Indiana's 6th Congressional District election, 2022

Elections in Indiana, 2022

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Indiana's 6th Congressional District
Democratic primary Republican primary General election
Election details
Filing deadline: February 4, 2022
Primary: May 3, 2022 General: November 8, 2022
How to vote
Poll times: 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Voting in Indiana
Race ratings
Cook Partisan Voter Index (2022): R+19 Cook Political Report: Solid Republican Inside Elections: Solid Republican Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe Republican
Ballotpedia analysis
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All U.S. House districts, including the 6th Congressional District of Indiana, held elections in 2022. The general election was on November 8, 2022. The primary was scheduled for May 3, 2022. The filing deadline was February 4, 2022.

For more information about the primaries in this election, click on the links below:

• Indiana's 6th Congressional District election, 2022 (May 3 Democratic primary)
• Indiana's 6th Congressional District election, 2022 (May 3 Republican primary)

Candidates and election results

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates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)

Voting information

See also: Voting in Indiana

Election information in Indiana: Nov. 8, 2022, election.

What was the voter registration deadline?

• In-person: Oct. 11, 2022
• By mail: Postmarked by Oct. 11, 2022
• Online: Oct. 11, 2022

Was absentee/mail-in voting available to all voters?

No

What was the absentee/mail-in ballot request deadline?

• In-person: Oct. 27, 2022
• By mail: Received by Oct. 27, 2022
• Online: Oct. 27, 2022

What was the absentee/mail-in ballot return deadline?

• In-person: Nov. 8, 2022
• By mail: Received by Nov. 8, 2022

Was early voting available to all voters?

Yes

What were the early voting start and end dates?

Oct. 12, 2022 to Nov. 7, 2022

Were all voters required to present ID at the polls? If so, was a photo or non-photo ID required?

Photo ID

When were polls open on Election Day?

N/A

Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey responses

Ballotpedia asks all federal, state, and local candidates to complete a survey and share what motivates them on political and personal levels. The section below shows responses from candidates in this race who completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

Survey responses from candidates in this race

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Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

Cynthia Wirth (D)

Easily accessible and affordable healthcare for all Hoosiers, regardless of rural or urban location or employment status, is needed to keep our families and communities strong and healthy. Job loss shouldn't impact whether you can see a doctor or not and GoFundMe pages for medical expenses are not a system of healthcare.

New, liveable-wage paying job opportunities, such as jobs in higher-paying technology areas, along with training programs for displaced or underemployed workers, are needed to increase the quality of life for hard-working Hoosiers.

Indiana ranks 46th (or below in 2022) in air quality for 2021-2022. Higher air, water, and land quality standards and enforcement of those standards are needed to help young and not-so-young Hoosiers breathe better so they can lead healthier, more enjoyable lives.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Cynthia Wirth (D)

Health Care, Jobs that pay a living wage, Education, and the Environment are all areas of public policy that I am passionate about.

Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow, and why?

Cynthia Wirth (D)

Sylvia Earle is someone I look up to. She is a leading marine biologist (and now activist ) who has studied the oceans for decades and currently works to raise awareness of the importance of protecting the oceans for the health of the entire earth. I had the opportunity to meet her when I was in high school and her words to me changed my life.

What is the first historical event that happened in your lifetime that you remember? How old were you at the time?

Cynthia Wirth (D)

I remember watching Watergate on the tv news with my brother and parents as a young child.

What was your very first job? How long did you have it?

Cynthia Wirth (D)

I was a swimming instructor and babysitter in middle and high school and continued as a swimming instructor and lifeguard through college.

Campaign finance

This section contains campaign finance figures from the Federal Election Commission covering all candidate fundraising and spending in this election. It does not include information on fundraising before the current campaign cycle or on spending by satellite groups. The numbers in this section are updated as candidates file new campaign finance reports. Candidates for Congress are required to file financial reports on a quarterly basis, as well as two weeks before any primary, runoff, or general election in which they will be on the ballot and upon the termination of any campaign committees. Click here to view the reporting schedule for candidates for U.S. Congress in 2022.

