2026 general election
Indiana 9th District
The candidate who raised the most money won. · Incumbent re-elected.
$2.5M was spent on the 2026 Indiana 9th District race: $2.4M raised by the campaigns, $1.3M of it from PACs, plus $49K from outside groups (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). Erin Houchin (Republican) won and was the top fundraiser.
Total money
$2.5M
Raised by campaigns
$2.4M
PAC checks
$1.3M
Outside money
$49K
Candidates
Raised by the campaign Outside money supportingOutside money attacking Democrat Republican Other
Erin HouchinRepublican, incumbent
✓ Won- Raised
- $2.2M
- Spent
- $2.0M
- From individuals
- $404K
- From PACs
- $1.3M
- From party
- $100
- Own money & loans
- $931
- Outside money for
- $0
- Outside money against
- $49K
Who paid: 58% of Houchin's money came from PACs
Corporate $493K (47%)Trade group $282K (27%)Leadership PAC $90K (8%)Membership $87K (8%)Union $13K (1%)Super PAC $31K (3%)Other $61K (6%)
- National Stone, Sand and Gravel Association Trade group$13K
- American Council of Engineering Companies Trade group$11K
- National Association of Broadcasters Trade group$10K
- Trinet Group Inc. Corporate$10K
- Nextera Energy, Inc Corporate$10K
- Elevance Health, Inc. Corporate$10K
- Charter Communications Inc. Corporate$10K
- Transamerica Corporate$10K
Biggest outside spenders
- Commonsense Hoosiers PAC · $49K attacking
Brad MeyerDemocrat
✗ Lost- Raised
- $203K
- Spent
- $169K
- From individuals
- $191K
- From PACs
- $0
- From party
- $930
- Own money & loans
- $11K
- Outside money for
- $0
- Outside money against
- $0
Tonya HudsonLibertarian
✗ Lost- Raised
- $2K
- Spent
- $2K
- From individuals
- $2K
- From PACs
- $0
- From party
- $0
- Own money & loans
- $272
- Outside money for
- $0
- Outside money against
- $0
Questions people ask
- How much money was spent on the 2026 Indiana 9th District race?
- $2.5M was spent on the 2026 Indiana 9th District race: $2.4M raised by the campaigns, $1.3M of it from PACs, plus $49K from outside groups (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). Erin Houchin (Republican) won and was the top fundraiser.
- Who raised the most money in the 2026 Indiana 9th District race?
- Erin Houchin (Republican) raised $2.2M.
- Which outside groups spent the most on the 2026 Indiana 9th District race?
- Commonsense Hoosiers PAC ($49K).
- Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2026 Indiana 9th District race?
- National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association Rockpac gave $13K to Erin Houchin; American Council of Engineering Companies (Acec/PAC) gave $11K to Erin Houchin; National Association of Broadcasters Political Action Committee (Nabpac) gave $10K to Erin Houchin.