

Indiana 52026 HOUSE POLLS

2026 Indiana 5th District House Forecast:
The Pollsmax 2026 Indiana 5th District House forecast currently gives Republican Victoria Spartz a 90.2% chance of defeating Democrat JD Ford. Pollsmax projects Spartz to receive 54% of the vote compared with 46% for Ford, a projected Republican margin of 8 percentage points. The model currently rates the race as Likely Republican. The forecast is updated using 100,000 simulations incorporating polling and race fundamentals. See the Pollsmax forecast methodology.
The 2026 Indiana 5th District House election features Democrat JD Ford and Republican Victoria Spartz. Incumbent Representative Victoria Spartz is seeking reelection to a fourth term. In 2024, Donald Trump won Indiana's 5th congressional district by 10.5%, and the election for the district's House seat is rated as likely Republican in 2026.
- Year
- 2026
- Race
- House
- District
- IN-5
- Democratic candidate
- JD Ford
- Republican candidate
- Victoria Spartz
- Incumbent / open seat
- Victoria Spartz
- Forecast rating
- Likely R
- Projected vote
- 46.0% D / 54.0% R
- Projected margin
- R +8.0
- Forecast odds
- 9.8% D / 90.2% R
- Forecast last updated
- 12:00 AM on November 3, 2026
- Polling average
- 44.9% D / 45.5% R
- Polling average margin
- R +0.6
- Polling last updated
- 12:00 AM on October 22, 2026
- Polls included
- 3
- Latest poll
- Quantus Insights (R) — October 22, 2026