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Indiana's 3rd Congressional District
Indiana's 3rd Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives is represented by Marlin A. Stutzman (R).
As of the 2020 Census, Indiana representatives represented an average of 754,476 residents. After the 2010 Census, each member represented 722,398 residents.
Elections
See also: Indiana's 3rd Congressional District election, 2030
There are no official candidates yet for this election.
See also: United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana, 2028
There are no official candidates yet for this election.
See also: Indiana's 3rd Congressional District election, 2026
General election
The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.
General election for U.S. House Indiana District 3
Incumbent Marlin A. Stutzman (R), Phil Goss (D), and Kelly Thompson (D) are running in the general election for U.S. House Indiana District 3 on November 3, 2026.
Candidate | ||
 | Marlin A. Stutzman (R) | |
 | Phil Goss (D) | |
 | Kelly Thompson (D)  | |
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See also: Indiana's 3rd Congressional District election, 2024
General election
General election for U.S. House Indiana District 3
Marlin A. Stutzman (R) defeated Kiley Adolph (D) and Jarrad Lancaster (L) in the general election for U.S. House Indiana District 3 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Marlin A. Stutzman (R) | 65.0 | 202,653 |
 | Kiley Adolph (D) | 31.4 | 97,871 | |
 | Jarrad Lancaster (L) | 3.5 | 11,015 | |
| Total votes: 311,539 | |||
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Democratic primary
Democratic primary for U.S. House Indiana District 3
Kiley Adolph (D) defeated Phil Goss (D) in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Indiana District 3 on May 7, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kiley Adolph | 62.8 | 10,286 |
| | Phil Goss | 37.2 | 6,095 | |
| Total votes: 16,381 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Jo Anderson (D)
Republican primary
Republican primary for U.S. House Indiana District 3
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Indiana District 3 on May 7, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Marlin A. Stutzman | 24.2 | 19,507 |
 | Tim Smith | 22.6 | 18,204 | |
 | Wendy W. Davis | 19.5 | 15,660 | |
 | Andy Zay | 16.4 | 13,157 | |
 | Grant Bucher | 10.3 | 8,259 | |
 | Jon Kenworthy | 3.8 | 3,064 | |
 | Michael Felker | 1.8 | 1,417 | |
 | Eric Whalen | 1.5 | 1,189 | |
| Total votes: 80,457 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Chandler Likes (R)
- Scott Wise (R)
Libertarian Party convention
Libertarian convention for U.S. House Indiana District 3
Jarrad Lancaster (L) advanced from the Libertarian Party convention for U.S. House Indiana District 3 on March 2, 2024.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Jarrad Lancaster |
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See also: Indiana's 3rd Congressional District election, 2022
General election
General election for U.S. House Indiana District 3
Incumbent Jim Banks (R) defeated Gary Snyder (D) and Nathan Gotsch (Independent) in the general election for U.S. House Indiana District 3 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jim Banks (R) | 65.3 | 131,579 |
 | Gary Snyder (D) | 30.1 | 60,577 | |
 | Nathan Gotsch (Independent) | 4.7 | 9,386 | |
| Total votes: 201,542 | |||
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Democratic primary
Democratic primary for U.S. House Indiana District 3
Gary Snyder (D) defeated Aaron Calkins (D) and Phillip Beachy (D) in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Indiana District 3 on May 3, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Gary Snyder | 56.2 | 6,794 |
 | Aaron Calkins | 23.9 | 2,894 | |
 | Phillip Beachy | 19.9 | 2,400 | |
| Total votes: 12,088 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Forrest Bower (D)
- Tommy Schrader (D)
- John Stephens (D)
Republican primary
Republican primary for U.S. House Indiana District 3
Incumbent Jim Banks (R) advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Indiana District 3 on May 3, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jim Banks | 100.0 | 54,033 |
| Total votes: 54,033 | |||
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See also: Indiana's 3rd Congressional District election, 2020
General election
General election for U.S. House Indiana District 3
Incumbent Jim Banks (R) defeated Chip Coldiron (D) in the general election for U.S. House Indiana District 3 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jim Banks (R) | 67.8 | 220,989 |
 | Chip Coldiron (D) | 32.2 | 104,762 | |
| Total votes: 325,751 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Robert Enders (L)
Democratic primary
Democratic primary for U.S. House Indiana District 3
Chip Coldiron (D) defeated Carlos Marcano (D), Tommy Schrader (D), and Jean-Paul Kalonji (D) in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Indiana District 3 on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Chip Coldiron | 38.9 | 13,545 |
 | Carlos Marcano | 30.9 | 10,759 | |
| Tommy Schrader | 16.0 | 5,570 | ||
 | Jean-Paul Kalonji | 14.2 | 4,954 | |
| Total votes: 34,828 | |||
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Republican primary
Republican primary for U.S. House Indiana District 3
Incumbent Jim Banks (R) defeated Chris Magiera (R) in the Republican primary for U.S. House Indiana District 3 on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jim Banks | 85.2 | 64,574 |
 | Chris Magiera | 14.8 | 11,200 | |
| Total votes: 75,774 | |||
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See also: United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana, 2018
General election
General election for U.S. House Indiana District 3
Incumbent Jim Banks (R) defeated Courtney Tritch (D) in the general election for U.S. House Indiana District 3 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jim Banks (R) | 64.7 | 158,927 |
 | Courtney Tritch (D) | 35.3 | 86,610 | |
| Total votes: 245,537 (100% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary
Democratic primary for U.S. House Indiana District 3
Courtney Tritch (D) defeated Tommy Schrader (D) and John Roberson (D) in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Indiana District 3 on May 8, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Courtney Tritch | 79.1 | 16,376 |
| Tommy Schrader | 10.7 | 2,224 | ||
 | John Roberson | 10.2 | 2,116 | |
| Total votes: 20,716 | |||
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Republican primary
Republican primary for U.S. House Indiana District 3
Incumbent Jim Banks (R) advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Indiana District 3 on May 8, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jim Banks | 100.0 | 58,745 |
| Total votes: 58,745 | |||
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Independent primary
No candidates for U.S. House Indiana District 3 appeared on the ballot for the Independent primary scheduled for May 8, 2018.
