# 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana

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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

United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana, 2014 :
| Party | Party | Votes | Percentage | Seats | +/– |
| | Republican | 788,762 | 58.78% | 7 | - |
| | Democratic | 502,104 | 37.42% | 2 | - |
| | Libertarian | 50,948 | 3.80% | 0 | - |
| Totals | Totals | 1,341,814 | 100.00% | 9 | - |

### By district

Results of the 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana by district:
| District | Republican | Republican | Democratic | Democratic | Others | Others | Total | Total | Result |
| District | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Result |
| District 1 | 51,000 | 35.84% | 86,579 | 60.85% | 4,714 | 3.31% | 142,293 | 100.0% | Democratic hold |
| District 2 | 85,583 | 58.94% | 55,590 | 38.29% | 4,027 | 2.77% | 145,200 | 100.0% | Republican hold |
| District 3 | 97,892 | 65.79% | 39,771 | 26.73% | 11,130 | 7.48% | 148,793 | 100.0% | Republican hold |
| District 4 | 94,998 | 66.87% | 47,056 | 33.13% | 0 | 0.00% | 142,054 | 100.0% | Republican hold |
| District 5 | 105,277 | 65.21% | 49,756 | 30.82% | 6,407 | 3.97% | 161,440 | 100.0% | Republican hold |
| District 6 | 102,187 | 65.90% | 45,509 | 29.35% | 7,375 | 4.76% | 155,071 | 100.0% | Republican hold |
| District 7 | 46,887 | 41.77% | 61,443 | 54.73% | 3,931 | 3.50% | 112,261 | 100.0% | Democratic hold |
| District 8 | 103,344 | 60.32% | 61,384 | 35.83% | 6,587 | 3.85% | 171,315 | 100.0% | Republican hold |
| District 9 | 101,594 | 62.17% | 55,016 | 33.67% | 6,777 | 4.15% | 163,387 | 100.0% | Republican hold |
| Total | 788,762 | 58.78% | 502,104 | 37.42% | 50,948 | 3.80% | 1,341,814 | 100.0% | |

## District 1

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

Democratic primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Pete Visclosky (incumbent) | 34,446 | 100.0 |

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

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

#### Primary results

Republican primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Mark Leyva | 12,738 | 100.0 |

### General election
#### Results

Indiana's 1st congressional district, 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Pete Visclosky (incumbent) | 86,579 | 60.9 |
| | Republican | Mark Leyva | 51,000 | 35.8 |
| | Libertarian | Donna Dunn | 4,714 | 3.3 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 142,293 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

## 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

Republican primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Jackie Walorski (incumbent) | 28,641 | 100.0 |

### 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

Democratic primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Joe Bock | 11,103 | 58.1 |
| | Democratic | Dan Morrison | 3,540 | 18.5 |
| | Democratic | Bob Kern | 2,634 | 13.8 |
| | Democratic | Douglas M. Carpenter | 1,837 | 9.6 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 19,114 | 100.0 |

### General election
#### Endorsements

Organizations
* Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee "Emerging Races" Program

#### Predictions

| Source | Ranking | As of |
| The Cook Political Report | Safe R | November 3, 2014 |
| Rothenberg | Safe R | October 24, 2014 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball | Likely R | October 30, 2014 |
| RCP | Likely R | November 2, 2014 |
| Daily Kos Elections | Safe R | November 4, 2014 |

#### Results

Indiana's 2nd congressional district, 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Jackie Walorski (incumbent) | 85,583 | 58.9 |
| | Democratic | Joe Bock | 55,590 | 38.3 |
| | Libertarian | Jeff Petermann | 4,027 | 2.8 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 145,200 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

## 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

Republican primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Marlin Stutzman (incumbent) | 48,837 | 81.7 |
| | Republican | Mark William Baringer | 5,868 | 9.8 |
| | Republican | James E. Mahoney III | 5,094 | 8.5 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 59,799 | 100.0 |

### 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

Democratic primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Justin Kuhnle | 2,893 | 34.9 |
| | Democratic | Tommy A. Schrader | 2,805 | 33.8 |
| | Democratic | Jim Redmond | 2,597 | 31.3 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 8,295 | 100.0 |

### General election
#### Results

Indiana's 3rd congressional district, 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Marlin Stutzman (incumbent) | 102,889 | 69.2 |
| | Democratic | Justin Kuhnle | 39,771 | 26.7 |
| | Libertarian | Scott Wise | 6,113 | 4.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 148,773 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

## 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

Republican primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Todd Rokita (incumbent) | 43,179 | 71.2 |
| | Republican | Kevin J. Grant | 17,472 | 28.8 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 60,651 | 100.0 |

