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Indiana's 7th Congressional District election, 2026

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2024
Indiana's 7th Congressional District
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General election
Election details
Filing deadline: Pending
Primary: Pending
General: November 3, 2026
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Poll times:

6 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Voting in Indiana

Race ratings
Cook Political Report: Solid Democratic
DDHQ and The Hill: Pending
Inside Elections: Solid Democratic
Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe Democratic
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Candidates and election results

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General election

The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.

General election for U.S. House Indiana District 7

Incumbent André Carson, George Hornedo, and Trapper Stewart are running in the general election for U.S. House Indiana District 7 on November 3, 2026.


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Party: Democratic Party

Incumbent: No

Political Office: None

Submitted Biography "Indianapolis raised me—now I’m stepping up to fight for it. I grew up and still live on the Northside, where I learned the values that guide me every day: hard work, resilience, and a deep commitment to community. Those lessons shaped who I am and inspired my career in public service. Throughout my professional life, I’ve worked at the highest levels of state and national Democratic politics, including serving in the Obama Administration at the U.S. Department of Justice. Whether it was working on civil rights or leading national outreach efforts at the Obama Foundation to reimagine policing, I’ve focused on bringing people together to solve tough challenges. I also believe education is a cornerstone of opportunity. After graduating from Cornell, Harvard, and George Washington University Law School, I dedicated my career to advancing policies that expand access to resources, build safer neighborhoods, and create economic opportunity. Now, I’m running for Congress to bring that experience home. Indianapolis deserves leadership with the vision and determination to take on our toughest challenges and deliver results for every Hoosier."


Key Messages

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A Seat That’s Not Delivering Rep. Andre Carson is consistently ranked as one of the least effective members of Congress by the nonpartisan Center for Effective Lawmaking. Seventeen years in office. No leadership role. No legislative impact. And in a moment this urgent, that’s a seat being wasted. Indianapolis deserves stronger, more accountable representation—someone who can do more for the people who live here.


Party Infrastructure Is Collapsing in Indiana When Democrats were winning statewide, it was because Indianapolis was organized—it anchored turnout and built the bench. That infrastructure has completely hollowed out. Under Rep. Carson’s watch, this district now ranks last in voter turnout in the entire state—dragging Democrats down across Indiana. George is running to rebuild it—not just to win this race, but to help bring Indiana Democrats back to life.


This Isn’t Left vs. Right—It’s Decline vs. Direction The real divide in the Democratic Party isn’t about age or ideology. It’s between those managing decline—and those building what comes next. Rep. Carson believes our institutions mostly work—and that the job of a Democrat is to defend them. For him, fighting back means standing behind Chuck Schumer at a press conference. George believes that when Democrats win back power, we won’t be walking into the same government. Trump and Musk are actively dismantling public systems. The task ahead isn’t just to protect what’s left—it’s to build something better than what we had. That’s the difference. And that’s why this race matters.

Voting information

See also: Voting in Indiana

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A Seat That’s Not Delivering

Rep. Andre Carson is consistently ranked as one of the least effective members of Congress by the nonpartisan Center for Effective Lawmaking.

Seventeen years in office. No leadership role. No legislative impact. And in a moment this urgent, that’s a seat being wasted.

Indianapolis deserves stronger, more accountable representation—someone who can do more for the people who live here.

Party Infrastructure Is Collapsing in Indiana

When Democrats were winning statewide, it was because Indianapolis was organized—it anchored turnout and built the bench.

That infrastructure has completely hollowed out. Under Rep. Carson’s watch, this district now ranks last in voter turnout in the entire state—dragging Democrats down across Indiana.

George is running to rebuild it—not just to win this race, but to help bring Indiana Democrats back to life.

This Isn’t Left vs. Right—It’s Decline vs. Direction

The real divide in the Democratic Party isn’t about age or ideology. It’s between those managing decline—and those building what comes next.

Rep. Carson believes our institutions mostly work—and that the job of a Democrat is to defend them. For him, fighting back means standing behind Chuck Schumer at a press conference.

George believes that when Democrats win back power, we won’t be walking into the same government. Trump and Musk are actively dismantling public systems. The task ahead isn’t just to protect what’s left—it’s to build something better than what we had.

That’s the difference. And that’s why this race matters.
Indianapolis is a city of grit, resilience, and potential—but right now, too many people are doing everything right

and still falling behind. Wages haven’t kept up. Housing is unaffordable. Public safety is inconsistent. And a political system that’s supposed to serve the people too often serves itself instead.

The problem isn’t that solutions don’t exist. It’s that the people in charge haven’t acted.

The Fair Shot Agenda is a plan to change that. It’s about getting government back to work—for the people who

make this city run. It’s built to fix what’s broken, close the gap between policy and daily life, and make sure no one is left behind.


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Campaign finance

Name Party Receipts* Disbursements** Cash on hand Date
André Carson Democratic Party $328,991 $166,927 $611,487 As of June 30, 2025
George Hornedo Democratic Party $157,960 $91,463 $66,498 As of June 30, 2025
Trapper Stewart Democratic Party $0 $0 $0 Data not available***

Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2026. 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

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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.[1]
  • 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.[2][3][4]

Race ratings: Indiana's 7th Congressional District election, 2026
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The Cook Political Report with Amy WalterSolid DemocraticSolid DemocraticSolid DemocraticSolid Democratic
Decision Desk HQ and The HillPendingPendingPendingPending
Inside Elections with Nathan L. GonzalesSolid DemocraticSolid DemocraticSolid DemocraticSolid Democratic
Larry J. Sabato's Crystal BallSafe DemocraticSafe DemocraticSafe DemocraticSafe Democratic
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

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District history

The section below details election results for this office in elections dating back to 2020.