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Tyler Bender (Independent)
District map
Redistricting
2020-2021
The Indiana General Assembly approved new congressional district maps on October 1, 2021, which were signed into law by Gov. Eric Holcomb (R) on October 4, 2021.[12] The Indiana House Republican caucus released draft congressional boundaries on September 14, 2021. The Indiana state Senate approved the new district plans by a vote of 36-12, with all votes to approve by Republicans. Eleven Senate Democrats joined State Sen. Ron Grooms (R) in voting against the maps. The Indiana House of Representatives approved the new district boundaries by a vote of 64-25. All votes in favor were by Republicans and 22 Democrats and three Republicans voted against.[13][14] This map took effect for Indiana's 2022 congressional elections. Indiana was the fourth state to enact congressional redistricting after the 2020 census.
In a statement issued after signing the maps, Gov. Holcomb said, "Today I signed HB 1581, completing this once-in-a-decade constitutionally required process. I want to thank both the House and Senate for faithfully following through in an orderly and transparent way. And, a special thanks to every Hoosier who participated in the process by sharing their local perspective and input." Kaitlin Lange of the Indianapolis Star wrote that the "congressional map also likely will enable Republicans to keep seven of the nine congressional seats in Indiana and make the 5th District, which contains suburban Hamilton County, a more reliably Republican district.”[15]
How does redistricting in Indiana work? In Indiana, the state legislature is responsible for drawing both congressional and state legislative district lines. The legislature must approve a redistricting plan by the close of the first legislative session occurring after completion of the United States Census. The governor may veto the lines drawn by the state legislature.[16][17]
In the event that both chambers of the state legislature do not approve a congressional redistricting plan, a backup commission must draw the lines. The commission comprises the following members:[17]
- Speaker of the House
- President Pro Tempore of the Senate
- Chair of the Elections Committee, Indiana State Senate
- Chair of the Elections and Apportionment Committee, Indiana House of Representatives
- A gubernatorial appointment
The Indiana Constitution mandates that state legislative districts be contiguous. There are no such requirements for congressional district lines.[16]
2020
2024
2010-2011
In 2011, the Indiana State Legislature re-drew the congressional districts based on updated population information from the 2010 census.
District analysis
- See also: The Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index
- See also: FiveThirtyEight's elasticity scores
2026
Heading into the 2026 elections, based on results from the 2024 and 2020 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district is R+16. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 16 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Indiana's 3rd the 65th most Republican district nationally.[18]
2024
Heading into the 2024 elections, based on results from the 2020 and 2016 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was R+18. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 18 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Indiana's 3rd the 57th most Republican district nationally.[19]
Daily Kos calculated what the results of the 2020 presidential election in this district would have been following redistricting. Donald Trump (R) would have defeated Joe Biden (D) 63.9%-34.0%.[20]
2022
Heading into the 2022 elections, based on results from the 2020 and 2016 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was R+18. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 18 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Indiana's 3rd the 57th most Republican district nationally.[21]
Daily Kos calculated what the results of the 2020 presidential election in this district would have been following redistricting. Joe Biden (D) would have received 34.0% of the vote in this district and Donald Trump (R) would have received 63.9%.[22]
2018
Heading into the 2018 elections, based on results from the 2016 and 2012 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was R+18. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 18 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Indiana's 3rd Congressional District the 58th most Republican nationally.[23]
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 0.88. This means that for every 1 point the national political mood moved toward a party, the district was expected to move 0.88 points toward that party.[24]
See also
- Redistricting in Indiana
- Indiana's 3rd Congressional District election, 2024
- Indiana's 3rd Congressional District election, 2022
- Indiana's 3rd Congressional District election, 2020
- Indiana's 3rd Congressional District election, 2018
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Indiana Secretary of State, "May 3, 2016 Primary Election," accessed February 8, 2016
- ↑ The New York Times, "Indiana Primary Results," May 3, 2016
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Indiana Secretary of State, "Primary Candidate List," accessed February 5, 2014
- ↑ Howey Politics, "Former Seymour Mayor Bailey to challenge Rep. Young in 9th CD," accessed October 1, 2013
- ↑ Politico, "2012 Election Map, Indiana"
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 2008," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 2006," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2004," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 5, 2002," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 2000," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ Indiana Senate Republicans, "General Assembly approves new congressional, state legislative districts," Oct. 1, 2021
- ↑ Indiana House of Representatives Republican Caucus, "GOP statements on initial drafts of Indiana House and Congressional district maps," September 14, 2021
- ↑ IndyStar, "Gov. Holcomb signs Indiana's redistricting maps into law," October 4, 2021
- ↑ IndyStar, "Gov. Holcomb signs Indiana's redistricting maps into law," October 4, 2021
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 All About Redistricting, "Indiana," accessed April 6, 2015
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 Brennan Center for Justice, "Indiana," accessed April 6, 2015
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "2025 Cook PVI℠: District Map and List (119th Congress)," accessed July 1, 2025
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "The 2022 Cook Partisan Voting Index (Cook PVI℠)," accessed January 10, 2024
- ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' 2020 presidential results by congressional district, for new and old districts," accessed September 15, 2022
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "The 2022 Cook Partisan Voting Index (Cook PVI℠)," accessed February 6, 2023
- ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' 2020 presidential results by congressional district, for new and old districts," accessed September 15, 2022
- ↑ 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