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

* John Dale, teacher

##### Eliminated in primary

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

#### Primary results

Democratic primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | John Dale | 3,742 | 42.2 |
| | Democratic | Roger D. Day | 2,266 | 25.5 |
| | Democratic | Jeffrey Oliver Blaydes | 1,332 | 15.0 |
| | Democratic | Howard Joseph Pollchik | 778 | 8.8 |
| | Democratic | John L. Futrell | 754 | 8.5 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 8,872 | 100.0 |

### General election
#### Results

Indiana's 4th congressional district, 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Todd Rokita (Incumbent) | 94,998 | 66.9 |
| | Democratic | John Dale | 47,056 | 33.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 142,054 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

## 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

Republican primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Susan Brooks (incumbent) | 34,996 | 72.7 |
| | Republican | David S. Stockdale | 7,327 | 15.2 |
| | Republican | David M. Campbell | 5,790 | 12.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 48,113 | 100.0 |

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

* Shawn Denney, teacher

##### Eliminated in primary

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

#### Primary results

Democratic primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Shawn A. Denney | 6,141 | 41.9 |
| | Democratic | David William Ford | 4,856 | 33.1 |
| | Democratic | Allen Ray Davidson | 3,660 | 25.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 14,657 | 100.0 |

### General election
#### Results

Indiana's 5th congressional district, 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Susan Brooks (incumbent) | 105,277 | 65.2 |
| | Democratic | Shawn Denney | 49,756 | 30.8 |
| | Libertarian | John Krom | 6,407 | 4.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 161,440 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

## 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

Republican primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Luke Messer (incumbent) | 49,094 | 100.0 |

### 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

Democratic primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Susan Hall Heitzman | 9,078 | 48.3 |
| | Democratic | Lane Siekman | 5,574 | 29.6 |
| | Democratic | Corrine Nicole Westerfield | 4,151 | 22.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 18,803 | 100.0 |

### General election
#### Results

Indiana's 6th congressional district, 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Luke Messer (incumbent) | 102,187 | 65.9 |
| | Democratic | Susan Hall Heitzman | 45,509 | 29.4 |
| | Libertarian | Eric Miller | 7,375 | 4.7 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 155,071 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

## 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

Democratic primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | André Carson (incumbent) | 19,446 | 89.1 |
| | Democratic | Curtis Godfrey | 1,209 | 5.5 |
| | Democratic | Mmoja Ajabu | 782 | 3.6 |
| | Democratic | Pierre Quincy Pullins | 390 | 1.8 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 21,827 | 100.0 |

### 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

Republican primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Catherine Ping | 4,882 | 35.1 |
| | Republican | Wayne "Gunny" Harmon | 3,258 | 23.4 |
| | Republican | J.D. Miniear | 2,840 | 20.4 |
| | Republican | Gordon Smith | 1,872 | 13.5 |
| | Republican | Erin Kent Magee | 1,057 | 7.6 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 13,909 | 100.0 |

### General election
#### Results

Indiana's 7th congressional district, 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Andre Carson (incumbent) | 61,443 | 54.7 |
| | Republican | Catherine Ping | 46,887 | 41.8 |
| | Libertarian | Chris Mayo | 3,931 | 3.5 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 112,261 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

## 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

Republican primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Larry Bucshon (incumbent) | 30,967 | 74.8 |
| | Republican | Andrew T. McNeil | 10,405 | 25.2 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 41,372 | 100.0 |

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

* Tom Spangler

##### Declined

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

#### Primary results

Democratic primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Tom Spangler | 23,055 | 100.0 |

### General election
#### Results

Indiana's 8th congressional district, 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Larry Bucshon (incumbent) | 103,344 | 60.3 |
| | Democratic | Tom Spangler | 61,384 | 35.8 |
| | Libertarian | Andrew Horning | 6,587 | 3.9 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 171,315 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

## 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

Republican primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Todd Young (incumbent) | 30,402 | 79.4 |
| | Republican | Kathy Lowe Heil | 4,607 | 12.0 |
| | Republican | Mark G. Jones | 3,293 | 8.6 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 38,302 | 100.0 |

### 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

Democratic primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Bill Bailey | 10,392 | 45.4 |
| | Democratic | James R. McClure, Jr. | 5,733 | 25.0 |
| | Democratic | J.S. Miller | 3,559 | 15.6 |
| | Democratic | William Joseph Thomas | 3,206 | 14.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 22,890 | 100.0 |

### General election
#### Results

Indiana's 9th congressional district, 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Todd Young (incumbent) | 101,594 | 62.2 |
| | Democratic | Bill Bailey | 55,016 | 33.7 |
| | Libertarian | Ralph Mike Frey | 5,777 | 4.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 162,387 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |