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U.S. House · Indiana's 3rd District

Northeast Indiana, including Fort Wayne and surrounding counties

General election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

RESULT · UNOFFICIAL UNTIL CERTIFIED

Marlin A. Stutzman, projected winner

CandidateVotesShare
Marlin Stutzman109,69254.9%
Kelly Thompson90,18045.1%

About 99% of the expected vote counted. As of November 9. Winners take office next year. Counts can change until states certify. NBC News ↗

Sources re-checked September 25, 2026 · How we research

  • Incumbent Marlin A. Stutzman won the May 5, 2026 Republican primary over Jon Kenworthy. Kelly Thompson won the Democratic primary. Phillip Beachy is running as an independent write-in candidate, as he did in 2024.[1]

On the November 3 ballot · 3 candidates

Marlin A. StutzmanRINCUMBENTPROJECTED WINNERU.S. Representative, Indiana's 3rd District (since 2025)Full profile →Kelly ThompsonDFull profile →Phillip BeachyINDFull profile →

Issue evidence — side by side

Recorded votes, documented positions and candidates’ own words are shown with sources. “In their own words” quotes a candidate on the topic without inferring a stance. Votes describe specific bills or motions; they do not establish overall support or opposition to a broad issue. A dash means our research has no evidence on that topic, not that the candidate has no position.

Protect legal access to abortion

  • Marlin A. Stutzman
    Opposes[8]

    Campaign website says he authored bills to protect the unborn and that the effort continues now that Roe v. Wade has been overturned.

  • Kelly Thompson
    —
  • Phillip Beachy
    In their own words[10]
    “Dobbs v. Jackson WHO -respect rights of privacy and self defense”

    On his campaign site, in a list of court decisions he wants overturned

Stricter gun laws

  • Marlin A. Stutzman
    Opposes[8]

    Campaign website says he authored the Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act.

  • Kelly Thompson
    —
  • Phillip Beachy
    In their own words[10]
    “District of Columbia v. Heller -return gun control to the states”

    On his campaign site, in a list of court decisions he wants overturned

Expand immigration enforcement and deportations

  • Marlin A. Stutzman
    Recorded votes[19][20][21][22]

    Voted yes on Laken Riley Act (S. 5, 2025-01-22). Voted yes on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03), which funded expanded immigration enforcement, detention and border operations.

  • Kelly Thompson
    —
  • Phillip Beachy
    —

Loosen zoning rules to build more housing

  • Marlin A. Stutzman
    Supports[6]

    Introduced the Streamlining Rural Housing Act, which directs HUD and USDA to align environmental review and inspection standards for rural housing projects, saying it would make affordable housing easier to build.

  • Kelly Thompson
    Supports[3]

    Campaign website calls for zoning reform to allow greater density, legalizing accessory dwelling units, and streamlining permitting to increase housing supply.

  • Phillip Beachy
    —

Raise taxes on high earners or corporations

  • Marlin A. Stutzman
    Recorded votes[20][21][22]

    Voted yes on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03), which made the 2017 individual tax rates, including the 37% top rate, permanent.

  • Kelly Thompson
    —
  • Phillip Beachy
    Supports[4]

    Says the budget could be balanced with a 50% top marginal tax rate, closing loopholes, affecting only the top 10% of earners.

Expand public health coverage

  • Marlin A. Stutzman
    Recorded votes[20][21][22][24]

    Voted yes on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03), which reduced federal Medicaid spending and added Medicaid work requirements. Voted no on Breaking the Gridlock Act (H.R. 1834, 2026-01-08), which extended enhanced ACA premium subsidies.

  • Kelly Thompson
    Supports[3]

    Says she supports moving to a single-payer healthcare system to reduce the share of income Americans spend on medical costs.

  • Phillip Beachy
    Supports[10][11]

    Lists providing Medicare for all among his policy goals and describes a "Universal Medicare" plan on his campaign site.

Faster transition away from fossil fuels

  • Marlin A. Stutzman
    Recorded votes[20][21][22]

    Voted yes on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03), which phased out Inflation Reduction Act clean-energy tax credits.

  • Kelly Thompson
    —
  • Phillip Beachy
    Supports[12]

    Lists ending fossil fuel use among the immediate steps he says should be taken on climate change.

Public funding for school choice (vouchers / charters)

  • Marlin A. Stutzman
    —
  • Kelly Thompson
    —
  • Phillip Beachy
    Opposes[10]

    Lists overturning Zelman v. Simmons-Harris, the Supreme Court decision on school vouchers, among decisions he wants the courts to reverse.

Raise the minimum wage

  • Marlin A. Stutzman
    —
  • Kelly Thompson
    —
  • Phillip Beachy
    Supports[4]

    Says raising the minimum wage to the inflation-adjusted equivalent of 1974 levels (about $12.50) would help younger workers and Social Security solvency.

Continue U.S. military aid to Israel

  • Marlin A. Stutzman
    —
  • Kelly Thompson
    —
  • Phillip Beachy
    Opposes[4]

    Lists ending aid to Israel among the actions he says "we must" take.

Broad tariffs on imported goods

  • Marlin A. Stutzman
    Recorded votes[27]

    Voted no on Resolution disapproving tariffs on Canada (H.J. Res. 72, 2026-02-11), which disapproved the tariffs on Canadian imports.

