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Indiana · U.S. House

Indiana 5th District

J.D. Ford wins. Called. A change from Republican control.

99% counted
CandidateVotesShare
J.D. Ford D won 134,476 51.7%
Victoria Spartz R 125,870 48.3%
Total260,346

234 of 297 precincts reporting. Precincts reporting is not the same as ballots counted. Last vote update Nov 5, 2:55 PM. Polls closed Nov 3, 4:00 PM.

By county

PlaceVotes Margin2024 president ShiftCounted
Hamilton 147,070 D +10.8 R +6.2 D +17.0 100%
Madison 36,235 R +2.8 R +27.5 D +24.6 95%
Delaware 30,347 D +7.8 R +16.1 D +23.9 100%
Howard 24,314 R +10.6 R +35.6 D +25.0 100%
Grant 16,491 R +25.2 R +42.6 D +17.4 100%
Tipton 5,889 R +32.9 R +51.7 D +18.8 100%

Shift is this race's margin minus the 2024 presidential margin in the same place. Places with votes that look copied or wildly out of line are flagged and left out of the race's overall shift.

Vote updates

TimeUpdateTotal votesMargin
+3,479 votes260,346D +3.3
+4,507 votes256,867D +3.6
J.D. Ford wins——
+7,633 votes252,360D +3.6
+1,399 votes244,727D +3.6
+5,771 votes243,328D +3.8
+1,955 votes237,557D +4.7
+13,625 votes235,602D +4.6
+99 votes221,977D +5.0
+10,106 votes221,878D +5.1
+1,505 votes211,772D +7.0
+1,830 votes210,267D +6.4