# 2024 United States Senate election in Indiana

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The 2024 United States Senate election in Indiana was held on November 5, 2024, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the state of Indiana. Republican congressman Jim Banks was elected to his first term, defeating Democratic psychologist Valerie McCray in the general election. Banks succeeded Republican incumbent Mike Braun, who opted instead to run for governor. This was the first election for this seat in which there was no incumbent running since 1958.
On election day, Republican Banks defeated Democrat Valerie McCray by a near 20-percentage-point margin, winning all but three counties. Indiana has not elected a Democrat to the United States Senate since Joe Donnelly was elected in 2012.

## Republican primary
### Candidates
#### Nominee

* Jim Banks, U.S. representative for Indiana's 3rd congressional district (2017–2025)

#### Disqualified

* John Rust, former chairmain of the board for Rose Acre Farms

#### Declined

* Mike Braun, incumbent U.S. senator (2019–2025) (ran for governor)
* Mitch Daniels, former governor of Indiana (2005–2013), former President of Purdue University (2013–2022), and former Director of the Office of Management and Budget (2001–2003)
* Eric Holcomb, Governor of Indiana (2017–2025) and candidate for U.S. Senate in 2016
* Mike Pence, former vice president of the United States (2017–2021), former Governor of Indiana (2013–2017), and former U.S. Representative for Indiana's 5th congressional district (2001–2013) (ran for president)
* Victoria Spartz, U.S. representative for Indiana's 5th congressional district (2021–present) (ran for re-election)
* Todd Rokita, Indiana Attorney General (2021–present), former U.S. Representative for Indiana's 4th congressional district (2011–2019), former Indiana Secretary of State (2002–2010) and candidate for U.S. Senate in 2018 (ran for re-election)

### Endorsements

Executive branch officials
* Donald Trump, 45th president of the United States (2017–2021)
* Stephen Miller, Senior Advisor to the President (2017–2021)
* Mike Pompeo, U.S. Secretary of State (2018–2021), Director of the CIA (2017–2018), and U.S. representative for Kansas's 4th congressional district (2011–2017)
U.S. senators
* John Barrasso, U.S. senator from Wyoming (2007–present)
* Marsha Blackburn, U.S. senator from Tennessee (2019–present)
* Mike Braun, U.S. senator from Indiana (2019–2025)
* Tom Cotton, U.S. senator from Arkansas (2015–present)
* Kevin Cramer, U.S. senator from North Dakota (2019–present)
* Ted Cruz, U.S. senator from Texas (2013–present)
* Steve Daines, U.S. senator from Montana (2015–present)
* Bill Hagerty, U.S. senator from Tennessee (2021–present)
* Cynthia Lummis, U.S. senator from Wyoming (2021–present)
* Mitch McConnell, U.S. senator from Kentucky (1985–present), Senate Minority Leader (2021–2025), and former Senate Majority Leader (2015–2021)
* Marco Rubio, U.S. senator from Florida (2011–2025)
* John Thune, U.S. senator from South Dakota (2005–present)
* Tommy Tuberville, U.S. senator from Alabama (2021–present)
* JD Vance, U.S. senator from Ohio (2023–2025)
U.S. representatives
* Susan Brooks, former U.S. representative for Indiana's 5th congressional district (2013–2021)
* Larry Bucshon, U.S. representative for Indiana's 8th congressional district (2011–2025)
* Erin Houchin, U.S. representative for Indiana's 9th congressional district (2023–present)
* Ronny Jackson, U.S. representative for Texas's 13th congressional district (2021–present)
* Greg Pence, U.S. representative for Indiana's 6th congressional district (2019–2025)
* Elise Stefanik, U.S. representative for New York's 21st congressional district (2015–present)
Statewide officials
* Suzanne Crouch, Lieutenant Governor of Indiana (2017–2025)
State legislators
* Justin Busch, state senator for the 16th district (2018–present)
* Michelle Davis, state representative for the 54th district (2020–present)
Individuals
* Charlie Kirk, activist
* Mark Levin, Host of The Mark Levin Show and Life, Liberty & Levin
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* Indiana Republican Party
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* AIPAC
* Catholic Vote
* Club for Growth
* Eagle Forum
* International Franchise Association
* NRA Political Victory Fund
* Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America
* Turning Point Action

### Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of April 17, 2024 :
| Candidate | Raised | Spent | Cash on hand |
| Jim Banks (R) | $4,731,928 | $3,188,805 | $2,878,607 |
| Source: Federal Election Commission ||||

