Indiana's 6th Congressional District

Indiana's 6th Congressional District

Incumbent

Jefferson Shreve

Assumed office: January 3, 2025

Indiana's 6th Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives is represented by Jefferson Shreve (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

2024

See also: Indiana's 6th Congressional District election, 2024

Indiana's 6th Congressional District election, 2024 (May 7 Republican primary)

Indiana's 6th Congressional District election, 2024 (May 7 Democratic primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Indiana District 6

Jefferson Shreve defeated Cynthia Wirth and James Sceniak in the general election for U.S. House Indiana District 6 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jefferson Shreve (R)	63.9	201,357
		Cynthia Wirth (D)	31.7	99,841
		James Sceniak (L)	4.4	13,711

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 314,909
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Indiana District 6

Cynthia Wirth advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Indiana District 6 on May 7, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Cynthia Wirth	100.0	11,708

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 11,708
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Indiana District 6

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Indiana District 6 on May 7, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jefferson Shreve	28.4	20,265
		Mike Speedy	22.1	15,752
		Jamison E. Carrier	20.1	14,386
		Bill Frazier	10.0	7,110
		Jeff Raatz	8.9	6,365
		John Jacob	8.1	5,793
	Submit photo	Darin Childress	2.4	1,737

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 71,408
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Greg Pence (R)
• Erik Benson (R)
• Siddharth Mahant (R)

Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for U.S. House Indiana District 6

James Sceniak advanced from the Libertarian convention for U.S. House Indiana District 6 on March 2, 2024.

		Candidate
✔		James Sceniak (L)

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2022

See also: Indiana's 6th Congressional District election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House Indiana District 6

Incumbent Greg Pence defeated Cynthia Wirth in the general election for U.S. House Indiana District 6 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Greg Pence (R)	67.5	130,686
		Cynthia Wirth (D)	32.5	62,838

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 193,524
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Indiana District 6

Cynthia Wirth defeated George Thomas Holland in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Indiana District 6 on May 3, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Cynthia Wirth	73.1	9,057
		George Thomas Holland	26.9	3,337

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 12,394
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Barton Teeters (D)
• Mark J. Powell (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Indiana District 6

Incumbent Greg Pence defeated James Dean Alspach in the Republican primary for U.S. House Indiana District 6 on May 3, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Greg Pence	77.6	44,893
	Submit photo	James Dean Alspach	22.4	12,923

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 57,816
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Zach Smith (R)
• Erik Benson (R)

2020

See also: Indiana's 6th Congressional District election, 2020

General election

General election for U.S. House Indiana District 6

Incumbent Greg Pence defeated Jeannine Lee Lake and Tom Ferkinhoff in the general election for U.S. House Indiana District 6 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Greg Pence (R)	68.7	225,318
		Jeannine Lee Lake (D)	27.8	91,103
		Tom Ferkinhoff (L)	3.6	11,791

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 328,212
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Indiana District 6

Jeannine Lee Lake defeated Barry Welsh and George Thomas Holland in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Indiana District 6 on June 2, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jeannine Lee Lake	70.3	23,900
		Barry Welsh	15.2	5,163
		George Thomas Holland	14.5	4,923

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 33,986
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Indiana District 6

Incumbent Greg Pence defeated Mike Campbell in the Republican primary for U.S. House Indiana District 6 on June 2, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Greg Pence	83.6	62,346
	Submit photo	Mike Campbell	16.4	12,234

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 74,580
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Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for U.S. House Indiana District 6

Tom Ferkinhoff advanced from the Libertarian convention for U.S. House Indiana District 6 on March 7, 2020.

		Candidate
✔		Tom Ferkinhoff (L)

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2018

See also: Indiana's 6th Congressional District election, 2018

General election

General election for U.S. House Indiana District 6

Greg Pence defeated Jeannine Lee Lake and Tom Ferkinhoff in the general election for U.S. House Indiana District 6 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Greg Pence (R)	63.8	154,260
		Jeannine Lee Lake (D)	32.9	79,430
		Tom Ferkinhoff (L)	3.3	8,030
		Other/Write-in votes	0.0	6

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 241,726 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Indiana District 6

The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Indiana District 6 on May 8, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jeannine Lee Lake	38.3	8,890
		Jim Pruett	25.8	5,984
		Lane Siekman	15.6	3,612
		George Thomas Holland	11.1	2,570
		Joshua Williamson	7.3	1,695
	Submit photo	K. Lave	1.9	446

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 23,197
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Arturas Kerelis (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Indiana District 6

Greg Pence defeated Jonathan Lamb, Stephen MacKenzie, Mike Campbell, and Jeff Smith in the Republican primary for U.S. House Indiana District 6 on May 8, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Greg Pence	64.5	47,962
		Jonathan Lamb	23.6	17,526
		Stephen MacKenzie	4.6	3,400
	Submit photo	Mike Campbell	4.3	3,231
	Submit photo	Jeff Smith	3.0	2,258

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 74,377
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Michael Crider (R)

2016

See also: Indiana's 6th Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Luke Messer (R) defeated Barry Welsh (D) and Rich Turvey (L) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Messer defeated Charles Johnson Jr. and Jeff Smith in the Republican primary, while Welsh defeated Danny Basham, George Thomas Holland, Bruce Peavler, and Ralph Spelbring to win the Democratic nomination. The primary elections took place on May 3, 2016.

