2026 Indiana District 5 House Election

About this race

Victoria Spartz has raised the most in this race — $2,192,717, ahead of J. D. Ford at $1,410,737. Victoria Spartz has taken the most PAC and party-committee money: $209,250. On AIPAC: Victoria Spartz has taken $81,573 in AIPAC-linked contributions.

This district usually votes strongly Republican. Victoria Spartz, a Republican, has taken $81,573 in donations linked to AIPAC, the pro-Israel lobbying group. J. D. Ford, a Democrat, shows no AIPAC-linked donations in available records.

Key issues in Indiana

Major issues facing Indiana, based on 2025–2026 reporting. Compare them with what each candidate says they focus on below.

• High cost of living — About 60% of voters rank inflation among their top three priorities.
• Bail reform amendment — Voters will decide a constitutional amendment letting courts deny bail to dangerous defendants.
• Mid-decade redistricting — A majority opposes redrawing congressional maps mid-decade, preferring focus on daily challenges.
• School funding — Debate continues over state investment in public schools ahead of the 2027 budget session.

Candidates & funding

Where the money comes from

FEC campaign finance data through Oct 14, 2026. Campaign dollars, by source.

* AIPAC-linked money is already counted in the rows above — it flags the pro-Israel share, not extra money.

† Independent spending on ads for or against a candidate. It never goes to their campaign.

“Individuals” covers both small-dollar (under $200) and large donors.

Related news

• October 26, 2026

  House Majority PAC places $1.24 million in new TV buys in Indiana's 5th and Minnesota's 1st Districts

  House Majority PAC announced $1.24 million in new television buys with eight days until Election Day: $380,000 in Indiana's 5th District (Rep. Victoria Spartz) and $860,000 in Minnesota's 1st District (Rep. Brad Finstad) — both districts Donald Trump won by double digits. HMP President Mike Smith said Democrats are expanding the map and pushing Republicans onto defense. (Correction, Oct 28 audit: an earlier version of this item overstated the total as $2.54 million; HMP's own release states $1.24 million.)

  Source: House Majority PAC →

• October 22, 2026

  Anti-Spartz PAC hits $765K — funded by $500K from the Democratic dark-money network

  Commonsense Hoosiers PAC added $153K against Rep. Victoria Spartz (IN-5), bringing its cycle total to $764,680. Its October quarterly shows $500K of $503K raised came from Government That Works PAC, whose own funders include the Arabella-managed Sixteen Thirty Fund ($4M). Spartz's campaign has sent two cease-and-desist letters over the PAC's stock-trading attack ads. The donor chain is disclosed — news item only.

  Source: IndyStar →

• October 21, 2026

  Hoosier State Values PAC more than doubles IN-5 spending to $382K

  Hoosier State Values PAC (C00962779) filed two 24-hour reports Oct 20 adding $213,406 in true new outlays in Indiana's 5th District (Victoria Spartz (R) vs. J.D. Ford (D)): a $90,000 digital buy opposing Spartz plus dual-purpose phone/text and mail programs backing Ford while hitting Spartz, all via Pinwheel Productions. Cycle spending is now $381,774 ($323,073 attributed against Spartz / $123,073 for Ford before dual-purpose collapsing). It has still filed no donor report; its Pre-General report is due Oct 22.

  Source: FEC (committee filings) →

• October 21, 2026

  House Majority PAC memo: 'House battleground extends deep into Trump territory'

  HMP's Oct 21 internal memo claims its polling shows Democrats competitive in 13 House districts Trump carried in 2024, releasing internal poll numbers for FL-13, IN-05, KY-06, MN-01, MO-02, MT-01, NC-09, NE-01, NV-02, NY-21, OH-15, TX-23 and TX-35 — all within single digits. Treat as partisan polling: it is HMP's own commissioned polling released to make the case for more fundraising, not independent data.

  Source: House Majority PAC →

• October 15, 2026

  New Democratic-aligned hybrid PAC drops $168K in Indiana's 5th: mail and digital against Spartz, for Ford

  Hoosier State Values PAC (FEC #C00962779), registered October 1, 2026, disclosed $168,369 in independent expenditures in IN-5: $139,184 in digital ads opposing Republican Victoria Spartz and $29,184 in direct mail supporting Democrat J.D. Ford, all through DC mail vendor Pinwheel Productions. Treasurer Andrew Madras is a Democratic compliance professional (Rising Blue Consulting; previously American Bridge 21st Century), and the committee appears in ActBlue's independent-expenditure directory. No donors have been disclosed yet; the first donor list is expected with the 12-day pre-general report due October 22.

  Source: FEC filings →

• October 09, 2026

  Cook Political Report moves 18 House races toward Democrats; sees most likely outcome as a 9-to-19-seat Democratic gain

  Cook's House editor moved 18 race ratings toward Democrats on Oct. 9: nine Republican incumbents (Miller-Meeks and Nunn in Iowa; Mackenzie, Perry, and Fitzpatrick in Pennsylvania; Huizenga in Michigan; Wittman in Virginia; Hill in Arkansas; Spartz in Indiana), five Democratic incumbents (Lee in Nevada; Suozzi and Gillen in New York; Gluesenkamp Perez in Washington; Davis in North Carolina), and four open seats (NE-02, IA-02, KY-06, ME-02). Cook now says Democrats need only 20 percent of the Toss Ups to reach a House majority.

  Source: Newsmax (Cook Political Report ratings) →

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