Race

U.S. House, Indiana 5th District (2026)

Everyone who filed with the Federal Election Commission for this seat, with what they raised and what outside groups spent.

FEC filings don't record primary results, so this list includes candidates who lost a primary or dropped out. Money is from each campaign's latest FEC report, shown on its page.10

CandidateRaisedSpentCash on handOutside helpOutside opposition
Victoria Spartz1RepublicanIncumbent$1.3M$1.4M$230K$0$1.8M
James (j.d.) David Ford2DemocratChallenger$582K$267K$315K$29K$0
Dylan McKenna3DemocratChallenger$180K$178K$421$24K$0
Phil Goss4DemocratChallenger$135K$138K$0$0$0
Jackson Bailey Franklin5DemocratChallenger$65K$58K$8,653$0$0
Deborah A Pickett6DemocratChallenger$35K$39K$232$0$0
Tara E. Nelson7DemocratChallenger$0$0$0$0$0
Samuel L Cooper8DemocratChallenger$0$0$0$0$0
Todd R Shelton9DemocratChallenger$0$0$0$0$0

Sources

Every number on this page points here. Each one links to the public record.

  1. 1
    FEC candidate record: Victoria Spartzhttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H0IN05326/
    H0IN05326
  2. 2
    FEC candidate record: James (j.d.) David Fordhttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6IN05307/
    H6IN05307
  3. 3
    FEC candidate record: Dylan McKennahttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6IN05315/
    H6IN05315
  4. 4
    FEC candidate record: Phil Gosshttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H4IN03182/
    H4IN03182
  5. 5
    FEC candidate record: Jackson Bailey Franklinhttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6IN05273/
    H6IN05273
  6. 6
    FEC candidate record: Deborah A Picketthttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H4IN05286/
    H4IN05286
  7. 7
    FEC candidate record: Tara E. Nelsonhttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H0IN04238/
    H0IN04238
  8. 8
    FEC candidate record: Samuel L Cooperhttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6IN05265/
    H6IN05265
  9. 9
    FEC candidate record: Todd R Sheltonhttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6IN05299/
    H6IN05299
  10. 10
    Federal Election Commission bulk data, 2025–26 cyclehttps://www.fec.gov/data/browse-data/?tab=bulk-data
    Retrieved October 16, 2026 · Public record