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2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana

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All 9 Indiana seats to the United States House of Representatives
Majority party Minority party   Party Republican Democratic Last election 7 2 Seats won 7 2 Seat change Popular vote 793,759 502,104 Percentage 59.20% 37.45% Swing 6.27% 7.29%
Republican   50–60%   60–70% Democratic   50–60%   60–70%

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The 2014 U.S. House of Representatives elections in Indiana was held on Tuesday, November 4, 2014, to elect 9 members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Indiana. The Members elected at this election will serve in the 114th Congress. Indiana has placed Republican and Democratic nominees on the ballot in a nation-best 189 consecutive U.S. House races across each of the last 19 election cycles since 1978.

Overview

By district

Results of the 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana by district:

District 1

2014 Indiana's 1st congressional district election

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Nominee Pete Visclosky Mark Leyva Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 86,579 51,000 Percentage 60.9% 35.8%

County Results Visclosky:      50-60%      60-70%

U.S. Representative before election Pete Visclosky Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Pete Visclosky Democratic

Incumbent Democrat Pete Visclosky, who had represented the 1st district since 1985, ran for re-election.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Pete Visclosky, incumbent U.S. Representative

Primary results

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Mark Leyva, activist and nominee for this seat in 2010

Primary results

General election

Results

District 2

Incumbent Republican Jackie Walorski, who had represented the 2nd district since 2013, ran for re-election.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Jackie Walorski, incumbent U.S. Representative

Primary results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Joe Bock, University of Notre Dame administrator

Eliminated in primary

• Douglas Carpenter, caregiver
• Bob Kern, part-time paralegal
• Dan Morrison, retired former RV industry executive, small business owner and candidate for this seat in 2012

Declined

• Ryan Dvorak, state representative
• Brendan Mullen, Army veteran, military contractor and nominee for this seat in 2012

Primary results

General election

Endorsements

Organizations

• Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee "Emerging Races" Program

Predictions

Results

District 3

Incumbent Republican Marlin Stutzman, who had represented the 3rd district since 2010, ran for re-election.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Marlin Stutzman, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

• Mark Baringer
• James Mahoney, former delegate to the Republican State Convention

Primary results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Justin Kuhnle, family case manager and candidate for this seat in 2012

Eliminated in primary

• Jim Redmond
• Tommy Schrader, candidate for this seat in 2012

Primary results

General election

Results

District 4

Incumbent Republican Todd Rokita, who had represented the 4th district since 2011, ran for re-election.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Todd Rokita, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

• Kevin Grant, Army National Guard member

Primary results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• John Dale, teacher

Eliminated in primary

• Jeffrey Blaydes
• Roger Day
• John Futrell
• Howard Pollchi

Primary results

General election

Results

District 5

Incumbent Republican Susan Brooks, who had represented the 5th district since 2013, ran for re-election.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Susan Brooks, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

• David Campbell
• David Stockdale, independent insurance broker

Primary results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Shawn Denney, teacher

Eliminated in primary

• Allen Davidson, engineer
• David Ford, U.S. Air Force Battlefield weather forecaster

Primary results

General election

Results

District 6

Incumbent Republican Luke Messer, who had represented the 6th district since 2013, ran for re-election.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Luke Messer, incumbent U.S. Representative

Primary results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Susan Heitzman, small business owner and candidate for this seat in 2012

Eliminated in primary

• Lane Siekman, attorney
• Corrine Westerfield

Primary results

General election

Results

District 7

Incumbent Democrat André Carson, who had represented the 7th district since 2008, ran for re-election.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• André Carson, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

• Mmoja Ajabu
• Curtis Godfrey
• Pierre Pullins

Primary results

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Catherine Ping, Army Reserve Lieutenant Colonel, business owner and candidate for this seat in 2012

Eliminated in primary

• Wayne Harmon, parole agent
• J.D. Miniear, Christian ministry outreach and candidate for this seat in 2012
• Erin Magee
• Gordon Smith, Indiana Army National Guard Coordinator

Primary results

General election

Results

District 8

Incumbent Republican Larry Bucshon, who had represented the 8th district since 2011, ran for re-election.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Larry Bucshon, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

• Andrew McNeil

Primary results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Tom Spangler

Declined

• Dave Crooks, former state representative and nominee for this seat in 2012

Primary results

General election

Results

District 9

Incumbent Republican Todd Young, who had represented the 9th district since 2011, ran for re-election.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Todd Young, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

• Kathy Heil
• Mark Jones

Primary results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Bill Bailey, former state representative and former mayor of Seymour

Eliminated in primary

• James McClure Jr.
• J.S. Miller
• William Thomas

Declined

• Shelli Yoder, Monroe County Council member and nominee for this seat in 2012

Primary results

General election

Results

See also

• 2014 United States House of Representatives elections
• 2014 United States elections

References

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2. "Election Statistics, 1920 to Present - US House of Representatives: History, Art & Archives". history.house.gov. Retrieved April 18, 2018.
3. Haas, Karen L. (March 9, 2015). "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 2014". Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives. Retrieved October 28, 2019.
4. ^ "Secretary of State : Election Division: Election Results". Retrieved December 17, 2014.
5. ^ "Secretary of State : Election Division: Election Results". Retrieved December 18, 2014.
6. AP (October 20, 2013). "Notre Dame official weighs 2nd District run". Lexington Herald-Leader. Retrieved October 21, 2013.
7. Erin Blasko (April 18, 2014). "2nd District candidate runs as social liberal". southbendtribune.com. South Bend Tribune. Archived from the original on August 9, 2023. Retrieved August 9, 2023.
8. Livingson, Abby (June 19, 2013). "Ambitious Hoosiers Wait for Future Statewide Races". Roll Call. Retrieved August 14, 2013.
9. "Brendan Mullen Not Running for Indiana's 2nd #IN02 (Updated) | At the Races". Atr.rollcall.com. July 12, 2013. Retrieved August 12, 2014.
10. "DCCC Chairman Israel Announces First 35 Districts In Red To Blue Program, Historic High For Women". dccc.org. DCCC. March 3, 2014. Archived from the original on June 11, 2014. Retrieved February 16, 2023.
11. "2014 House Race Ratings for November 3, 2014". House: Race Ratings. Cook Political Report. Retrieved November 3, 2014.
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15. BRIAN A. HOWEY (September 30, 2013). "Former Seymour Mayor Bailey to challenge Rep. Young in 9th CD". howeypolitics.com. Archived from the original on October 4, 2013. Retrieved April 22, 2023.

External links

• U.S. House elections in Indiana, 2014 at Ballotpedia
• Campaign contributions at OpenSecrets

• 2014 United States House of Representatives elections
• United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana
• 2014 Indiana elections