Jim Banks

In the 2024 Senate race for IN Senate seat, Jim Banks (R) won with 58.6% of the vote, defeating Valerie McCray (D) who received 38.8%. 3 additional candidates split the remaining vote. Jim Banks's 19.9-point advantage over the runner-up confirmed a comfortable win.

This was an open-seat race with no incumbent running — Todd Young (R) previously held the seat. Open seats typically attract stronger candidates and heavier spending from both parties. The 2024 presidential election drove higher voter turnout, which can help or hurt down-ballot candidates depending on the top of the ticket.

In the 2018 House race for IN-03, Jim Banks (R) defeated Courtney Tritch (D) 64.7% to 35.3%. Jim Banks received 158,927 votes compared to 86,610 for Courtney Tritch, a dominant 29.5-point margin reflecting a safely partisan district.

As the incumbent, Jim Banks benefited from name recognition, established constituent services, and the roughly 2-3 point advantage that sitting members typically enjoy. As a Republican, Jim Banks won despite the historical midterm penalty against the president's party (Republican Trump was in office).

In the 2016 House race for IN-03, Jim Banks (R) won with 70.1% of the vote, defeating Tommy A. Schrader (D) who received 23.0%. A third candidate also appeared on the ballot. Jim Banks's 47.1-point advantage over the runner-up confirmed a comfortable win.

This was an open-seat race with no incumbent running — Marlin A. Stutzman (R) previously held the seat. Open seats typically attract stronger candidates and heavier spending from both parties. The 2016 presidential election drove higher voter turnout, which can help or hurt down-ballot candidates depending on the top of the ticket.