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Indiana's 7th Congressional District elections, 2014

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Indiana's 7th Congressional District
General Election Date
November 4, 2014
Primary Date
May 6, 2014
November 4 Election Winner:
André Carson Democratic Party
Incumbent prior to election:
André Carson Democratic Party
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Race Ratings
Cook Political Report: Solid D[1]

Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe D[2]

Fairvote's Monopoly Politics: Safe D[3]
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The 7th Congressional District of Indiana held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014.

Incumbent André Carson (D), who was first elected in 2008, defeated challengers Catherine Ping (R) and Chris Mayo (L) in the general election on November 4, 2014. He won re-election in 2012 with 63% of the vote.

The Republican and Democratic primaries for this district were contested, with each party having four or more candidates who ran for the nomination. Carson ran against three other candidates in the Democratic Party but won with almost 90% of the vote. Ping, however, was in a more contested race in the Republican primary and faced four other candidates seeking nomination. Ping won around 35% of the votes, the next closest being Wayne Harmon with 23.4%.

Candidate Filing Deadline Primary Election General Election
February 7, 2014
May 6, 2014
November 4, 2014

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 law requires a closed primary, where a voter must be affiliated with a party to vote in that party's primary. This includes if they voted for a majority of that party’s candidates in the last general election or plan to in the upcoming election. However, it is possible for any voter to vote in any party's primary so long as they meet this criteria.[4]

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

Voter registration: To vote in the primary, voters had to register by April 7, 2014. For the general election, the voter registration deadline was October 6, 2014.[5]

See also: Indiana elections, 2014

Incumbent: Heading into the election the incumbent was André Carson (D), who was first elected in 2008.

Indiana's 7th Congressional District was located in the center of the state. It includes most of Marion County and the city of Indianapolis.[6]

Candidates

General election candidates


May 6, 2014, primary results

Republican Party Republican Primary

Democratic Party Democratic Primary

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Election results

General election results

The 7th Congressional District of Indiana held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent André Carson (D) defeated challengers Catherine Ping (R) and Chris Mayo (L) in the general election.

U.S. House, Indiana District 7 General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngAndré Carson Incumbent 54.7% 61,443
     Republican Catherine Ping 41.8% 46,887
     Libertarian Chris Mayo 3.5% 3,931
Total Votes 112,261
Source: Indiana Secretary of State Official Results

Primary results

U.S. House, Indiana District 7 Democratic Primary, 2014
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngAndré Carson Incumbent 89.1% 19,446
Curtis Godfrey 5.5% 1,209
Mmoja Ajabu 3.6% 782
Pierre Pullins 1.8% 390
Total Votes 21,827
Source: Indiana Division of Elections
U.S. House, Indiana District 7 Republican Primary, 2014
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngCatherine Ping 35.1% 4,882
Wayne Harmon 23.4% 3,258
J.D. Miniear 20.4% 2,840
Gordon Smith 13.5% 1,872
Erin Magee 7.6% 1,057
Total Votes 13,909
Source: Indiana Division of Elections

Key votes

Below are important votes the incumbent cast during the 113th Congress.

Government shutdown

See also: United States budget debate, 2013

Nay3.png On September 30, 2013, the House passed a final stopgap spending bill before the shutdown went into effect. The bill included a one-year delay of the Affordable Care Act's individual mandate and would have also stripped the bill of federal subsidies for congressional members and staff. It passed through the House with a vote of 228-201.[10] At 1 a.m. on October 1, 2013, one hour after the shutdown officially began, the House voted to move forward with going to a conference. In short order, Sen. Harry Reid rejected the call to conference.[11] André Carson voted against the stopgap spending bill that would have delayed the individual mandate.[12]

Yea3.png The shutdown ended on October 16, 2013, when the House took a vote on HR 2775 after it was approved by the Senate. The bill to reopen the government lifted the $16.7 trillion debt limit and funded the government through January 15, 2014. Federal employees also received retroactive pay for the shutdown period. The only concession made by Senate Democrats was to require income verification for Obamacare subsidies.[13] The House passed the legislation shortly after the Senate, by a vote of 285-144, with all 144 votes against the legislation coming from Republican members. André Carson voted for HR 2775.[14]

Campaign contributions

André Carson

Brian Fecteau

Brian Fecteau (2014) Campaign Finance Reports
ReportDate FiledBeginning BalanceTotal Contributions
for Reporting Period		ExpendituresCash on Hand
October Quarterly[20]October 16, 2013$4,969.04$465.91$(5,423.06)$11.98
Running totals
$465.91$(5,423.06)