U.S. Congress campaign reporting schedule, 2022
Report	Close of books	Filing deadline
Year-end 2021	12/31/2021	1/31/2022
April quarterly	3/31/2022	4/15/2022
July quarterly	6/30/2022	7/15/2022
October quarterly	9/30/2022	10/15/2022
Pre-general	10/19/2022	10/27/2022
Post-general	11/28/2022	12/08/2022
Year-end 2022	12/31/2022	1/31/2023

Name	Party	Receipts*	Disbursements**	Cash on hand	Date
Greg Pence	Republican Party	$2,281,639	$2,406,896	$385,569	As of December 31, 2022
George Thomas Holland	Democratic Party	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
Cynthia Wirth	Democratic Party	$50,772	$38,910	$-8,364	As of December 31, 2022
James Dean Alspach	Republican Party	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2022. This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC). * According to the FEC, "Receipts are anything of value (money, goods, services or property) received by a political committee." ** According to the FEC, a disbursement "is a purchase, payment, distribution, loan, advance, deposit or gift of money or anything of value to influence a federal election," plus other kinds of payments not made to influence a federal election. *** Candidate either did not report any receipts or disbursements to the FEC, or Ballotpedia did not find an FEC candidate ID.

General election race ratings

See also: Race rating definitions and methods

Ballotpedia provides race ratings from four outlets: The Cook Political Report, Inside Elections, Sabato's Crystal Ball, and DDHQ/The Hill. Each race rating indicates if one party is perceived to have an advantage in the race and, if so, the degree of advantage:

• Safe and Solid ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge and the race is not competitive.
• Likely ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge, but an upset is possible.
• Lean ratings indicate that one party has a small edge, but the race is competitive.
• Toss-up ratings indicate that neither party has an advantage.

Race ratings are informed by a number of factors, including polling, candidate quality, and election result history in the race's district or state.

Race ratings: Indiana's 6th Congressional District election, 2022
Race tracker	Race ratings
	November 8, 2022	November 1, 2022	October 25, 2022	October 18, 2022
The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter	Solid Republican	Solid Republican	Solid Republican	Solid Republican
Inside Elections with Nathan L. Gonzales	Solid Republican	Solid Republican	Solid Republican	Solid Republican
Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball	Safe Republican	Safe Republican	Safe Republican	Safe Republican
Note: Ballotpedia reviews external race ratings every week throughout the election season and posts weekly updates even if the media outlets have not revised their ratings during that week.

Ballot access requirements

The table below details filing requirements for U.S. House candidates in Indiana in the 2022 election cycle. For additional information on candidate ballot access requirements in Indiana, click here.

Filing requirements for U.S. House candidates, 2022
State	Office	Party	Signatures required	Filing fee	Filing deadline	Source
Indiana	U.S. House	Ballot-qualified party	N/A (only declaration of candidacy required)	N/A	2/4/2022	Source
Indiana	U.S. House	Unaffiliated	2% of total votes cast for the secretary of state in the district in the last election	N/A	7/15/2022	Source

District analysis

Click the tabs below to view information about voter composition, past elections, and demographics in both the district and the state.

• District map - A map of the district before and after redistricting.
• Effect of redistricting - How districts in the state changed as a result of redistricting following the 2020 census.
• Competitiveness - Information about the competitiveness of 2022 U.S. House elections in the state.
• Presidential elections - Information about presidential elections in the district and the state.
• Demographics - Information about the state's demographics and how they compare to the country as a whole.
• State party control - The partisan makeup of the state's congressional delegation and state government.

District map

Below was the map in use at the time of the election, enacted as part of the 2020 redistricting cycle, compared to the map in place before the election.

Indiana District 6
until January 2, 2023

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Indiana District 6
starting January 3, 2023

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Effect of redistricting

See also: Redistricting in Indiana after the 2020 census

The table below details the results of the 2020 presidential election in each district at the time of the 2022 election and its political predecessor district. This data was compiled by Daily Kos Elections.

2020 presidential results by Congressional district, Indiana
District	2022 district		Political predecessor district
	Joe Biden	Donald Trump	Joe Biden	Donald Trump
Indiana's 1st	53.4%	45.0%	53.6%	44.8%
Indiana's 2nd	37.8%	60.4%	38.9%	59.3%
Indiana's 3rd	34.0%	63.9%	34.0%	63.9%
Indiana's 4th	34.3%	63.4%	34.0%	63.8%
Indiana's 5th	41.0%	57.0%	47.9%	50.1%
Indiana's 6th	33.0%	64.9%	29.1%	68.8%
Indiana's 7th	70.3%	27.9%	62.9%	35.3%
Indiana's 8th	32.7%	65.5%	33.1%	65.1%
Indiana's 9th	35.4%	62.7%	37.2%	60.8%

Competitiveness

See also: Primary election competitiveness in state and federal government, 2022

This section contains data on U.S. House primary election competitiveness in Indiana.

