United States Representative · District 4 · Indiana · 2026

Who is running

Drew CoxDemocraticUnited States Representative · District 4
Raised
$61K
Cash on hand
$7K
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Jim BairdRepublicanUnited States Representative · District 4
Raised
$605K
Cash on hand
$110K
In Congress since
2019
Votes attended
97.9%
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David E. BokashWrite-In (Independent)Write-in candidateUnited States Representative · District 4
On file
Official ballot listing
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Candidate list published by Indiana Secretary of State, Election Division, as of Oct 15, 2026. Official list

Names and parties are copied exactly from the official list. Blue marks Democrats, red marks Republicans, and gray marks every other party or none; each is also labeled in words.

Worth knowing

The party winning this district last changed in 1994, when Mark E Souder (Republican) won it after a Democratic win in 1992. Source: Federal Election Commission, Federal Elections and Clerk of the House of Representatives, Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election and MIT Election Data and Science Lab, U.S. House of Representatives 1976-2024 (compiled from the Clerk of the House)
The closest result we hold for this district was in 1958: E. Ross Adair won by 267 votes, 0.2 points of all votes counted. Source: Clerk of the House of Representatives, Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election
19 different people won the 53 regular elections for this district from 1920 to 2024. Source: Federal Election Commission, Federal Elections and Clerk of the House of Representatives, Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election and MIT Election Data and Science Lab, U.S. House of Representatives 1976-2024 (compiled from the Clerk of the House)
Three candidates are on the official list for this race, including one write-in candidate. Source: Official list from Indiana Secretary of State, Election Division
All nine U.S. House contests in Indiana on the official list have more than one candidate. Source: Official list from Indiana Secretary of State, Election Division

Each fact is worked out from the official records linked beside it. None is a prediction or a rating.

Past results

Share of the vote for this district, 1920 to 2024Percent of all votes counted in each regular general election. A gap means the party had no candidate or no count was published.

Democratic candidate
Republican candidate

District lines are redrawn after each census and sometimes in between, so the same district number did not always cover the same ground.

Data table: Share of the vote for this district, 1920 to 2024

Share of the vote for this district, 1920 to 2024
Year	Democratic candidate	Republican candidate
1920	47.03%	52.97%
1922	51.12%	48.88%
1924	58.23%	41.77%
1926	53.91%	46.09%
1928	52.54%	47.46%
1930	57.1%	42.9%
1932	56.39%	43.61%
1934	51.69%	48.06%
1936	55.24%	44.76%
1938	41.88%	58.12%
1940	42.02%	57.98%
1942	39.01%	60.99%
1944	39.62%	59.92%
1946	39.5%	59.39%
1948	50.82%	48.31%
1950	43.12%	56.16%
1952	35.42%	63.71%
1954	39.65%	59.77%
1956	36.34%	63.45%
1958	49.9%	50.1%
1960	41.84%	58.16%
1962	44.44%	55.56%
1964	47.92%	52.08%
1966	36.52%	63.48%
1968	48.58%	51.42%
1970	51.87%	48.13%
1972	51.5%	48.5%
1974	51.86%	46.54%
1976	44.59%	54.37%
1978	33.76%	64.36%
1980	39.1%	60.53%
1982	35.08%	64.32%
1984	38.5%	60.85%
1986	30.02%	69.56%
1988	37.85%	62.15%
1990	60.67%	39.33%
1992	62.06%	37.94%
1994	44.57%	55.43%
1996	39.32%	58.37%
1998	36.69%	63.31%
2000	35.4%	62.28%
2002	26.15%	71.36%
2004	28.3%	69.47%
2006	37.62%	62.38%
2008	40.13%	59.87%
2010	26.28%	68.57%
2012	34.16%	61.96%
2014	33.13%	66.87%
2016	30.48%	64.59%
2018	35.94%	64.06%
2020	33.38%	66.62%
2022	31.78%	68.22%
2024	30.93%	64.83%

Source: Federal Election Commission, Federal Elections and Clerk of the House of Representatives, Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election and MIT Election Data and Science Lab, U.S. House of Representatives 1976-2024 (compiled from the Clerk of the House). As of Nov 5, 2026.

