United States Senate election in Indiana, 2024

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U.S. Senate, Indiana
Democratic primary Republican primary General election
Election details
Filing deadline: February 9, 2024
Primary: May 7, 2024 General: November 5, 2024
How to vote
Poll times: 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Voting in Indiana
Race ratings
Cook Political Report: Solid Republican Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe Republican Inside Elections: Solid Republican
Ballotpedia analysis
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Voters in Indiana will elect one member to the U.S. Senate in the general election on November 5, 2024. The primary is May 7, 2024. The filing deadline is February 9, 2024.

The election will fill the Class I Senate seat held by Mike Braun (R), who first took office in 2019.

For more information about the primaries in this election, click on the links below:

• United States Senate election in Indiana, 2024 (May 7 Democratic primary)
• United States Senate election in Indiana, 2024 (May 7 Republican primary)

Candidates and election results

Note: The following list includes official candidates only. Ballotpedia defines official candidates as people who:

• Register with a federal or state campaign finance agency before the candidate filing deadline
• Appear on candidate lists released by government election agencies
  

General election

The primary will occur on May 7, 2024. The general election will occur on November 5, 2024. Additional general election candidates will be added here following the primary.

General election for U.S. Senate Indiana

Andy Horning, Sean Dada, and Richard Kent are running in the general election for U.S. Senate Indiana on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate
		Andy Horning (L)
		Sean Dada (Independent)
		Richard Kent (Independent)

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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Indiana

Marc Carmichael, Valerie Lin McCray, RaeVen Ridgell, Marshall Travis, and Aleem Young are running in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Indiana on May 7, 2024.

		Candidate
		Marc Carmichael
		Valerie Lin McCray
		RaeVen Ridgell
		Marshall Travis
		Aleem Young

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Keith Potts (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. Senate Indiana

The following candidates are running in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Indiana on May 7, 2024.

		Candidate
		Jim Banks
		Erik Benson
		Wayne Harmon
		Douglas McGuire
		John Rust
		Anthony Tibby

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Voting information

See also: Voting in Indiana

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Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey responses

Ballotpedia asks all federal, state, and local candidates to complete a survey and share what motivates them on political and personal levels. The section below shows responses from candidates in this race who completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

Survey responses from candidates in this race

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Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

Richard Kent (Independent)

Helping people, help each other

Less Government- more freedom

Americans first - In America

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Richard Kent (Independent)

Enviroment and equality of the people.

What organizations or individuals have endorsed your campaign?

Richard Kent (Independent)

The Ravens Brook LLC

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• Andy Horning

Campaign finance

Name	Party	Receipts*	Disbursements**	Cash on hand	Date
Marc Carmichael	Democratic Party	$73,756	$21,850	$51,907	As of September 30, 2023
Valerie Lin McCray	Democratic Party	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
RaeVen Ridgell	Democratic Party	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
Marshall Travis	Democratic Party	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
Aleem Young	Democratic Party	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
Jim Banks	Republican Party	$2,902,349	$1,545,852	$2,691,981	As of September 30, 2023
Erik Benson	Republican Party	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
Wayne Harmon	Republican Party	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
Douglas McGuire	Republican Party	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
John Rust	Republican Party	$1,606,716	$551,535	$1,055,181	As of September 30, 2023
Anthony Tibby	Republican Party	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
Andy Horning	Libertarian Party	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
Sean Dada	Independent	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
Richard Kent	Independent	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2024. This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC). * According to the FEC, "Receipts are anything of value (money, goods, services or property) received by a political committee." ** According to the FEC, a disbursement "is a purchase, payment, distribution, loan, advance, deposit or gift of money or anything of value to influence a federal election," plus other kinds of payments not made to influence a federal election. *** Candidate either did not report any receipts or disbursements to the FEC, or Ballotpedia did not find an FEC candidate ID.

General election race ratings

See also: Race rating definitions and methods

Ballotpedia provides race ratings from three outlets: The Cook Political Report, Inside Elections, and Sabato's Crystal Ball. Each race rating indicates if one party is perceived to have an advantage in the race and, if so, the degree of advantage:

• Safe and Solid ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge and the race is not competitive.
• Likely ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge, but an upset is possible.
• Lean ratings indicate that one party has a small edge, but the race is competitive.
• Toss-up ratings indicate that neither party has an advantage.

Race ratings are informed by a number of factors, including polling, candidate quality, and election result history in the race's district or state.

Race ratings: U.S. Senate election in Indiana, 2024
Race tracker	Race ratings
	January 2, 2024	December 19, 2023	December 12, 2023	December 5, 2023
The Cook Political Report	Solid Republican	Solid Republican	Solid Republican	Solid Republican
Inside Elections with Nathan L. Gonzales	Solid Republican	Solid Republican	Solid Republican	Solid Republican
Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball	Safe Republican	Safe Republican	Safe Republican	Safe Republican
Note: Ballotpedia reviews external race ratings every week throughout the election season and posts weekly updates even if the media outlets have not revised their ratings during that week.

Ballot access requirements

The table below details filing requirements for U.S. Senate candidates in Indiana in the 2024 election cycle. For additional information on candidate ballot access requirements in Indiana, click here.

