James R. Baird
RIncumbentR · incumbent
Incumbent leans on PAC money. 55% from PACs and 44% from individuals.
44% individuals55% PACs1% other
$358K
raised
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Indiana · U.S. House · District 04 · 2026
Indiana District 04 House race
General election in 51 days · Nov 3, 2026
The read · Indiana District 04 House race
James R. Baird leads the field on money raised.
Candidates in the Indiana District 04 House race, 2026 report raising $601,078 between them. James R. Baird reports $358,293 and Craig Haggard reports $197,600, a gap of $160,693. Of what James R. Baird reports, 44% came from individuals and 55% from PACs. Outside groups spent against BAIRD, JAMES R DR. ($200,000) and for BAIRD, JAMES R DR. ($531,743).
Public campaign-finance filings, 2026 cycle. Candidate rows are filers on record, not final ballot lists. Totals are rounded to whole dollars.
Every candidate on file
Ranked by money raised. Each row shows the campaign money mix and a plain-English read.
CH
Craig Haggard
RR · challenger
Candidate leans on PAC money. 29% from PACs and 68% from individuals.
68% individuals29% PACs3% other
$198K
raised
DC
Drew Cox
DD · challenger
Small-donor heavy. 98% from individuals and 0% from PACs.
98% individuals0% PACs2% other
$20K
raised
JM
Joseph Mackey
DD · challenger
77% from individuals, 1% from PACs, and 22% from other sources.
77% individuals1% PACs22% other
$11K
raised
PM
Paul McPherson
DD · challenger
24% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 76% from other sources.
24% individuals0% PACs76% other
$8K
raised
AH
Anthony Hustedt-Mai
RR · challenger
Small-donor heavy. 100% from individuals and 0% from PACs.
100% individuals0% PACs0% other
$6K
raised
CE
Chad Elwartowski
RR · challenger
No receipts on file yet.
0% individuals0% PACs100% other
$0
raised
Where the money came from
$532K in itemized outside money is on file for this cycle. Candidate fundraising is shown separately below.
Ideological / Leadership$525K
Real Estate & Construction$30K
Small donors & unclassified$20K
Energy & Utilities$12K
Agriculture$12K
Tech & Telecom$10K
Banking & Financial$8K
Transportation$5K
Biggest itemized outside spenders
- DEFEND AMERICAN JOBS · super pac$514K
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$17K
- SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP. PAC · pac$10K
- ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ABC PAC) · pac$8K
- THE FARM CREDIT COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$8K
- INDIANA ACRE/INDIANA STATEWIDE ASSOCIATION OF RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES DBA INDIANA ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES FEDERAL PAC · pac$7K
- NATIONAL CORN GROWERS ASSOCIATION PAC (CORNPAC) · pac$7K
- PATRIOTIC FUND, INC. · super pac$6K
PACs vs the people
This split is from the candidates' own reported fundraising.
42%55%
42% PACs55% individuals3% other
The incumbent's record
James R. Baird is the linked incumbent for this race.
Net worth (2024)
$30M
$9.9M - $51M. up $29M since 2018.
Stock trades
None on file
No disclosed individual stock transactions.
Committees
3
Current full committee seats on file.
Where they sit
- House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology
- House Committee on Agriculture
- House Committee on Foreign Affairs
Who funds them
This is the incumbent's own funding by donor sector for the cycle.
Ideological / Leadership$525K
Real Estate & Construction$30K
Small donors & unclassified$20K
Energy & Utilities$12K
Agriculture$12K
Tech & Telecom$10K
The tale of the tape
Money, side by side. Green marks the leader on each line.
James R. Baird R · incumbent | vs | CH Craig Haggard R · challenger |
|---|---|---|
| $358K | Raised | $198K |
| $92K | Cash on hand | $55K |
| 55% | From PACs | 29% |
| 44% | From individuals | 68% |
| Ideological / Leadership | Top donor sector | Too few to rank |
| Yes | Incumbent | No |