2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana

The 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana were held on November 8, 2016, to elect the nine U.S. representatives from the state of Indiana, one from each of the state's nine congressional districts. The elections coincided with the 2016 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections. The primaries were held on May 3.

District
Results of the 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana by district:

District 1
Incumbent Democrat Pete Visclosky, who had represented the district since 1985, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 61% of the vote in 2014. The district had a PVI of D+10.

Nominee

 * Pete Visclosky, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

 * Willie Brown

Withdrawn

 * John Meyer

Nominee

 * Donna Dunn

District 2
Incumbent Republican Jackie Walorski, who had represented the district since 2013 ran for re-election. She was re-elected with 59% of the vote in 2014. The district had a PVI of R+6.

Republican primary
Walorski was considered a potential candidate for the U.S. Senate, but decided to run for re-election instead.

Nominee

 * Jackie Walorski, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

 * Jeff Petermann

Democratic primary
Democrats attempted to recruit State Representative David L. Niezgodski, but he decided to run for re-election instead.

Nominee

 * Lynn Coleman, former Division Chief at South Bend Police Department and former aide to Mayor Steve Luecke

Eliminated in primary

 * Douglas Carpenter, candidate for this seat in 2014

Declined

 * David L. Niezgodski, state representative

District 3
Incumbent Republican Marlin Stutzman, who had represented the district since 2010, did not run for reelection. Stutzman instead opted to run in the U.S. Senate election primary to succeed Dan Coats, who was retiring. He was re-elected with 66% of the vote in 2014. The district had a PVI of R+13.

Nominee

 * Jim Banks, state senator

Eliminated in primary

 * Mark Willard Baringer, candidate for this seat in 2014
 * Liz Brown, state senator
 * Pam Galloway, former Wisconsin state senator
 * Kevin Howell, former Allen County councilor
 * Kip Tom, farmer

Withdrawn

 * Scott Wise, former Whitley County Council member and Libertarian nominee for this seat in 2010 and 2014

Declined

 * Marlin Stutzman, incumbent U.S. Representative
 * Bob Thomas, auto dealer

Nominee

 * Tommy A. Schrader, blue collar worker and perennial candidate

Eliminated in primary

 * Todd Nightenhelser, small business owner
 * John Forrest Roberson, veteran, candidate for this seat in 2012 and candidate for Mayor of Fort Wayne, Indiana in 2015

Withdrawn

 * Toby Lamp

District 4
Incumbent Republican Todd Rokita, who had represented the district since 2011, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 67% of the vote in 2014. The district had a PVI of R+11. Rokita considered running for the open US Senate seat, but decided to run for re-election instead.

Nominee

 * Todd Rokita, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

 * Kevin J. Grant, accountant, financial advisor, consultant, US Army veteran, National Guard veteran, and candidate for this seat inn 2014

Nominee

 * John Dale, farmer, teacher, nominee for this seat in 2016

Withdrawn

 * Ryan Farrar, family case manager with the Department of Child Services

Campaign
After Donald Trump selected Mike Pence, the Governor of Indiana, as his running mate, Rokita dropped out of the House election to file as a candidate for governor. The vacancy on the ballot will need to be filled by precinct chairs in the district by August 14, and Rokita could be reinstalled on the ballot if he was not selected for governor. Ultimately Eric Holcomb, Pence's lieutenant governor, was nominated, and Rokita resumed his re-election campaign.

District 5
Incumbent Republican Susan Brooks, who had represented the district since 2013, ran for re-election. She was re-elected with 65% of the vote in 2014. The district had a PVI of R+9. Brooks was running for re-election.

Nominee

 * Susan Brooks, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

 * Mike Campbell
 * Stephen M. MacKenzie, business consultant and veteran

Nominee

 * Angela Demaree, veterinarian and Army Reserve officer

Eliminated in primary

 * Allen R. Davidson, engineer

Campaign
After Trump selected Pence as his running mate, Brooks dropped out of the House election to file as a candidate for governor. The vacancy on the ballot needed to be filled by precinct chairs in the district by August 14, and Brooks could have been reinstalled on the ballot if she was not selected for governor. Ultimately Eric Holcomb, Pence's lieutenant governor was nominated and Brooks resumed her re-election campaign.

District 6
The incumbent was Republican Luke Messer, who had represented the district since 2013. He was re-elected with 66% of the vote in 2014. The district had a PVI of R+12.

Nominee

 * Luke Messer, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

 * Charles Chuck Johnson Jr.
 * Jeff Smith

Nominee

 * Barry Welsh, pastor

Eliminated in primary

 * Danny Basham, Lexington Township Trustee
 * George Thomas Holland, salesman
 * Bruce W. Peavler
 * Ralph Spelbring

District 7
Incumbent Democrat André Carson had represented the district since 2008. He was re-elected with 55% of the vote in 2014. The district had a PVI of D+13.

Nominee

 * Andre Carson, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

 * Curtis D. Godfrey
 * Pierre Quincy Pullins

Nominee

 * Catherine Ping, Army Reserve lieutenant colonel, business owner, candidate for this seat in 2012 and nominee in 2014

Eliminated in primary

 * Wayne Harmon, parole agent and candidate for this seat in 2012 & 2014
 * JD Miniear, Christian ministry outreach and candidate for this seat in 2012 & 2014

District 8
Incumbent Republican Larry Bucshon, who had represented the district since 2011, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 60% of the vote in 2014. The district had a PVI of R+8.

Nominee

 * Larry Bucshon, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

 * Richard Moss, specialist

Nominee

 * Ron Drake, former state representative

Eliminated in primary

 * David Orentlicher, former state representative

Withdrawn

 * Rachel Covington

Nominee

 * Andrew Horning, product manager, nominee for governor in 2008 and for U.S. Senate in 2012

District 9
Incumbent Republican Todd Young, who had represented the district since 2011, did not run for re-election. Young instead opted to run for the open U.S. Senate seat. He was re-elected with 62% of the vote in 2014. The district had a PVI of R+9.

Nominee

 * Trey Hollingsworth, businessman

Eliminated in primary

 * Robert Hall, engineer
 * Erin Houchin, state senator
 * Brent Waltz, state senator
 * Greg Zoeller, Indiana Attorney General

Withdrawn

 * Jim Pfaff, conservative radio host

Nominee

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

Eliminated in primary

 * Bob Kern, paralegal and Perennial candidate
 * James R. McClure Jr., candidate for this seat in 2014
 * Bill Thomas

Nominee

 * Russell Brooksbank, local Teamsters Chief Steward and Libertarian Party Vice Chair in Clark County

Results
Hollingsworth defeated Yoder by 14 points, winning with 54% of the vote.