The newly drawn map was designed to produce seven districts which are favorable to the
Republican Party and two which favor the
Democratic Party. Republicans described the districts as being more compact and more in keeping with existing county boundaries than the previous map,[4] while Democrats argue that the map is intended to protect Republican incumbents and help the Republican Party win the 2nd district.[2]
District 1
2012 Indiana's 1st congressional district election
Prior to announcing his Senate campaign, Donnelly commented that he was confident that a Democrat would be able to win the district, noting that then-Senator
Barack Obama would have received 49% of the vote in the district in the
2008 presidential election had it been held under the newly drawn boundaries.[7]
Andrew Straw, an attorney, switched from the Democratic Party to
Green Party and ran for this seat.[12][13] Straw was an Indiana Supreme Court analyst and an assistant dean at the
Indiana University Maurer School of Law in charge of the International Program. He was however was disqualified from the ballot in July.[14]
The 3rd district is expected to remain favorable to Republicans.[2] Among the changes made in redistricting were the removal of
Elkhart County from the 4th district to the 2nd, and the addition of areas south of
Fort Wayne, which might have made Stutzman vulnerable to a primary challenge.[5]
Republican incumbent
Todd Rokita ran for re-election in 2012. Rokita's home lies "about 500 yards" outside the boundaries of the newly drawn 4th district, a phenomenon he attributed in May 2011 to "a kind of comeuppance thing" on the part of members of the
Indiana General Assembly in return for his having supported a
nonpartisan redistricting process during his tenure as
Secretary of State of Indiana.
Sue Landske, a Republican member of the
Indiana Senate, denied that this was the case.[26] The 4th district is expected to remain favorable to Republicans.[2]
The 5th district continues to include
Hamilton County and the north side of
Indianapolis,[28] but received Democratic-leaning areas in northern
Marion and
Madison,[5] and lost rural areas near
Fort Wayne.[28] The district is expected to continue to favor Republicans.[2]
Republican incumbent
Dan Burton, who had represented the 5th district since 2003 and previously represented the 6th district from 1983, retired rather than seeking re-election in 2012.[29]
The 7th district lost Democratic-leaning areas in northern
Marion County in redistricting, while acquiring more Republican areas in the south of the county.[5] Nonetheless, the district was expected to remain favorable to Democrats.[2]
The 8th district's Democratic candidates agreed to participate in a
caucus in which the chairs and vice chairs of 38
counties would vote to decide the party's nominee; after which the candidates not selected would support the winner.[50] Former
state representativeDave Crooks was endorsed as the Democratic nominee by party leaders on December 10, 2011.
The 9th district previously consisted mostly of rural areas in southeastern Indiana but was made more favorable to Republicans when the legislature extended it northwards to include
Johnson County and
Morgan County while also incorporating
suburbs of
Louisville, Kentucky.[2][5] Republican incumbent
Todd Young ran for re-election
The newly drawn map was designed to produce seven districts which are favorable to the
Republican Party and two which favor the
Democratic Party. Republicans described the districts as being more compact and more in keeping with existing county boundaries than the previous map,[4] while Democrats argue that the map is intended to protect Republican incumbents and help the Republican Party win the 2nd district.[2]
District 1
2012 Indiana's 1st congressional district election
Prior to announcing his Senate campaign, Donnelly commented that he was confident that a Democrat would be able to win the district, noting that then-Senator
Barack Obama would have received 49% of the vote in the district in the
2008 presidential election had it been held under the newly drawn boundaries.[7]
Andrew Straw, an attorney, switched from the Democratic Party to
Green Party and ran for this seat.[12][13] Straw was an Indiana Supreme Court analyst and an assistant dean at the
Indiana University Maurer School of Law in charge of the International Program. He was however was disqualified from the ballot in July.[14]
The 3rd district is expected to remain favorable to Republicans.[2] Among the changes made in redistricting were the removal of
Elkhart County from the 4th district to the 2nd, and the addition of areas south of
Fort Wayne, which might have made Stutzman vulnerable to a primary challenge.[5]
Republican incumbent
Todd Rokita ran for re-election in 2012. Rokita's home lies "about 500 yards" outside the boundaries of the newly drawn 4th district, a phenomenon he attributed in May 2011 to "a kind of comeuppance thing" on the part of members of the
Indiana General Assembly in return for his having supported a
nonpartisan redistricting process during his tenure as
Secretary of State of Indiana.
Sue Landske, a Republican member of the
Indiana Senate, denied that this was the case.[26] The 4th district is expected to remain favorable to Republicans.[2]
The 5th district continues to include
Hamilton County and the north side of
Indianapolis,[28] but received Democratic-leaning areas in northern
Marion and
Madison,[5] and lost rural areas near
Fort Wayne.[28] The district is expected to continue to favor Republicans.[2]
Republican incumbent
Dan Burton, who had represented the 5th district since 2003 and previously represented the 6th district from 1983, retired rather than seeking re-election in 2012.[29]
The 7th district lost Democratic-leaning areas in northern
Marion County in redistricting, while acquiring more Republican areas in the south of the county.[5] Nonetheless, the district was expected to remain favorable to Democrats.[2]
The 8th district's Democratic candidates agreed to participate in a
caucus in which the chairs and vice chairs of 38
counties would vote to decide the party's nominee; after which the candidates not selected would support the winner.[50] Former
state representativeDave Crooks was endorsed as the Democratic nominee by party leaders on December 10, 2011.
The 9th district previously consisted mostly of rural areas in southeastern Indiana but was made more favorable to Republicans when the legislature extended it northwards to include
Johnson County and
Morgan County while also incorporating
suburbs of
Louisville, Kentucky.[2][5] Republican incumbent
Todd Young ran for re-election