### Polling

| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Jim Banks | Mitch Daniels | Trey Hollingsworth | Todd Rokita | Victoria Spartz | Other | Undecided |
| Bellwether Research | December 11–17, 2022 | 1,000 (LV) | – | 14% | – | 11% | 16% | 12% | 9% | 39% |
| Bellwether Research | December 11–17, 2022 | 1,000 (LV) | – | 10% | 32% | 9% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 29% |
| Response:AI | December 9–16, 2022 | 503 (RV) | ±4.3% | 14% | 35% | 6% | — | 14% | 16% | 17% |

### Results

Republican primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Jim Banks | 475,729 | 100.00% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 475,729 | 100.00% |

## Democratic primary
### Candidates
#### Nominee

* Valerie McCray, psychologist and candidate for U.S. Senate in 2022

#### Eliminated in primary

* Marc Carmichael, former state representative (1986–1991) and nominee for Indiana's 2nd congressional district in 1996

#### Withdrew

* Keith Potts, former Indianapolis city councilor (2020–2023)

#### Declined

* Joe Donnelly, former U.S. Ambassador to the Holy See (2022–2024) and former U.S. Senator (2013–2019)
* Ron Klain, former White House Chief of Staff (2021–2023)

#### Endorsements

Labor unions
* Indiana AFL–CIO

### Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of June 30, 2024 :
| Candidate | Raised | Spent | Cash on hand |
| Marc Carmichael (D) | $115,161 | $98,370 | $16,125 |
| Valerie McCray (D) | $61,506 | $45,953 | $15,684 |
| Keith Potts (D) | $99,485 | $98,302 | $1,183 |
| Source: Federal Election Commission ||||

### Results

Democratic primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Valerie McCray | 121,734 | 68.01% |
| | Democratic | Marc Carmichael | 57,256 | 31.99% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 178,990 | 100.00% |

## Libertarian convention
### Nominee

* Andy Horning, engineer, perennial candidate, and nominee for U.S. Senate in 2012

## Write-in candidates
### Declared

* Phillip Beachy, retired carpenter and Democratic candidate for Indiana's 3rd congressional district in 2022

## General election
### Predictions

| Source | Ranking | As of |
| The Cook Political Report | Solid R | November 9, 2023 |
| Inside Elections | Solid R | November 9, 2023 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball | Safe R | November 9, 2023 |
| Decision Desk HQ/The Hill | Safe R | June 8, 2024 |
| Elections Daily | Safe R | May 4, 2023 |
| CNalysis | Solid R | November 21, 2023 |
| RealClearPolitics | Solid R | August 5, 2024 |
| Split Ticket | Safe R | October 23, 2024 |
| 538 | Solid R | October 23, 2024 |

### Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of June 30, 2024 :
| Candidate | Raised | Spent | Cash on hand |
| Jim Banks (R) | $5,553,816 | $3,713,830 | $3,175,470 |
| Valerie McCray (D) | $61,507 | $45,953 | $15,685 |
| Source: Federal Election Commission ||||

### Debate

2024 United States Senate general election in Indiana debate :
| No. | Date | Host | Moderator | Link | Participants | Participants | Participants |
| Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Non-invitee  I Invitee W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Non-invitee  I Invitee W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Non-invitee  I Invitee W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Non-invitee  I Invitee W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Non-invitee  I Invitee W Withdrawn | | | |
| Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Non-invitee  I Invitee W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Non-invitee  I Invitee W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Non-invitee  I Invitee W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Non-invitee  I Invitee W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Non-invitee  I Invitee W Withdrawn | Banks | McCray | Horning |
| 1 | October 29, 2024 | Indiana Debate Commission | Laura Merrifield Wilson | | A | P | P |

### Polling

| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Jim Banks (R) | Valerie McCray (D) | Other | Undecided |
| ActiVote | October 5–28, 2024 | 400 (LV) | ± 4.9% | 57% | 43% | – | – |
| ActiVote | September 3 – October 5, 2024 | 400 (LV) | ± 4.9% | 56% | 44% | – | – |
| ARW Strategies | September 23–25, 2024 | 600 (LV) | – | 49% | 35% | – | 16% |
| Emerson College | September 12–13, 2024 | 1,000 (LV) | ± 3.0% | 47% | 33% | 5% | 14% |
| Emerson College | October 1–4, 2023 | 462 (RV) | ± 4.4% | 31% | 22% | 8% | 39% |

### Results

2024 United States Senate election in Indiana :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | Jim Banks | 1,659,416 | 58.64% | +7.91% |
| | Democratic | Valerie McCray | 1,097,061 | 38.77% | −6.07% |
| | Libertarian | Andrew Horning | 73,233 | 2.59% | −1.83% |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 187 | 0.00% | |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 2,829,897 | 100.0% | |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

#### Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

* Delaware (largest city: Muncie)
* LaPorte (largest city: Michigan City)
* Porter (largest city: Portage)
* Vigo (largest city: Terre Haute)
* St. Joseph (largest municipality: South Bend)
* Tippecanoe (largest municipality: Lafayette)