Winners and margins, 1920 to 2024

Winners and margins
Year	Most votes	Margin over the runner-up
2024	James R. Baird (Republican)	109,703 votes (33.9 points)
2022	Jim Baird (Republican)	72,030 votes (36.4 points)
2020	Jim Baird (Republican)	112,547 votes (33.2 points)
2018	Jim Baird (Republican)	68,715 votes (28.1 points)
2016	Todd Rokita (Republican)	102,156 votes (34.1 points)
2014	Todd Rokita (Republican)	47,942 votes (33.7 points)
2012	Todd Rokita (Republican)	75,673 votes (27.8 points)
2010	Todd Rokita (Republican)	85,565 votes (42.3 points)
2008	Steve Buyer (Republican)	63,488 votes (19.7 points)
2006	Steve Buyer (Republican)	44,071 votes (24.8 points)
2004	Steve Buyer (Republican)	112,871 votes (41.2 points)
2002	Steve Buyer (Republican)	71,446 votes (45.2 points)
2000	Mark E. Souder (Republican)	56,559 votes (26.9 points)
1998	Mark E. Souder (Republican)	39,385 votes (26.6 points)
1996	Mark E, Souder (Republican)	39,604 votes (19.1 points)
1994	Mark E Souder (Republican)	17,349 votes (10.9 points)
1992	Jill L Long (Democratic)	52,439 votes (24.1 points)
1990	Jill L Long (Democratic)	34,932 votes (21.3 points)
1988	Dan Coats (Republican)	51,928 votes (24.3 points)
1986	Dan Coats (Republican)	56,760 votes (39.5 points)
1984	Daniel R Coats (Republican)	47,621 votes (22.3 points)
1982	Dan Coats (Republican)	50,061 votes (29.2 points)
1980	Dan R Coats (Republican)	42,513 votes (21.4 points)
1978	Dan Quayle (Republican)	38,289 votes (30.6 points)
1976	J Danforth Quayle (Republican)	19,401 votes (9.8 points)
1974	J. Edward Roush (Democratic)	8,573 votes (5.3 points)
1972	J. Edward Roush (Democratic)	5,835 votes (3.0 points)
1970	J. Edward Roush (Democratic)	6,256 votes (3.7 points)
1968	E. Ross Adair (Republican)	5,462 votes (2.8 points)
1966	E. Ross Adair (Republican)	40,126 votes (27.0 points)
1964	E. Ross, Adair (Republican)	7,153 votes (4.2 points)
1962	E. Ross Adair (Republican)	16,140 votes (11.1 points)
1960	E. Ross Adair (Republican)	28,168 votes (16.3 points)
1958	E. Ross Adair (Republican)	267 votes (0.2 points)
1956	E. Ross Adair (Republican)	41,248 votes (27.1 points)
1954	E. Ross Adair (Republican)	24,052 votes (20.1 points)
1952	E. Ross Adair (Republican)	42,459 votes (28.3 points)
1950	E. Ross Adair (Republican)	16,191 votes (13.0 points)
1948	Edward H. Kruse, Jr. (Democratic)	3,286 votes (2.5 points)
1946	George W. Gillie (Republican)	20,024 votes (19.9 points)
1944	George W. Gillie (Republican)	27,474 votes (20.3 points)
1942	George W. Gillie (Republican)	22,000 votes (22.0 points)
1940	George W. Gillie (Republican)	22,102 votes (16.0 points)
1938	George W. Gillie (Republican)	20,274 votes (16.2 points)
1936	James I. Farley (Democratic)	13,691 votes (10.5 points)
1934	James I. Farley (Democratic)	4,115 votes (3.6 points)
1932	James I. Farley (Democratic)	16,596 votes (12.8 points)
1930	Harry C. Canfield (Democratic)	11,540 votes (14.2 points)
1928	Harry C. Canfield (Democratic)	4,326 votes (5.1 points)
1926	Harry C. Canfield (Democratic)	6,227 votes (7.8 points)
1924	Harry C. Canfield (Democratic)	13,796 votes (16.5 points)
1922	Harry C. Canfield (Democratic)	1,924 votes (2.2 points)
1920	John S. Benham (Republican)	5,197 votes (5.9 points)

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Indiana's U.S. House districts, with District 4 outlined

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Data table: Indiana's U.S. House districts, with District 4 outlined

Indiana's U.S. House districts, with District 4 outlined
District	Contest
IN-1	Another district
IN-2	Another district
IN-3	Another district
IN-4	This race
IN-5	Another district
IN-6	Another district
IN-7	Another district
IN-8	Another district
IN-9	Another district

Source: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary file for the 119th Congress. As of the 119th Congress (2025 to 2027) boundary file.

The outlined district is the one in force for the 119th Congress. A state that redrew its map for 2026 may vote on different lines; the official list above names the contest.

Campaign money

Totals each campaign reported to the Federal Election Commission for 2025 to 2026
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand	Through
Drew Cox	$61K	$54K	$7K	Oct 14, 2026
Jim Baird	$605K	$709K	$110K	Oct 14, 2026

Each candidate's own reports to the Federal Election Commission, through the date shown. Candidates not listed have no FEC totals tied to them on our records. Each name links to the candidate's FEC page.

Headlines that name a candidate in this race

Judge denies request in Election Commission lawsuit, Northeast Indiana early voting numbers, Trial for former IN Virtual School director begins, IU downtown Indy hospital, Sahm Park renovation, Interview with U.S. House candidate Drew Cox WFYI News Now · Oct 27, 2026

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