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2024 United States Senate election in Indiana

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Nominee Jim Banks Valerie McCray Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 1,659,416 1,097,061 Percentage 58.64% 38.77%

County results Banks:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% McCray:      50–60%      60–70%

U.S. senator before election Mike Braun Republican Elected U.S. senator Jim Banks Republican

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The 2024 United States Senate election in Indiana was held on November 5, 2024, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the state of Indiana. Republican congressman Jim Banks was elected to his first term, defeating Democratic psychologist Valerie McCray in the general election. Banks will succeed Republican incumbent Mike Braun, who opted instead to run for governor. This was the first election for this seat in which there was no incumbent running since 1958, and the first since 2006 without Joe Donnelly as the Democratic nominee. Banks also flipped 6 counties (Delaware, La Porte, Porter, St. Joseph, Tippecanoe, and Vigo) which Braun lost in 2018.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Jim Banks, U.S. representative for Indiana's 3rd congressional district (2017–present)

Disqualified

• John Rust, former chairmain of the board for Rose Acre Farms

Declined

• Mike Braun, incumbent U.S. senator (2019–present) (ran for governor)
• Mitch Daniels, former governor of Indiana (2005–2013), former President of Purdue University (2013–2022), and former Director of the Office of Management and Budget (2001–2003)
• Eric Holcomb, Governor of Indiana (2017–present) and candidate for U.S. Senate in 2016
• Mike Pence, former vice president of the United States (2017–2021), former Governor of Indiana (2013–2017), and former U.S. Representative for Indiana's 5th congressional district (2001–2013) (ran for president)
• Victoria Spartz, U.S. representative for Indiana's 5th congressional district (2021–present) (ran for re-election)
• Todd Rokita, Indiana Attorney General (2021–present), former U.S. Representative for Indiana's 4th congressional district (2011–2019), former Indiana Secretary of State (2002–2010) and candidate for U.S. Senate in 2018 (ran for re-election)

Endorsements

Executive branch officials

• Donald Trump, 45th president of the United States (2017–2021)
• Stephen Miller, former Senior Advisor to the President (2017–2021)
• Mike Pompeo, U.S. Secretary of State (2018–2021), Director of the CIA (2017–2018), and U.S. representative for Kansas's 4th congressional district (2011–2017)

U.S. senators

• John Barrasso, U.S. senator from Wyoming (2007–present)
• Marsha Blackburn, U.S. senator from Tennessee (2019–present)
• Mike Braun, U.S. senator from Indiana (2019–present)
• Tom Cotton, U.S. senator from Arkansas (2015–present)
• Kevin Cramer, U.S. senator from North Dakota (2019–present)
• Ted Cruz, U.S. senator from Texas (2013–present)
• Steve Daines, U.S. senator from Montana (2015–present)
• Bill Hagerty, U.S. senator from Tennessee (2021–present)
• Cynthia Lummis, U.S. senator from Wyoming (2021–present)
• Mitch McConnell, U.S. senator from Kentucky (1985–present), Senate Minority Leader (2021–present), and former Senate Majority Leader (2015–2021)
• Marco Rubio, U.S. senator from Florida (2011–present)
• John Thune, U.S. senator from South Dakota (2005–present)
• Tommy Tuberville, U.S. senator from Alabama (2021–present)
• JD Vance, U.S. senator from Ohio (2023–present)

U.S. representatives

• Susan Brooks, former U.S. representative for Indiana's 5th congressional district (2013–2021)
• Larry Bucshon, U.S. representative for Indiana's 8th congressional district (2011–present)
• Erin Houchin, U.S. representative for Indiana's 9th congressional district (2023–present)
• Ronny Jackson, U.S. representative for Texas's 13th congressional district (2021–present)
• Greg Pence, U.S. representative for Indiana's 6th congressional district (2019–present)
• Elise Stefanik, U.S. representative for New York's 21st congressional district (2015–present)

Statewide officials

• Suzanne Crouch, Lieutenant Governor of Indiana (2017–present)

State legislators

• Justin Busch, state senator for the 16th district (2018–present)
• Michelle Davis, state representative for the 54th district (2020–present)

Individuals

• Charlie Kirk, activist
• Mark Levin, Host of The Mark Levin Show and Life, Liberty & Levin

Political Parties

• Indiana Republican Party

Organizations

• AIPAC
• Catholic Vote
• Club for Growth
• Eagle Forum
• International Franchise Association
• NRA Political Victory Fund
• Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America
• Turning Point Action

Fundraising

Polling

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Valerie McCray, psychologist and candidate for U.S. Senate in 2022

Eliminated in primary

• Marc Carmichael, former state representative (1986–1991) and nominee for Indiana's 2nd congressional district in 1996

Withdrew

• Keith Potts, former Indianapolis city councilor (2020–2023)

Declined

• Joe Donnelly, former U.S. Ambassador to the Holy See (2022–2024) and former U.S. Senator (2013–2019)
• Ron Klain, former White House Chief of Staff (2021–2023)

Endorsements

Labor unions

• Indiana AFL–CIO

Fundraising

Results

Libertarian convention

Nominee

• Andy Horning, engineer, perennial candidate, and nominee for U.S. Senate in 2012

Write-in candidates

Declared

• Phillip Beachy, retired carpenter and Democratic candidate for Indiana's 3rd congressional district in 2022

General election

Predictions

Fundraising

Debate

Polling

Results

On election day, Republican Banks defeated Democrat Valerie McCray by a near 20-percentage-point margin, winning all but three counties. Indiana has not elected a Democrat to the United States Senate since Joe Donnelly was elected in 2012.

Notes

1. Richard Lugar, the incumbent Senator at the time, ran for re-election to a seventh term in 2012, but lost in the Republican primary to Richard Mourdock.
2. ^ Key:
   A – all adults
   RV – registered voters
   LV – likely voters
   V – unclear
3. Jennifer Ruth-Green with 4%; Curtis Hill with 2%; "Someone else" with 10%
4. $1,000 of this total was self-funded by Carmichael
5. $1,407 of this total was self-funded by McCray
6. $20,345 of this total was self-funded by Potts
7. $4,407 of this total was self-funded by McCray
8. Horning (L) with 5%
9. "Someone else" at 8%

Partisan clients

1. Poll sponsored by Spartz's campaign.
2. Poll sponsored by IndyPolitics.org
3. Poll sponsored by The Hill

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External links

Official campaign websites

• Jim Banks (R) for Senate
• Phillip Beachy (WI) for Senate
• Andy Horning (L) for Senate
• Valerie McCray (D) for Senate

• United States Senate elections in Indiana
• 2024 United States Senate elections
• 2024 Indiana elections