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Indiana's 5th Congressional District

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Indiana's 5th Congressional District
IN 5th congressional district.png
Incumbent
Susan Brooks Republican Party
Cook Partisan Voter Index (2018): R+9
U.S. Census Bureau (2010 data)[1]
Population: 731,702
Gender: 48.7% Male, 51.3% Female
Race[2]: 84.9% White, 7.8% Black, 2.7% Asian
Ethnicity: 4.6% Hispanic
Unemployment: 7.7%
Median household income
$58,115
High school graduation rate
92.4%
College graduation rate
42.8%

Indiana's 5th Congressional District takes in portions of central Indiana, including Grant, Madison, Tipton and Hamilton counties and part of Blackford, Marion, Boone and Howard counties.[3]

The current representative of the 5th Congressional District is Susan Brooks (R).

Elections

2020

See also: Indiana's 5th Congressional District election, 2020

General election candidates


Did not make the ballot:

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Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates


Republican Party Republican primary candidates


Did not make the ballot:

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2018

See also: Indiana's 5th Congressional District election, 2018

General election

General election for U.S. House Indiana District 5

Incumbent Susan Brooks defeated Dee Thornton in the general election for U.S. House Indiana District 5 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Susan Brooks
Susan Brooks (R)
 
56.8
 
180,035
Image of Dee Thornton
Dee Thornton (D)
 
43.2
 
137,142

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 317,177
(100.00% precincts reporting)
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Indiana District 5

Dee Thornton defeated Kyle Brenden Moore, Dion Douglas, Eshel Faraggi, and Sean Dugdale in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Indiana District 5 on May 8, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Dee Thornton
Dee Thornton
 
53.0
 
18,073
Image of Kyle Brenden Moore
Kyle Brenden Moore
 
23.7
 
8,077
Image of Dion Douglas
Dion Douglas
 
10.3
 
3,521
Image of Eshel Faraggi
Eshel Faraggi
 
7.6
 
2,583
Image of Sean Dugdale
Sean Dugdale
 
5.5
 
1,860

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.

Total votes: 34,114
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Indiana District 5

Incumbent Susan Brooks advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Indiana District 5 on May 8, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Susan Brooks
Susan Brooks
 
100.0
 
63,904

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.

Total votes: 63,904
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2016

See also: Indiana's 5th Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Susan Brooks (R) defeated Angela Demaree (D) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Brooks withdrew from the race on July 15, 2016, in order to run for governor of Indiana following a ballot vacancy. Brooks was not chosen to fill that vacancy, prompting her to once again seek re-election to her House seat. Republican committee members decided on August 13 to reinstate Brooks on the ballot.[4] Brooks defeated Mike Campbell and Stephen MacKenzie in the Republican primary, while Demaree defeated Allen Davidson to win the Democratic nomination. The primary elections took place on May 3, 2016.[5][6][7]

U.S. House, Indiana District 5 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngSusan Brooks Incumbent 61.5% 221,957
     Democratic Angela Demaree 34.3% 123,849
     Libertarian Matthew Wittlief 4.2% 15,329
Total Votes 361,135
Source: Indiana Division of Elections


U.S. House, Indiana District 5 Republican Primary, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngSusan Brooks Incumbent 69.5% 95,209
Stephen MacKenzie 15.7% 21,575
Mike Campbell 14.7% 20,202
Total Votes 136,986
Source: Indiana Secretary of State
U.S. House, Indiana District 5 Democratic Primary, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngAngela Demaree 74.9% 52,530
Allen Davidson 25.1% 17,587
Total Votes 70,117
Source: Indiana Secretary of State

2014

See also: Indiana's 5th Congressional District elections, 2014

The 5th Congressional District of Indiana held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Susan Brooks (R) defeated challengers Shawn Denney (D) and John Krom (L) in the general election.

U.S. House, Indiana District 5 General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngSusan Brooks Incumbent 65.2% 105,277
     Democratic Shawn Denney 30.8% 49,756
     Libertarian John Krom 4% 6,407
Total Votes 161,440
Source: Indiana Secretary of State Official Results

General election candidates


May 6, 2014, primary results

Republican Party Republican Primary

Democratic Party Democratic Primary


2012

See also: Indiana's 5th Congressional District elections, 2012

The 5th Congressional District of Indiana held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012, in which Susan Brooks (R) won. She defeated Scott Reske (D) and Chard Reid (L) in the general election.[11]

U.S. House, Indiana District 5 General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Scott Reske 37.6% 125,347
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngSusan Brooks 58.4% 194,570
     Libertarian Chard Reid 4% 13,442
Total Votes 333,359
Source: Indiana Secretary of State "House of Representatives Election Results"

