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U.S. House · Indiana's 5th District

Central Indiana, including the northern Indianapolis suburbs (Hamilton, Madison, and surrounding counties)

General election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

RESULT · UNOFFICIAL UNTIL CERTIFIED

J.D. Ford, projected winner

CandidateVotesShare
J.D. Ford134,47651.7%
Victoria Spartz125,85148.3%

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 Victoria Spartz won the May 5, 2026 Republican primary over Scott King, 59.9% to 40.1%. J.D. Ford, an Indiana state senator, won a seven-candidate Democratic primary with 42.5% of the vote.[1]

On the November 3 ballot · 2 candidates

Victoria SpartzRINCUMBENTU.S. Representative, Indiana's 5th District (since 2021)Full profile →J.D. FordDPROJECTED WINNERIndiana State Senator, District 29 (2018-2026; not seeking re-election to the state Senate)Full 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

  • Victoria Spartz
    Recorded votes[25][26]

    Voted no on Women's Health Protection Act of 2021 (H.R. 3755, 2021-09-24). Voted no on Women's Health Protection Act of 2022 (H.R. 8296, 2022-07-15).

  • J.D. Ford
    —

Stricter gun laws

  • Victoria Spartz
    Recorded votes[23][24]

    Voted no on Assault Weapons Ban of 2022 (H.R. 1808, 2022-07-29), which would have banned the sale of many semiautomatic assault weapons. Voted no on Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (S. 2938, 2022-06-24), which expanded background checks for buyers under 21 and funded state red-flag programs.

  • J.D. Ford
    —

Expand immigration enforcement and deportations

  • Victoria Spartz
    Recorded votes[10][11][12][13][14][15]

    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. Voted yes on Secure the Border Act of 2023 (H.R. 2, 2023-05-11). Voted no on American Dream and Promise Act of 2021 (H.R. 6, 2021-03-18).

  • J.D. Ford
    Opposes[5]

    Says enforcement is needed against “hardened criminals” but that the administration’s efforts have gone too far, and calls for ICE accountability, warrant-based enforcement and a path to citizenship.

Raise taxes on high earners or corporations

  • Victoria Spartz
    Recorded votes[11][12][13][19]

    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. Voted no on Inflation Reduction Act (H.R. 5376, 2022-08-12), which added a 15% minimum tax on large corporations and a stock-buyback excise tax.

  • J.D. Ford
    —

Expand public health coverage

  • Victoria Spartz
    Recorded votes[11][12][13][17]

    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.

  • J.D. Ford
    —

Faster transition away from fossil fuels

  • Victoria Spartz
    Recorded votes[11][12][13][18][19]

    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. Voted no on Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376, 2021-11-19; 2022-08-12), which would have funded clean-energy tax credits.

  • J.D. Ford
    —

Broad tariffs on imported goods

  • Victoria Spartz
    Recorded votes[22]

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

  • J.D. Ford
    Opposes[5]

    Says he wants to take on the president’s tariff policies, citing farmers unable to sell their harvests.

Universal, publicly funded child care

  • Victoria Spartz
    Recorded votes[18]

    Voted no on Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376, 2021-11-19), which would have funded universal pre-K and child-care subsidies.

  • J.D. Ford
    —

Require documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote

  • Victoria Spartz
    Recorded votes[16]

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

  • J.D. Ford
    —

Require Congress to approve U.S. military action abroad

  • Victoria Spartz
    Recorded votes[20][21]

    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.

  • J.D. Ford
    —

Research notes & limits

Victoria Spartz has not completed a 2026 Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey; her spartz.house.gov Issues pages (Congress, Economy, Education, Health, Veterans) contain only press-release headlines with no current first-person statements. Positions and priorities are drawn from her campaign website's Issues page instead; her committee record is documented separately. Ballotpedia's sponsored-legislation table for J.D. Ford did not render in the fetched page, so specific bill numbers are not included; his committee assignments and campaign statements are used instead. Ford's and Spartz's early-life details come mainly from Ballotpedia and Spartz's official biography.

Sources · 29

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.Victoria Spartz · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
  3. 3.J.D. Ford · Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey / Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Candidate's own words
  4. 4.Victoria on the Issues · Victoria Spartz for Congress · 2026-09-25 Candidate's own words
  5. 5.2026 Voter Guide: Indiana's 5th Congressional District (candidate interview) · WFYI · 2026-09-21 Candidate's own words
  6. 6.Victoria Spartz · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
  7. 7.About · Office of Rep. Victoria Spartz · 2026-10-21 Official record
  8. 8.U.S. House · Indiana's 5th District results 2026 · NBC News News report
  9. 9.H.R. 722, the Life at Conception Act (Life at Conception Act) — sponsors and cosponsors · Congress.gov Official record
  10. 10.Roll call: Laken Riley Act — final passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-01-22 Official record
  11. 11.Roll call: One Big Beautiful Bill Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-05-22 Official record
  12. 12.H.R. 1 (119th Congress) — One Big Beautiful Bill Act: text and summary · Congress.gov Official record
  13. 13.Roll call: One Big Beautiful Bill Act — final passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-07-03 Official record
  14. 14.Roll call: Secure the Border Act of 2023 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2023-05-11 Official record
  15. 15.Roll call: American Dream and Promise Act of 2021 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2021-03-18 Official record
  16. 16.Roll call: SAVE Act — proof-of-citizenship voter registration · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-04-10 Official record
  17. 17.Roll call: Breaking the Gridlock Act — ACA subsidy extension · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2026-01-08 Official record
  18. 18.Roll call: Build Back Better Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2021-11-19 Official record
  19. 19.Roll call: Inflation Reduction Act — final House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2022-08-12 Official record
  20. 20.Roll call: War Powers Resolution on Venezuela · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-12-17 Official record
  21. 21.Roll call: War Powers Resolution directing removal of forces from Iran hostilities · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2026-06-03 Official record
  22. 22.Roll call: Resolution disapproving tariffs on Canada · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2026-02-11 Official record
  23. 23.Roll call: Assault Weapons Ban of 2022 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2022-07-29 Official record
  24. 24.Roll call: Bipartisan Safer Communities Act — final House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2022-06-24 Official record
  25. 25.Roll call: Women's Health Protection Act of 2021 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2021-09-24 Official record
  26. 26.Roll call: Women's Health Protection Act of 2022 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2022-07-15 Official record
  27. 27.J.D. Ford · Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey / Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Candidate's own words
  28. 28.Gay Indiana State Sen. J.D. Ford Wins Congressional Primary · Metro Weekly News report
  29. 29.Indiana U.S. House District 5 election results 2026 · NBC News · 2026-11-09 News report