2026 general election
Indiana 5th District
The winner was outraised and won anyway. The incumbent lost. · Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic gain.
$9.1M in receipts plus outside spending is tied to the 2026 Indiana 5th District race: $3.6M raised by the campaigns, $323K of it from PACs, plus $5.5M from outside groups (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). J. D. Ford (Democrat) won despite being outraised.
Receipts + outside spending
$9.1M
Raised by campaigns
$3.6M
PAC checks
$323K
Outside money
$5.5M
Candidates
Raised by the campaign Outside money supportingOutside money attacking Democrat Republican Other
Victoria SpartzRepublican, incumbent
✗ Lost- Raised
- $2.2M
- Spent
- $1.9M
- From individuals
- $1.4M
- From PACs
- $209K
- From party
- $0
- Own money & loans
- $475K
- Outside money for
- $123K
- Outside money against
- $4.0M
Who paid: 10% of Spartz's money came from PACs
Corporate $2K (2%)Trade group $16K (12%)Leadership PAC $77K (60%)Membership $23K (18%)Other $11K (9%)
- Physician-Led Healthcare for America Political Action Committee (Pha PAC) Trade group$10K
- Making a Sensible Shift in Elections PAC Leadership PAC$10K
- Pfluger Victory Fund Leadership PAC$10K
- American Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons Membership$5K
- Miller-Meeks Victory Fund Other$5K
- Emmer Victory Committee Leadership PAC$5K
- American Institute of Certified Public Accountants Membership$5K
- Young Victory Committee Leadership PAC$5K
Biggest outside spenders
- Invest in Tomorrow Coalition PAC · $2.0M attacking
- Commonsense Hoosiers PAC · $977K attacking
- Hoosier State Values PAC · $647K attacking
- House Majority PAC · $336K attacking
- No Going Back PAC · $122K supporting
J. D. FordDemocrat
✓ Won- Raised
- $1.4M
- Spent
- $1.1M
- From individuals
- $1.3M
- From PACs
- $114K
- From party
- $0
- Own money & loans
- $616
- Outside money for
- $205K
- Outside money against
- $1.2M
Who paid: 8% of Ford's money came from PACs
Leadership PAC $9K (18%)Union $34K (70%)Super PAC $6K (12%)
- Smart Td Union$5K
- International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Union$5K
- Donnelly Leadership PAC$5K
- American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO Committee On Political Education Union$5K
- United Food and Commercial Workers International Union Active Ballot Club Union$5K
- Equality PAC Super PAC$5K
- Laborers' International Union, Midwest Region Union$5K
- Int'l Union United Automobile Aerospace & Agricultural Implement Workers of America Uaw Union$5K
Biggest outside spenders
- No Going Back PAC · $1.1M attacking
- Hoosier State Values PAC · $165K supporting
- Restoration PAC · $100K attacking
- Working America · $30K supporting
- Planned Parenthood Alliance PAC , Serving Wa, Ak, Id, Hi, in, Ky · $8K supporting
Questions people ask
- How much money is tied to the 2026 Indiana 5th District race?
- $9.1M in receipts plus outside spending is tied to the 2026 Indiana 5th District race: $3.6M raised by the campaigns, $323K of it from PACs, plus $5.5M from outside groups (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). J. D. Ford (Democrat) won despite being outraised.
- Who raised the most money in the 2026 Indiana 5th District race?
- Victoria Spartz (Republican) raised $2.2M and had $123K in outside spending on their side.
- Which outside groups spent the most on the 2026 Indiana 5th District race?
- Invest in Tomorrow Coalition PAC ($2.0M), No Going Back PAC ($1.2M), Commonsense Hoosiers PAC ($977K).
- Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2026 Indiana 5th District race?
- Physician-Led Healthcare for America Political Action Committee (Pha PAC) gave $10K to Victoria Spartz; Making a Sensible Shift in Elections PAC gave $10K to Victoria Spartz; Raptor PAC gave $10K to Victoria Spartz.