Race · November 3, 2026

U.S. House · Indiana's 5th District

2 candidates on the ballot.1

§1Candidates

Why this matters: Every candidate the state lists for this race on the November ballot, in the state's own order.

J.D. Ford
Democratic · Challenger
Victoria Spartz
Republican · Incumbent
Currently represents Indiana's 5th District in the U.S. House.

§2Side by side

Why this matters: The same facts for every candidate, in the same order. Where we found nothing for a candidate, the cell says so — that means we didn't find it in public sources, not that it doesn't exist.

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J.D. FordVictoria Spartz
Party on the ballotDemocratic1Republican1
StatusChallengerIncumbent2
Raised$1,410,737 through October 14, 20263$2,192,717 through October 14, 20264
Cash on hand$324,5293$514,9224
Outside spending$134,486 for · $550,854 against5$121,667 for · $3,422,212 against6

Issues only one candidate has addressed

By candidate, in ballot order. We found nothing public from the other candidates in this race on these issues.

J.D. Ford — 15 issues
  • Abortion law
    Legal until about 24 weeks, as under Roe v. Wade, and later to protect the woman's life or health
    His campaign platform says he would protect reproductive freedom by writing Roe v. Wade into federal law.7
  • Who sets abortion law
    A national law making abortion legal in every state, at least until viability, as under Roe v. Wade
    His campaign platform says he would protect a woman's right to make her own healthcare decisions by writing Roe v. Wade into federal law.7
  • Discrimination protections for sexual orientation and gender identity
    Pass broad protections such as the Equality Act
    His campaign platform says he would pass the Equality Act to ensure no American faces discrimination in housing, employment or public spaces.7
  • Marijuana laws
    His campaign platform says he would modernize marijuana laws to reflect support among Hoosiers for some form of legalization.7
  • Tariffs
    His campaign platform says he would take on President Trump's tariffs, which it says have left farmers with unsold harvests and priced small businesses out of the economy.7
  • Union organizing rules
    His campaign platform says he would fight for fair wages, safe working conditions and the right to organize without interference.7
  • Vouchers and education savings accounts
    His campaign platform says he opposes taking money from public schools to fund private schools that it calls unaccountable.7
  • Data centers and electricity costs
    Require data centers to pay the full cost of the power plants and lines they need
    His campaign platform says he would hold data centers accountable for paying for their own water and utility expenses.7
  • Same-sex marriage
    Keep same-sex marriage legal in every state
    His campaign platform says he would stand by protections for marriage equality.7
  • Background checks for gun sales
    Require checks for all gun sales, including private sales (with exceptions such as gifts between family members)
    His campaign platform says he would implement universal background checks.7
  • Red flag laws
    His campaign platform says he would protect red flag laws, including the Jake Laird law, and lists red flag laws among the gun safety measures he would enact.7
  • Federal Medicaid funding
    Reverse the 2025 changes or increase federal funding
    His campaign platform says he would fight to restore and protect Medicaid funding and oppose budget cuts that threaten access to emergency and preventive care.7
  • Large investors buying single-family homes
    His campaign platform says he would make housing more affordable by banning international investors and big corporations from buying homes.7
  • Masks and identification for immigration officers
    His campaign platform says he would reform oversight of ICE by requiring body cameras, ending masked raids and raising training standards.7
  • State sales taxes
    His campaign platform says that while in the Indiana Senate he voted to end the 7% sales tax on utility bills.7
Victoria Spartz — 5 issues
  • Federal agencies' power to write rules
    Her campaign website says the regulation powers of the executive branch should be limited so that businesses of any size can thrive.8
  • Term limits for Congress
    Her campaign website lists term limits among its issues, saying politics was never meant to be a career but a duty to society.8
  • Health insurance system
    Her campaign website says healthcare costs are unsustainable and that the country needs more transparency, competition and consumer choice and more value-based care delivery models, and that most of this work has to be done at the federal level.8
  • Legal immigration levels
    Her campaign website says the legal immigration process takes too long and is too expensive and bureaucratic, and that curbing illegal immigration requires changing the legal process to better serve the national interest, including a more robust work visa program.8
  • Federal spending levels
    Cut overall federal spending
    Her campaign website says the national debt is unsustainable, that federal spending must be cut and the budget balanced, and that the debt should be tackled by reviewing unnecessary spending rather than by raising taxes on citizens.8

Issue statements are drafted by AI from the public sources cited, and only cover what each candidate has said publicly.