2026 elections · Indiana

Indiana U.S. House, district 5

General election Nov. 3, 2026. 2 candidates listed, alphabetically by last name.

Rating: Solid R (Cook: Solid R; Sabato: Solid R; Inside Elections: Solid R; DDHQ: Likely R; silver: Likely R). Ratings are each forecaster’s own judgment.

Ballot list from the state's own certified list of candidates for the November 3, 2026 general election; not yet checked against the state’s own list.

The field

Democrat

J.D. Ford

Raised
$582,087
From individuals
$530,401
From PACs and other committees
$49,904
From the candidate (gifts + loans)
$616
Cash on hand
$314,652
Debts
$0

FEC, campaign committee totals through June 30, 2026. FEC record

Outside spending

Outside groups spent $31,098 to support and $0 to oppose.

FEC independent expenditures, amendments applied, duplicates removed. Spending dated through Oct. 14, 2026.

PAC and committee money

12 committees reported giving $37,100 in all.

As reported by the giving committees (FEC pas2: direct and in-kind contributions). May differ from the campaign’s own “from other committees” total, which counts what the campaign reports receiving.

Republican Incumbent

Victoria Spartz

Raised
$2,078,625
From individuals
$1,341,632
From PACs and other committees
$169,750
From the candidate (gifts + loans)
$475,000
Cash on hand
$854,343
Debts
$650,000

FEC, campaign committee totals through Sept. 30, 2026. FEC record

Outside spending

Outside groups spent $0 to support and $1,993,704 to oppose.

FEC independent expenditures, amendments applied, duplicates removed. Spending dated through Oct. 14, 2026.

PAC and committee money

32 committees reported giving $121,994 in all.

As reported by the giving committees (FEC pas2: direct and in-kind contributions). May differ from the campaign’s own “from other committees” total, which counts what the campaign reports receiving.

Money in this race (FEC)
J.D. FordDemocrat$582,087$314,652$31,098$0
Victoria SpartzRepublican$2,078,625$854,343$0$1,993,704

Raised and cash on hand are the campaign’s own totals; outside spending is by groups the campaign does not control. They are separate measures and are not added together.

Federal Election Commission bulk data, 2026 cycle: candidate summaries (weball26), committee-to-candidate contributions (pas226) and independent expenditures, downloaded Oct. 16, 2026.

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