Wayne Harmon

Wayne Harmon (2014) Campaign Finance Reports
ReportDate FiledBeginning BalanceTotal Contributions
for Reporting Period		ExpendituresCash on Hand
Year-End[21]January 31, 2014$0$196$(196)$1
Running totals
$196$(196)

J.D. Miniear

J.D. Miniear (2014) Campaign Finance Reports
ReportDate FiledBeginning BalanceTotal Contributions
for Reporting Period		ExpendituresCash on Hand
April Quarterly[22]April 15, 2013$0$0$(0)$0
July Quarterly[23]July 15, 2013$0$0$(0)$0
October Quarterly[24]October 15, 2013$0$0$(0)$0
Year End[25]January 31, 2014$0$2,101$(2,051)$50
Running totals
$2,101$(2,051)

District history

Candidate ballot access
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2012

The 7th Congressional District of Indiana held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012, in which incumbent André Carson (D) won re-election. He defeated Carlos May (R) and Mmoja Ajabu (I) in the general election.[26]

U.S. House, Indiana District 7 General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngAndré Carson Incumbent 62.9% 162,122
     Republican Carlos May 37.1% 95,828
     Independent Tim Frye (Write-in) 0% 0
Total Votes 257,950
Source: Indiana Secretary of State "House of Representatives Election Results"

2010

On November 2, 2010, André Carson won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Marvin B. Scott (R) and Dav Wilson (Libertarian) in the general election.[27]

U.S. House, Indiana District 7 General Election, 2010
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngAndré Carson incumbent 58.9% 86,011
     Republican Marvin B. Scott 37.8% 55,213
     Libertarian Dav Wilson 3.3% 4,815
Total Votes 146,039

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Cook Political Report, "2014 HOUSE RACE RATINGS FOR June 26, 2014," accessed August 7, 2014
  2. ↑ Sabato's Crystal Ball, "2014 House Races," accessed August 7, 2014
  3. ↑ Fairvote, "FairVote Releases Projections for the 2014 Congressional Elections," accessed August 7, 2014
  4. ↑ Indiana General Assembly, "Ind. Code § 3–10–1–6," accessed December 5, 2025
  5. ↑ Indiana Election Division, "Voter Registration," accessed January 3, 2014
  6. ↑ United States Census Bureau, "Counties by Congressional Districts," accessed June 8, 2016
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Howey Politics, "Former Seymour Mayor Bailey to challenge Rep. Young in 9th CD," accessed October 1, 2013
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 Indiana Secretary of State, "2014 Primary Candidates," accessed January 13, 2014 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "list" defined multiple times with different content
  9. ↑ Gordon Smith for Congress, "Home," accessed January 7, 2014
  10. ↑ Clerk of the U.S. House, "Final vote results for Roll Call 504," accessed October 31, 2013
  11. ↑ Buzzfeed, "Government Shutdown: How We Got Here," accessed October 1, 2013
  12. ↑ Clerk of the U.S. House, "Final vote results for Roll Call 504," accessed October 31, 2013
  13. ↑ The Washington Post, "Reid, McConnell propose bipartisan Senate bill to end shutdown, extend borrowing," accessed October 16, 2013
  14. ↑ U.S. House, "Final vote results for Roll Call 550," accessed October 31, 2013
  15. ↑ Federal Election Commission, "April Quarterly," accessed July 25, 2013
  16. ↑ Federal Election Commission, "July Quarterly," accessed July 25, 2013
  17. ↑ Federal Election Commission, "October Quarterly," accessed October 23, 2013
  18. ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Year End Report," accessed February 15, 2014
  19. ↑ Federal Election Commission, "April Quarterly," accessed April 21, 2014
  20. ↑ Federal Election Commission, "October Quarterly," accessed November 6, 2013
  21. ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Year End," accessed March 3, 2014
  22. ↑ Federal Election Commission, "April Quarterly," accessed March 3, 2014
  23. ↑ Federal Election Commission, "July Quarterly," accessed March 3, 2014
  24. ↑ Federal Election Commission, "October Quarterly," accessed March 3, 2014
  25. ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Year End Report," accessed March 3, 2014
  26. ↑ Politico, "2012 Election Map, Indiana"
  27. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010," accessed March 28, 2013
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