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2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana

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.[1]

Quick Facts All 9 Indiana seats to the United States House of Representatives, Majority party ...

Overview

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By district

Results of the 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana by district:[3]

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District 1

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

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Primary results

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Republican primary

Candidates

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

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District 2

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

Republican primary

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Nominee

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Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary
  • Douglas Carpenter, caregiver[7]
  • Bob Kern, part-time paralegal
  • Dan Morrison, retired former RV industry executive, small business owner and candidate for this seat in 2012
Declined

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General election

Endorsements

Joe Bock (D)
Organizations

Predictions

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District 3

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

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary
  • Mark Baringer
  • James Mahoney, former delegate to the Republican State Convention

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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

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District 4

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

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary
  • Kevin Grant, Army National Guard member

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Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • John Dale, teacher
Eliminated in primary
  • Jeffrey Blaydes
  • Roger Day
  • John Futrell
  • Howard Pollchi

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District 5

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

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary
  • David Campbell
  • David Stockdale, independent insurance broker

Primary results

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Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Shawn Denney, teacher
Eliminated in primary
  • Allen Davidson, engineer
  • David Ford, U.S. Air Force Battlefield weather forecaster

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District 6

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

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Primary results

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Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Susan Heitzman, small business owner and candidate for this seat in 2012
Eliminated in primary
  • Lane Siekman, attorney
  • Corrine Westerfield

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District 7

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

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary
  • Mmoja Ajabu
  • Curtis Godfrey
  • Pierre Pullins

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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

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District 8

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

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary
  • Andrew McNeil

Primary results

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Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Tom Spangler
Declined

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District 9

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

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary
  • Kathy Heil
  • Mark Jones

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Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary
  • James McClure Jr.
  • J.S. Miller
  • William Thomas
Declined

Primary results

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General election

Results

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See also


References

  1. Ostermeier, Eric (September 30, 2014). "No Free Passes: States With 2 Major Party Candidates in Every US House Race". Smart Politics.
  2. AP (October 20, 2013). "Notre Dame official weighs 2nd District run". Lexington Herald-Leader. Retrieved October 21, 2013.
  3. 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.
  4. Livingson, Abby (June 19, 2013). "Ambitious Hoosiers Wait for Future Statewide Races". Roll Call. Retrieved August 14, 2013.
  5. "Brendan Mullen Not Running for Indiana's 2nd #IN02 (Updated) | At the Races". Atr.rollcall.com. July 12, 2013. Retrieved August 12, 2014.
  6. "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.
  7. "2014 House Race Ratings for November 3, 2014". House: Race Ratings. Cook Political Report. Retrieved November 3, 2014.
  8. "2014 House Ratings (October 24, 2014)". House Ratings. The Rothenberg Political Report. Retrieved October 24, 2014.
  9. "2014 House". Sabato's Crystal Ball. April 10, 2014. Retrieved April 11, 2014.
  10. "Daily Kos Elections House race ratings: Initial ratings for 2014". Daily Kos Elections. Retrieved November 4, 2014.
  11. 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.

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