- ↑ Indiana Secretary of State, "Election Results," accessed September 5, 2018