Indiana District 1

IN-01 • 2026 Election
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Primary

Primary held May 5, 2026.

Democratic Primary

CandidateVotes%
Frank Mrvan 42,519 80.2%
LaVetta Sparks-Wade 10,467 19.8%

Republican Primary

CandidateVotes%
Barb Regnitz 13,007 45.8%
James Kent Schenke 8,562 30.1%
Ben Ruiz 6,852 24.1%

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Race Overview

Incumbent
Frank Mrvan
Party
Democrat
Current Rating
Safe D expert avg
Open Seat
No
Cook PVI
D+8

Race Ratings

Consensus Rating

Safe D

Individual forecaster ratings will be updated as they become available.

Candidates

Frank Mrvan

Frank Mrvan Nominee Incumbent

Democrat
Total Raised: $2,386,268
Cash on Hand: $1,336,696

Barb Regnitz Nominee

Republican
Total Raised: $2,376,256
Cash on Hand: $1,800,689

Average reflects all polls from the last 90 days; table shows the most recent 30 days or the newest 3 polls, whichever is more. How accurate is each pollster? →

No polls in the last 90 days.

Questions About This Race

Is the 2026 IN-01 House race competitive?

No — the expert consensus rates it Safe D for Democrats.

When is the 2026 IN-01 House race decided?

Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026.

How is the PollingSource average calculated?

The PollingSource average is the unweighted mean of every scientific public poll of the race from the last 90 days — we do not exclude pollsters. Each race page lists the individual polls behind the average with pollster, field dates, sample size, and margin of error. Full details: pollingsource.com/methodology.

Race News

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