2010
On November 2, 2010, Dan Burton won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Tim Crawford (D), Jesse Trueblood (I) and Richard "Chard" Reid (L) in the general election.[12]

U.S. House, Indiana District 5 General Election, 2010
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngDan Burton incumbent 62.1% 146,899
     Democratic Tim Crawford 25.4% 60,024
     Independent Jesse Trueblood 4.7% 11,218
     Libertarian Richard "Chard" Reid 7.7% 18,266
Total Votes 236,407


2008
On November 4, 2008, Dan Burton won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Mary Etta Ruley (D) in the general election.[13]

U.S. House, Indiana District 5 General Election, 2008
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngDan Burton incumbent 65.5% 234,705
     Democratic Mary Etta Ruley 34.5% 123,357
Total Votes 358,062


2006
On November 7, 2006, Dan Burton won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Katherine Fox Carr (D), Sheri Conover Sharlow (L) and John Miller (I) in the general election.[14]

U.S. House, Indiana District 5 General Election, 2006
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngDan Burton incumbent 65% 133,118
     Democratic Katherine Fox Carr 31.4% 64,362
     Libertarian Sheri Conover Sharlow 3.6% 7,341
     Write-in John Miller 0% 18
Total Votes 204,839


2004
On November 2, 2004, Dan Burton won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Katherine Fox Carr (D) and Rick Hodgin (L) in the general election.[15]

U.S. House, Indiana District 5 General Election, 2004
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngDan Burton incumbent 71.8% 228,718
     Democratic Katherine Fox Carr 26% 82,637
     Libertarian Rick Hodgin 2.2% 7,008
Total Votes 318,363


2002
On November 5, 2002, Dan Burton won election to the United States House. He defeated Katherine Fox Carr (D) and Christopher Adkins (L) in the general election.[16]

U.S. House, Indiana District 5 General Election, 2002
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngDan Burton 72% 129,442
     Democratic Katherine Fox Carr 25.2% 45,283
     Libertarian Christopher Adkins 2.9% 5,130
Total Votes 179,855


2000
On November 7, 2000, Steve Buyer won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Greg Goodnight (D) and Scott Benson (L) in the general election.[17]

U.S. House, Indiana District 5 General Election, 2000
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngSteve Buyer incumbent 60.9% 132,051
     Democratic Greg Goodnight 37.5% 81,427
     Libertarian Scott Benson 1.6% 3,507
Total Votes 216,985


Redistricting

2010-2011

This is the 5th Congressional District of Indiana after the 2001 redistricting process. The current district is displayed in the infobox at the top of the page.
See also: Redistricting in Indiana

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

The 2017 Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was R+9, meaning that in the previous two presidential elections, this district's results were 9 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Indiana's 5th Congressional District the 149th most Republican nationally.[18]

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 0.88. This means that for every 1 point the national political mood moved toward a party, the district was expected to move 0.88 points toward that party.[19]

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Demographic data were added to this page in 2013. Ballotpedia will update this page in 2021 after data from the 2020 Census become available.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ United States Census Bureau, "Counties by Congressional Districts," accessed June 8, 2016
  4. ↑ KLTV, "The Latest: Pence praises GOP replacement choice," July 26, 2016
  5. ↑ Indiana Secretary of State, "May 3, 2016 Primary Election," accessed February 8, 2016
  6. ↑ The New York Times, "Indiana Primary Results," May 3, 2016
  7. ↑ WBAA, "Brooks, Rokita Back On Congressional Ballots Following Weekend Caucuses," August 14, 2016
  8. ↑ Howey Politics, "Former Seymour Mayor Bailey to challenge Rep. Young in 9th CD," accessed October 1, 2013
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 Indiana Secretary of State, "2014 Primary Candidates," accessed January 13, 2014
  10. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named carmel
  11. ↑ Politico, "2012 Election Map, Indiana"
  12. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010," accessed March 28, 2013
  13. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 2008," accessed March 28, 2013
  14. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 2006," accessed March 28, 2013
  15. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2004," accessed March 28, 2013
  16. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 5, 2002," accessed March 28, 2013
  17. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 2000," accessed March 28, 2013
  18. ↑ Cook Political Report, "Introducing the 2017 Cook Political Report Partisan Voter Index," April 7, 2017
  19. ↑ FiveThirtyEight, "Election Update: The Most (And Least) Elastic States And Districts," September 6, 2018


Indiana's current delegation to the United States Congress
Senators
Jim Banks (R)
Todd Young (R)
Representatives
District 1
District 2
District 3
District 4
Jim Baird (R)
District 5
District 6
District 7
District 8
District 9
Republican Party (9)
Democratic Party (2)

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