Post-filing deadline analysis

The following analysis covers all U.S. House districts up for election in Indiana in 2022. Information below was calculated on March 8, 2022, and may differ from information shown in the table above due to candidate replacements and withdrawals after that time.

As of the 2022 candidate filing deadline, 50 candidates filed to run for Indiana's nine U.S. House districts, including 28 Republicans, 21 Democrats, and one Libertarian. That's 5.6 candidates per district, less than the 8.7 candidates per district in 2020 and 7.9 in 2018. This was the first candidate filing deadline under new district lines adopted following the state's decennial redistricting process. Indiana neither gained nor lost seats in the 2020 round of apportionment.

Five incumbents—all Republicans—did not draw any primary challengers. At least one Democrat and one Republican filed to run in all nine districts, meaning no seats would be guaranteed to any one party.

Of the nine districts, one—Indian's 9th—was left open, meaning no incumbent filed to run. The district's incumbent, Rep. Trey Hollingsworth (R), announced his retirement from public office. The one open district represents the lowest number since 2014 when there were no open districts. There were two open seats in 2020, 2018, and 2016.

Presidential elections

Partisan Voter Index

See also: The Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index

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.

2020 presidential election results

The table below shows what the vote in the 2020 presidential election would have been in this district. The presidential election data was compiled by Daily Kos.

2020 presidential results in Indiana's 6th based on 2022 district lines
Joe Biden	Donald Trump
33.0%	64.9%

Presidential voting history

See also: Presidential election in Indiana, 2020

Indiana presidential election results (1900-2020)

• 5 Democratic wins
• 26 Republican wins

Year	1900	1904	1908	1912	1916	1920	1924	1928	1932	1936	1940	1944	1948	1952	1956	1960	1964	1968	1972	1976	1980	1984	1988	1992	1996	2000	2004	2008	2012	2016	2020
Winning Party	R	R	R	D	R	R	R	R	D	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	D	R	R	R

Demographics

The table below details demographic data in Indiana and compares it to the broader United States as of 2019.

Demographic Data for Indiana
	Indiana	United States
Population	6,483,802	308,745,538
Land area (sq mi)	35,825	3,531,905
Race and ethnicity**
White	83.3%	72.5%
Black/African American	9.4%	12.7%
Asian	2.3%	5.5%
Native American	0.2%	0.8%
Pacific Islander	0%	0.2%
Other (single race)	2.2%	4.9%
Multiple	2.5%	3.3%
Hispanic/Latino	6.9%	18%
Education
High school graduation rate	88.8%	88%
College graduation rate	26.5%	32.1%
Income
Median household income	$56,303	$62,843
Persons below poverty level	13.4%	13.4%
Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2010). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2014-2019).
**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.

State party control

Congressional delegation

The table below displays the partisan composition of Indiana's congressional delegation as of November 2022.

Congressional Partisan Breakdown from Indiana, November 2022
Party	U.S. Senate	U.S. House	Total
Democratic	0	2	2
Republican	2	6	8
Independent	0	0	0
Vacancies	0	1	1
Total	2	9	11

State executive

The table below displays the officeholders in Indiana's top four state executive offices as of November 2022.

State executive officials in Indiana, November 2022
Office	Officeholder
Governor	Eric Holcomb
Lieutenant Governor	Suzanne Crouch
Secretary of State	Holli Sullivan
Attorney General	Todd Rokita

State legislature

The tables below highlight the partisan composition of the Indiana General Assembly as of November 2022.

Indiana State Senate

Party		As of November 2022
	Democratic Party	10
	Republican Party	40
	Vacancies	0
Total		50

Indiana House of Representatives

Party		As of November 2022
	Democratic Party	30
	Republican Party	70
	Vacancies	0
Total		100

Trifecta control

As of November 2022, Indiana was a Republican trifecta, with majorities in both chambers of the state legislature and control of the governorship. The table below displays the historical trifecta status of the state.

Indiana Party Control: 1992-2022
No Democratic trifectas  •  Fourteen 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
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
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
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

District history

2020

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

Indiana's 6th Congressional District election, 2020 (June 2 Democratic primary)

Indiana's 6th Congressional District election, 2020 (June 2 Republican primary)

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. Luke Messer (R) defeated 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

U.S. House, Indiana District 6 Democratic Primary, 2014

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Susan Heitzman	48.3%	9,078
Lane Siekman	29.6%	5,574
Corinne Westerfield	22.1%	4,151
Total Votes		18,803
Source: Indiana Division of Elections

See also

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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)

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