U.S. House, Indiana District 6 General Election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Luke Messer Incumbent	69.1%	204,920
	Democratic	Barry Welsh	26.7%	79,135
	Libertarian	Rich Turvey	4.2%	12,330
Total Votes				296,385
Source: Indiana Division of Elections

U.S. House, Indiana District 6 Republican Primary, 2016

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Luke Messer Incumbent	77.7%	91,828
Jeff Smith	12.7%	14,963
Charles Johnson Jr.	9.7%	11,447
Total Votes		118,238
Source: Indiana Secretary of State

U.S. House, Indiana District 6 Democratic Primary, 2016

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Barry Welsh	35.6%	15,258
Danny Basham	24.4%	10,474
George Holland	20.6%	8,851
Bruce Peavler	11.4%	4,897
Ralph Spelbring	7.9%	3,385
Total Votes		42,865
Source: Indiana Secretary of State

2014

See also: Indiana's 6th Congressional District elections, 2014

The 6th Congressional District of Indiana held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Luke Messer (R) defeated challengers Susan Hall Heitzman (D) and Eric Miller (L) in the general election.

U.S. House, Indiana District 6 General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Luke Messer Incumbent	65.9%	102,187
	Democratic	Susan Hall Heitzman	29.3%	45,509
	Libertarian	Eric Miller	4.8%	7,375
Total Votes				155,071
Source: Indiana Secretary of State Official Results

General election candidates

• Luke Messer - Incumbent
• Susan Hall Heitzman
• Eric Miller

May 6, 2014, primary results

Republican Primary

• Luke Messer - Incumbenta

Democratic Primary

• Lane Siekman
• Susan Hall Heitzmana
• Corinne Westerfield

2012

See also: Indiana's 6th Congressional District elections, 2012

The 6th Congressional District of Indiana held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012. Mike Pence did not seek re-election to the U.S. House of Representatives due to his 2012 gubernatorial campaign, which he won. Luke Messer (R) won election to the 6th District seat in the 2012 general election. Messer defeated Brad Bookout (D) and Rex Bell (L).

U.S. House, Indiana District 6 General Election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Brad Bookout	35.1%	96,678
	Republican	Luke Messer	59.1%	162,613
	Libertarian	Rex Bell	5.8%	15,962
Total Votes				275,253
Source: Indiana Secretary of State "House of Representatives Election Results"

2010
On November 2, 2010, Mike Pence won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Barry Welsh (D) and Talmage "T.J" Thompson, Jr. (L) in the general election.

U.S. House, Indiana District 6 General Election, 2010
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Mike Pence incumbent	66.6%	126,027
	Democratic	Barry Welsh	29.9%	56,647
	Libertarian	Talmage "T.J" Thompson, Jr.	3.5%	6,635
Total Votes				189,309

2008
On November 4, 2008, Mike Pence won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Barry A. Welsh (D) and George T. Holland (L) in the general election.

U.S. House, Indiana District 6 General Election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Mike Pence incumbent	64%	180,608
	Democratic	Barry Welsh	33.4%	94,265
	Libertarian	George T. Holland	2.7%	7,539
Total Votes				282,412

2006
On November 7, 2006, Mike Pence won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Barry A. Welsh (D) in the general election.

U.S. House, Indiana District 6 General Election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Mike Pence incumbent	60%	115,266
	Democratic	Barry Welsh	40%	76,812
Total Votes				192,078

2004
On November 2, 2004, Mike Pence won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Mel Fox (D) and Chad (Wick) Roots (L) in the general election.

U.S. House, Indiana District 6 General Election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Mike Pence incumbent	67.1%	182,529
	Democratic	Mel Fox	31.3%	85,123
	Libertarian	Chad (Wick) Roots	1.6%	4,297
Total Votes				271,949

2002
On November 5, 2002, Mike Pence won election to the United States House. He defeated Melina Ann Fox (D) and Doris Robertson (L) in the general election.

U.S. House, Indiana District 6 General Election, 2002
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Mike Pence	63.8%	118,436
	Democratic	Melina Ann Fox	34.4%	63,871
	Libertarian	Doris Robertson	1.8%	3,346
Total Votes				185,653

2000
On November 7, 2000, Dan Burton won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Darin Patrick Griesey (D) and Joe Hauptmann (L) in the general election.

U.S. House, Indiana District 6 General Election, 2000
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Dan Burton incumbent	70.3%	199,207
	Democratic	Darin Patrick Griesey	26.4%	74,881
	Libertarian	Joe Hauptmann	3.2%	9,087
Total Votes				283,175

Redistricting

2020-2021

See also: Redistricting in Indiana after the 2020 census

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. 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. 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.”

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.

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:

1. Speaker of the House
2. President Pro Tempore of the Senate
3. Chair of the Elections Committee, Indiana State Senate
4. Chair of the Elections and Apportionment Committee, Indiana House of Representatives
5. A gubernatorial appointment

The Indiana Constitution mandates that state legislative districts be contiguous. There are no such requirements for congressional district lines.

Indiana District 6
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Indiana District 6
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2010-2011

This is the 6th Congressional District of Indiana after the 2001 redistricting process.

See also: Redistricting in Indiana after the 2010 census

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 6th the 59th most Republican district nationally.

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+19. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 19 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Indiana's 6th the 47th most Republican district nationally.

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) 64.9%-33.0%.

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+19. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 19 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Indiana's 6th the 47th most Republican district nationally.

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 33.0% of the vote in this district and Donald Trump (R) would have received 64.9%.

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 6th Congressional District the 52nd most Republican nationally.

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 1.05. This means that for every 1 point the national political mood moved toward a party, the district was expected to move 1.05 points toward that party.

See also

• Redistricting in Indiana
• Indiana's 6th Congressional District election, 2024
• Indiana's 6th Congressional District election, 2022
• Indiana's 6th Congressional District election, 2020
• Indiana's 6th Congressional District election, 2018

External links

• GovTrack District 6

Footnotes

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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)