  • Kelly Thompson
    Opposes[9]

    Criticizes the president’s tariffs as taxes imposed without congressional approval and says she would not vote to allow them.

  • Phillip Beachy
    Opposes[13]

    Lists ending the tariff war among his farm policy proposals.

Universal, publicly funded child care

  • Marlin A. Stutzman
    —
  • Kelly Thompson
    Supports[9]

    Lists providing universal childcare among her policies to help families afford costs.

  • Phillip Beachy
    —

Require documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote

  • Marlin A. Stutzman
    Recorded votes[23]

    Voted yes on SAVE Act (H.R. 22, 2025-04-10).

  • Kelly Thompson
    —
  • Phillip Beachy
    —

Require Congress to approve U.S. military action abroad

  • Marlin A. Stutzman
    Recorded votes[25][26]

    Voted no on War Powers Resolution on Venezuela (H. Con. Res. 64, 2025-12-17), which would have directed the removal of U.S. forces from hostilities against Venezuela absent congressional authorization. Voted no on War Powers Resolution directing removal of forces from Iran hostilities (H. Con. Res. 86, 2026-06-03), which directed the removal of U.S. forces from hostilities against Iran absent congressional authorization.

  • Kelly Thompson
    —
  • Phillip Beachy
    —

Research notes & limits

Marlin Stutzman has not completed a 2026 Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey; his stutzman.house.gov Issues pages (Congress, Economy, Education, Energy, Health, Veterans) and stutzmanforcongress.com were checked. Positions and priorities are drawn from official press releases; his committee record is documented as well. No campaign website was located for Beachy beyond his Candidate Connection survey answers. Beachy's public biography is limited to his Ballotpedia entry; Thompson's and Stutzman's pre-2002 careers are described only briefly in the sources found.

Sources · 32

Researched 2026-09-25. Green citations are official government records.

  1. 1.United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana, 2026 · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
  2. 2.Marlin Stutzman · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
  3. 3.Kelly Thompson · Kelly Thompson campaign website / Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey · 2026-04-15 Candidate's own words
  4. 4.Phillip Beachy · Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey · 2026-09-25 Candidate's own words
  5. 5.Rep. Stutzman Votes to Pass the One Big Beautiful Bill Act · Office of Rep. Marlin Stutzman · 2025-05-22 Official record
  6. 6.Rep. Stutzman Introduces Streamlining Rural Housing Act · Office of Rep. Marlin Stutzman · 2025-09-02 Official record
  7. 7.Rep. Stutzman Introduces No Leniency for Fentanyl Dealers Act · Office of Rep. Marlin Stutzman · 2026-07-23 Official record
  8. 8.Marlin Stutzman campaign website (text as quoted on Ballotpedia) · Stutzman for Congress, via Ballotpedia Candidate's own words
  9. 9.2026 Voter Guide: Indiana's 3rd Congressional District (WBOI interview with Kelly Thompson) · WFYI · 2026-09-21 Candidate's own words
  10. 10.Project 2029 · Phil Beachy for Congress campaign website Candidate's own words
  11. 11.Universal Medicare · Phil Beachy for Congress campaign website Candidate's own words
  12. 12.Climate Change · Phil Beachy for Congress campaign website Candidate's own words
  13. 13.Farm Policy · Phil Beachy for Congress campaign website Candidate's own words
  14. 14.Marlin Stutzman · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
  15. 15.About · Office of Rep. Marlin Stutzman · 2026-10-21 Official record
  16. 16.Indiana U.S. House District 3 election results 2026 · NBC News · 2026-11-09 News report
  17. 17.H.R. 22, the SAVE Act (SAVE Act) — sponsors and cosponsors · Congress.gov Official record
  18. 18.H.R. 7296, the SAVE America Act (SAVE America Act) — sponsors and cosponsors · Congress.gov Official record
  19. 19.Roll call: Laken Riley Act — final passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-01-22 Official record
  20. 20.Roll call: One Big Beautiful Bill Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-05-22 Official record
  21. 21.H.R. 1 (119th Congress) — One Big Beautiful Bill Act: text and summary · Congress.gov Official record
  22. 22.Roll call: One Big Beautiful Bill Act — final passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-07-03 Official record
  23. 23.Roll call: SAVE Act — proof-of-citizenship voter registration · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-04-10 Official record
  24. 24.Roll call: Breaking the Gridlock Act — ACA subsidy extension · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2026-01-08 Official record
  25. 25.Roll call: War Powers Resolution on Venezuela · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-12-17 Official record
  26. 26.Roll call: War Powers Resolution directing removal of forces from Iran hostilities · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2026-06-03 Official record
  27. 27.Roll call: Resolution disapproving tariffs on Canada · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2026-02-11 Official record
  28. 28.Kelly Thompson · Kelly Thompson campaign website / Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey · 2026-04-15 Candidate's own words
  29. 29.Congressional District 3 (voter guide) · Indiana Capital Chronicle News report
  30. 30.U.S. House · Indiana's 3rd District results 2026 · NBC News News report
  31. 31.Phillip Beachy · Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey · 2026-09-25 Candidate's own words
  32. 32.U.S. House · Indiana's 3rd District results 2026 · NBC News News report