Joshua Coulter

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Joshua Coulter

Democratic Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

November 5, 2024

Joshua Coulter (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Indiana's 1st Congressional District. Coulter will not appear on the ballot for the Democratic primary on May 5, 2026.

Elections

2026

See also: Indiana's 1st Congressional District election, 2026

General election

The primary will occur on May 5, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.

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Democratic primary

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Democratic primary for U.S. House Indiana District 1

Incumbent Frank Mrvan (D) and LaVetta Sparks-Wade (D) are running in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Indiana District 1 on May 5, 2026.

		Candidate
		Frank Mrvan
	Submit photo	LaVetta Sparks-Wade

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Joshua Coulter (D)
• Aleem Young (D)

Republican primary

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Republican primary for U.S. House Indiana District 1

Barb Regnitz (R), David Ben Ruiz (R), and James Schenke (R) are running in the Republican primary for U.S. House Indiana District 1 on May 5, 2026.

		Candidate
		Barb Regnitz
		David Ben Ruiz
		James Schenke

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Jennifer-Ruth Green (R)
• Richard Mayers (R)

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Campaign themes

2026

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Campaign finance summary

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Joshua Coulter campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2026*	U.S. House Indiana District 1	Withdrew primary	$0	N/A**
2024	President of the United States	Lost general	$0	N/A**
Grand total			$0	N/A**
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Election Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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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)