Filing requirements for U.S. Senate candidates, 2024
State	Office	Party	Signatures required	Filing fee	Filing deadline	Source
Indiana	U.S. Senate	Democratic or Republican	4,500 (500 per congressional district)	N/A	2/6/2024	Source
Indiana	U.S. Senate	Unaffiliated	2% of all votes cast in the last election for secretary of state	N/A	7/1/2024	Source

Election history

The section below details election results for this state's U.S. Senate elections dating back to 2016.

2022

See also: United States Senate election in Indiana, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. Senate Indiana

The following candidates ran in the general election for U.S. Senate Indiana on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Todd C. Young (R)	58.6	1,090,390
		Thomas McDermott Jr. (D)	37.9	704,480
		James Sceniak (L)	3.4	63,823
		Danny Niederberger (Independent) (Write-in)	0.1	1,294
		Haneefah Khaaliq (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	148
		Phillip Beachy (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	7
		David Storer (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	7
		Antonio Alvarez (Political Synergy Party) (Write-in)	0.0	3
		Thomas Baer (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	2

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,860,154
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Jason Gabehart (Independent)
• Ellen Kizik (Independent)
• Mark J. Powell (L)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Indiana

Thomas McDermott Jr. advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Indiana on May 3, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Thomas McDermott Jr.	100.0	173,466

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 173,466
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Valerie Lin McCray (D)
• Haneefah Khaaliq (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. Senate Indiana

Incumbent Todd C. Young advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Indiana on May 3, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Todd C. Young	100.0	372,738

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 372,738
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Danny Niederberger (R)
• John Piper (R)
• Aleem Young (R)

Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for U.S. Senate Indiana

James Sceniak defeated William Henry in the Libertarian convention for U.S. Senate Indiana on March 5, 2022.

		Candidate
		William Henry (L)
✔		James Sceniak (L)

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2018

General election

General election for U.S. Senate Indiana

Mike Braun defeated incumbent Joe Donnelly and Lucy Brenton in the general election for U.S. Senate Indiana on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mike Braun (R)	50.7	1,158,000
		Joe Donnelly (D)	44.8	1,023,553
		Lucy Brenton (L)	4.4	100,942
		Other/Write-in votes	0.0	70

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,282,565 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• John Piper (Independent)

2016

See also: United States Senate election in Indiana, 2016

The race for Indiana's Senate seat was one of nine competitive battleground races in 2016 that helped Republicans maintain control of the Senate. Senator-elect Todd Young (R) defeated former Sen. Evan Bayh (D), entrepreneur and Secretary of the Hamilton County Libertarian Party Lucy Brenton (L), and James Johnson (Write-in) in the general election to win retiring incumbent Dan Coats' (R) Senate seat on November 8, 2016.

Ballotpedia initially rated the race for Indiana's Senate seat as safely Republican, but it became a battleground race when Bayh entered the race. Young was expected to easily defeat former U.S. Rep. Baron Hill (D), but Hill exited the race on July 11, 2016, to give Democrats a better chance at winning Indiana with Bayh as the party's nominee.

Bayh, a well-known candidate whose family was active in Indiana politics for decades, became the frontrunner as soon as he entered the race, but missteps caused his lead over Young in the polls to narrow.

Republicans accused Bayh of abandoning Indiana by citing reports that showed he was considered an inactive voter in August 2016 by the Indiana Election Division. Republicans also accused Bayh of abandoning the state because he owned two multimillion-dollar homes in Washington, D.C., where he spent most of his time.

While on the campaign trail, Bayh discussed his decision to return to politics and run for his old Senate seat, saying, "I think a lot of what you see going on at the national level is a primal scream at Washington, saying, 'Enough already. You've got to change your ways. Business as usual isn't good enough anymore.' That's a sentiment I share. Business as usual isn't good enough anymore. One of the reasons I'm running is to try to change that."

Young tried to undercut Bayh’s message by portraying him as a Washington insider and positioning himself as someone who has always been loyal to the Hoosier state. During a campaign stop, Young said, “What I’m hearing from people across the board is they are frustrated by their elected representatives going to Washington, D.C., and forgetting about Indiana. They believe special interests and Washington lobbyists — like Evan Bayh — are a big part of the problem, and they’re right.”

In his victory speech, Young said, "I learned in the marines [sic] to put people before politics. Tonight you proved the Indiana senate seat belongs to the people of indiana [sic]. This is your seat. This is your seat."

U.S. Senate, Indiana General Election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Todd Young	52.1%	1,423,991
	Democratic	Evan Bayh	42.4%	1,158,947
	Libertarian	Lucy Brenton	5.5%	149,481
	N/A	Write-in	0%	127
Total Votes				2,732,546
Source: Indiana Election Division

U.S. Senate, Indiana Republican Primary, 2016

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Todd Young	67.1%	661,136
Marlin Stutzman	32.9%	324,429
Total Votes		985,565
Source: Indiana Secretary of State

Political context

This section will be updated with information about the political landscape in Indiana.

See also

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Footnotes

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Indiana's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Mike Braun (R)

Todd Young (R)

Representatives

District 1

Frank Mrvan (D)

District 2

Rudy Yakym (R)

District 3

Jim Banks (R)

District 4

Jim Baird (R)

District 5

Victoria Spartz (R)

District 6

Greg Pence (R)

District 7

André Carson (D)

District 8

Larry Bucshon (R)

District 9

Erin Houchin (R)

Republican Party (9)

Democratic Party (2)