2024

See also: Indiana's 7th Congressional District election, 2024

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

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

General election

General election for U.S. House Indiana District 7

Incumbent André Carson defeated John Schmitz and Rusty Johnson in the general election for U.S. House Indiana District 7 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of André Carson
André Carson (D)
 
68.3
 
185,987
Image of John Schmitz
John Schmitz (R)
 
29.0
 
78,792
Image of Rusty Johnson
Rusty Johnson (L)
 
2.7
 
7,369

Total votes: 272,148
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Indiana District 7

Incumbent André Carson defeated Curtis Godfrey and Pierre Quincy Pullins in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Indiana District 7 on May 7, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of André Carson
André Carson
 
91.1
 
30,868
Image of Curtis Godfrey
Curtis Godfrey
 
5.4
 
1,845
Image of Pierre Quincy Pullins
Pierre Quincy Pullins
 
3.5
 
1,178

Total votes: 33,891
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Indiana District 7

Jennifer Pace defeated Catherine Ping, Philip N. Davis, and Gabriel Whitley in the Republican primary for U.S. House Indiana District 7 on May 7, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Jennifer Pace
Jennifer Pace Candidate Connection
 
31.2
 
7,716
Image of Catherine Ping
Catherine Ping
 
29.9
 
7,390
Image of Philip N. Davis
Philip N. Davis Candidate Connection
 
25.7
 
6,364
Image of Gabriel Whitley
Gabriel Whitley
 
13.1
 
3,249

Total votes: 24,719
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Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for U.S. House Indiana District 7

Rusty Johnson advanced from the Libertarian convention for U.S. House Indiana District 7 on March 2, 2024.

Candidate
Image of Rusty Johnson
Rusty Johnson (L)

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2022

See also: Indiana's 7th Congressional District election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House Indiana District 7

Incumbent André Carson defeated Angela Grabovsky and Gavin Maple in the general election for U.S. House Indiana District 7 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of André Carson
André Carson (D)
 
67.0
 
117,309
Image of Angela Grabovsky
Angela Grabovsky (R)
 
30.6
 
53,631
Gavin Maple (L)
 
2.4
 
4,240

Total votes: 175,180
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Indiana District 7

Incumbent André Carson defeated Curtis Godfrey and Pierre Quincy Pullins in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Indiana District 7 on May 3, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of André Carson
André Carson
 
93.9
 
36,242
Image of Curtis Godfrey
Curtis Godfrey
 
4.0
 
1,526
Image of Pierre Quincy Pullins
Pierre Quincy Pullins
 
2.2
 
830

Total votes: 38,598
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Indiana District 7

Angela Grabovsky defeated Rusty Johnson, Jennifer Pace, Bill Allen, and Gerald Walters in the Republican primary for U.S. House Indiana District 7 on May 3, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Angela Grabovsky
Angela Grabovsky
 
53.6
 
6,886
Image of Rusty Johnson
Rusty Johnson Candidate Connection
 
17.0
 
2,185
Image of Jennifer Pace
Jennifer Pace
 
12.1
 
1,556
Image of Bill Allen
Bill Allen Candidate Connection
 
11.7
 
1,505
Image of Gerald Walters
Gerald Walters Candidate Connection
 
5.6
 
722

Total votes: 12,854
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for U.S. House Indiana District 7

Gavin Maple defeated Ted Rusk in the Libertarian convention for U.S. House Indiana District 7 on March 5, 2022.


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2020

See also: Indiana's 7th Congressional District election, 2020

General election

General election for U.S. House Indiana District 7

Incumbent André Carson defeated Susan Marie Smith in the general election for U.S. House Indiana District 7 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of André Carson
André Carson (D)
 
62.4
 
176,422
Image of Susan Marie Smith
Susan Marie Smith (R) Candidate Connection
 
37.6
 
106,146

Total votes: 282,568
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Indiana District 7

Incumbent André Carson defeated Pierre Quincy Pullins in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Indiana District 7 on June 2, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of André Carson
André Carson
 
91.8
 
62,117
Image of Pierre Quincy Pullins
Pierre Quincy Pullins
 
8.2
 
5,572

Total votes: 67,689
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Indiana District 7

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Indiana District 7 on June 2, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Susan Marie Smith
Susan Marie Smith Candidate Connection
 
43.1
 
10,705
Douglas Merrill
 
14.2
 
3,519
Image of J.D. Miniear
J.D. Miniear
 
14.2
 
3,517
Jon Davis
 
10.9
 
2,712
Martin Ramey
 
8.9
 
2,209
Image of Gerald Walters
Gerald Walters Candidate Connection
 
8.8
 
2,189

Total votes: 24,851
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates



District analysis

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Footnotes

  1. Inside Elections also uses Tilt ratings to indicate an even smaller advantage and greater competitiveness.
  2. Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Nathan Gonzalez," April 19, 2018
  3. Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Kyle Kondik," April 19, 2018
  4. Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Charlie Cook," April 22, 2018


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