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Jason Brown (Indiana)
Jason Brown (American Independent Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Indiana's 1st Congressional District. He did not appear on the ballot for the general election on November 5, 2024.
2024 battleground election
Ballotpedia identified the November 5 general election as a battleground race. The summary below is from our coverage of this election, found here.
Incumbent Frank Mrvan (D) defeated Randell Niemeyer (R) and Dakotah Miskus (L) in the general election for Indiana's 1st Congressional District on November 5, 2024.[1][2]
As of the 2024 election, Democrats had won every election for this district since 1930.[3] A Daily Kos analysis of the round of redistricting following the 2020 census concluded that the 1st district had shifted towards Republicans. President Joe Biden (D) received 53.4% of the 2020 presidential vote under the new district lines and 53.6% under the old district lines.[4]
Both the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee and the National Republican Congressional Committee targeted the district in 2024. Mrvan won re-election in 2022, defeating Jennifer-Ruth Green (R) 52.8% to 47.2%. Before the election, four major election forecasters differed in their ratings for the general election, with three rating it Likely Democratic and one rating it Lean Democratic.
Mrvan was first elected in 2020 and earlier served 16 years as North Township's trustee. Mrvan said he had secured funding for pandemic relief and infrastructure projects within the district. Mrvan said he "listened to all individuals and worked in a bipartisan fashion to bring people together to solve problems."[5]
Niemeyer was, as of the 2024 election, a member of the Lake County Council and the co-owner of a trucking business. Niemeyer said his experience would help him represent the district. He said, "The most educated people in the world are serving in the United States government. And yet they’ve driven it nearly to bankruptcy. It’s time for people like me and people like you to have a voice in Washington."[6]
Based on post-general election reports filed with the Federal Election Commission, Mrvan raised $3.19 million and spent $3.10 million, and Niemeyer raised $1.11 million and spent $1.06 million. To review all the campaign finance figures in full detail, click here.
Elections
2024
See also: Indiana's 1st Congressional District election, 2024
Indiana's 1st Congressional District election, 2024 (May 7 Democratic primary)
Indiana's 1st Congressional District election, 2024 (May 7 Republican primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House Indiana District 1
Incumbent Frank Mrvan defeated Randell Niemeyer and Dakotah Miskus in the general election for U.S. House Indiana District 1 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Frank Mrvan (D) | 53.4 | 172,467 |
 | Randell Niemeyer (R)  | 44.9 | 145,056 | |
 | Dakotah Miskus (L) | 1.6 | 5,200 | |
| Total votes: 322,723 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Jason Brown (American Independent Party)
- Tiffany Ford (Independent)
- Samuel Kravitz (Independent)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Indiana District 1
Incumbent Frank Mrvan advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Indiana District 1 on May 7, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Frank Mrvan | 100.0 | 31,155 |
| Total votes: 31,155 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Indiana District 1
Randell Niemeyer defeated Mark Leyva and David Ben Ruiz in the Republican primary for U.S. House Indiana District 1 on May 7, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Randell Niemeyer | 60.8 | 18,449 |
 | Mark Leyva | 24.8 | 7,509 | |
 | David Ben Ruiz | 14.4 | 4,367 | |
| Total votes: 30,325 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Martin Lucas (R)
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Brown in this election.
Polls
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We provide results for polls that are included in polling aggregation from FiveThirtyEight and RealClearPolitics, when available. No polls were available for this election. To notify us of polls published in this election, please email us.
Election campaign finance
| Name | Party | Receipts* | Disbursements** | Cash on hand | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Mrvan | Democratic Party | $3,196,275 | $3,162,106 | $88,460 | As of December 31, 2024 |
| Mark Leyva | Republican Party | $0 | $0 | $0 | Data not available*** |
| Randell Niemeyer | Republican Party | $1,107,288 | $1,081,044 | $26,244 | As of December 31, 2024 |
| David Ben Ruiz | Republican Party | $2,750 | $3,260 | $-831 | As of March 31, 2024 |
| Dakotah Miskus | Libertarian Party | $0 | $0 | $0 | As of October 27, 2024 |
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Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2024. 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." |
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Satellite spending
- See also: Satellite spending
Satellite spending describes political spending not controlled by candidates or their campaigns; that is, any political expenditures made by groups or individuals that are not directly affiliated with a candidate. This includes spending by political party committees, super PACs, trade associations, and 501(c)(4) nonprofit groups.[7][8][9]
If available, this section includes links to online resources tracking satellite spending in this election. To notify us of a resource to add, email us.
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As of July 8, 2024, Jason Brown (American Independent Party) and Samuel Kravitz (Independent) had not filed as candidates with the Federal Election Commission.
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.[10]
- 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.[11][12][13]
| Race ratings: Indiana's 1st Congressional District election, 2024 | |||||||||
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| Race tracker | Race ratings | ||||||||
| November 5, 2024 | October 29, 2024 | October 22, 2024 | October 15, 2024 | ||||||
| The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter | Likely Democratic | Likely Democratic | Likely Democratic | Likely Democratic | |||||
| Decision Desk HQ and The Hill | Likely Democratic | Likely Democratic | Likely Democratic | Likely Democratic | |||||
| Inside Elections with Nathan L. Gonzales | Likely Democratic | Likely Democratic | Likely Democratic | Likely Democratic | |||||
| Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball | Lean Democratic | Lean Democratic | Lean Democratic | Lean 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. | |||||||||
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Jason Brown did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
Note: The finance data shown here comes from the disclosures required of candidates and parties. Depending on the election or state, this may represent only a portion of all the funds spent on their behalf. Satellite spending groups may or may not have expended funds related to the candidate or politician on whose page you are reading this disclaimer. Campaign finance data from elections may be incomplete. For elections to federal offices, complete data can be found at the FEC website. Click here for more on federal campaign finance law and here for more on state campaign finance law.
See also
2024 Elections
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Footnotes
- ↑ The New York Times, "Indiana First Congressional District Election Results," accessed November 6, 2024
- ↑ Decision Desk HQ, "IN US House General Election 1," accessed November 6, 2024
- ↑ Our Campaigns, "IN - District 01 - History," accessed July 8, 2024
- ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' 2020 presidential results by congressional district, for new and old districts," September 29, 2021
- ↑ Frank Mrvan 2024 campaign website, "Home page," accessed July 8, 2024
- ↑ Randell Niemeyer 2024 campaign website, "Niemeyer Aspires to Bring 'Common Sense' to Washington D.C.," October 2, 2023
- ↑ OpenSecrets.org, "Outside Spending," accessed December 12, 2021
- ↑ OpenSecrets.org, "Total Outside Spending by Election Cycle, All Groups," accessed December 12, 2021
- ↑ National Review.com, "Why the Media Hate Super PACs," December 12, 2021
- ↑ Inside Elections also uses Tilt ratings to indicate an even smaller advantage and greater competitiveness.
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Nathan Gonzalez," April 19, 2018
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Kyle Kondik," April 19, 2018
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Charlie Cook," April 22, 2018
