2024 United States Senate election in Indiana


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 succeeded 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.
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.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Disqualified

Declined

Polling

Poll sourceDate
administered
Sample
size
Margin
of error
Jim
Banks
Mitch
Daniels
Trey
Hollingsworth
Todd
Rokita
Victoria
Spartz
OtherUndecided
Bellwether ResearchDecember 11–17, 20221,000 14%11%16%12%9%39%
Bellwether ResearchDecember 11–17, 20221,000 10%32%9%7%7%6%29%
Response:AIDecember 9–16, 2022503 ±4.3%14%35%6%14%16%17%

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

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

Eliminated in primary

Withdrew

Declined

Libertarian convention

Nominee

Write-in candidates

Declared

  • Phillip Beachy, retired carpenter and Democratic candidate for in 2022

General election

Results

By county

Source
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

By congressional district

Banks won seven of nine congressional districts.
DistrictBanksMcCrayRepresentative
48%50%Frank J. Mrvan
63%35%Rudy Yakym
66%32%Jim Banks
66%32%Marlin Stutzman
64%33%Jim Baird
59%38%Victoria Spartz
65%31%Greg Pence
65%31%Jefferson Shreve
29%69%André Carson
66%31%Larry Bucshon
66%31%Mark Messmer
63%34%Erin Houchin