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Indiana · U.S. House · District 05 · 2026

Indiana District 05 House race

General election in 55 days · Nov 3, 2026
The read · Indiana District 05 House race

Victoria Spartz has raised more than 2 times the next candidate.

Candidates in the Indiana District 05 House race, 2026 report raising $2.3M between them. Victoria Spartz reports $1.3M and James Ford reports $582,087, a gap of $681,897. Of what Victoria Spartz reports, 87% came from individuals and 9% from PACs.

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.

Victoria Spartz

Victoria Spartz

RIncumbent
R · incumbent

Small-donor heavy. 87% from individuals and 9% from PACs.

87% individuals9% PACs4% other
$1.3M
raised
JF

James Ford

D
D · challenger

Small-donor heavy. 91% from individuals and 9% from PACs.

91% individuals9% PACs0% other
$582K
raised
DM

Dylan McKenna

D
D · challenger

Small-donor heavy. 96% from individuals and 0% from PACs.

96% individuals0% PACs4% other
$180K
raised
PG

Phil Goss

D
D · challenger

0% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 100% from other sources.

0% individuals0% PACs100% other
$135K
raised
JF

Jackson Franklin

D
D · challenger

Small-donor heavy. 100% from individuals and 0% from PACs.

100% individuals0% PACs0% other
$64K
raised
DP

Deborah Pickett

D
D · challenger

7% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 93% from other sources.

7% individuals0% PACs93% other
$33K
raised

Where the money came from

$0 in itemized outside money is on file for this cycle. Candidate fundraising is shown separately below.

Small donors & unclassified$41K
Health & Pharma$15K
Ideological / Leadership$9K
Banking & Financial$5K

Biggest itemized outside spenders

  • PHYSICIAN-LED HEALTHCARE FOR AMERICA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (PHA PAC) · pac$10K
  • AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$5K
  • ELECTING MAJORITY MAKING EFFECTIVE REPUBLICANS PAC · pac$5K
  • MAKING A SENSIBLE SHIFT IN ELECTIONS PAC · pac$5K
  • OORAH! POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$5K
  • POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF ORTHOPAEDIC SURGEONS--PAC OF AAOS · pac$5K
  • RAPTOR PAC · pac$5K
  • SIX PAC · pac$5K

PACs vs the people

This split is from the candidates' own reported fundraising.

83%
7% PACs83% individuals10% other

The incumbent's record

Victoria Spartz is the linked incumbent for this race.

Net worth (2025)
$23M
$4.0M - $41M. down $2.3M since 2021.
Stock trades
None on file
No disclosed individual stock transactions.
Committees
1
Current full committee seats on file.

Where they sit

  • Joint Economic Committee

Who funds them

This is the incumbent's own funding by donor sector for the cycle.

Small donors & unclassified$41K
Health & Pharma$15K
Ideological / Leadership$9K
Banking & Financial$5K
Full profile: net worth, donors, trades, and votes ->

The tale of the tape

Money, side by side. Green marks the leader on each line.

Victoria Spartz
R · incumbent
Victoria Spartz
vs
JF
James Ford
D · challenger
$1.3M
Raised
$582K
$230K
Cash on hand
$315K
9%
From PACs
9%
87%
From individuals
91%
Health & Pharma
Top donor sector
Too few to rank
Yes
Incumbent
No