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2026 results · Indiana · Indiana 1st District

Frank J. Mrvan, the Democrat, wins re-election in Indiana's 1st District

Kamala Harris carried the district by 0.4 points in 2024; this year's count is a 25.4-point move toward the Democrats.

Indiana 1st District: votes counted for each candidate
CandidateVotesShareShare of the vote
Frank J. MrvanDemocrat, incumbent140,36862.9%
Barb RegnitzRepublican82,84737.1%
2 others17no votes counted

Called by Call the Map, Nov 3, 10:05 PM EST · 97% counted.

About 97% of the expected vote counted223,232 votesCount last changed Nov 7, 4:02 PM EST · checked Nov 7, 5:00 PM ESTSource: Indiana Election Division

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About the seat

Indiana's 1st District takes in all or part of 3 counties. The Democrats held it before this election. Its voters went D+0.4 for president in 2024. Its move from that vote, 25.4 points toward the Democrats, ranks 1 of 9 among the state's districts, counting from the largest move toward the Democrats.

2024 president
D+0.4
2024 House race, same lines
D+8.6
Move from 2024, rank in state
1 of 9
  1. Lake County65%
  2. Porter County25%
  3. LaPorte County10%

Shares are of the votes counted this year. The 2024 House figure is the same district, on the same lines.

What the count shows

Added together, the 3 counties compared moved 25.4 points toward the Democrats from the 2024 presidential vote.

The counties compared cast 68% as many votes as in 2024, from 68% in Lake County to 65% in LaPorte County.

Lake County moved most: D+5.6 for president in 2024, D+32.3 this year

The 3 counties with the largest moves from the 2024 presidential vote, among those with 2,000 or more votes for president in 2024 and a quarter of that counted. Each line runs from the 2024 margin to this year’s.

CountyR+40EvenD+40Move
Lake County144,669 votes26.7 pts → D
LaPorte County21,836 votes23.0 pts → D
Porter County56,727 votes22.5 pts → D

2024 president 2026

Lake County added 34,881 net votes for Mrvan against the 2024 margin, 62% of the district's change

Across the 3 counties compared, the margin moved by 56,226 votes toward Mrvan: this year’s lead in votes against the 2024 presidential lead in votes, county by county. The figure counts voters who changed sides and differences in who turned out alike; the count cannot tell them apart.

  1. Lake County+34,881 Mrvan
  2. Porter County+15,649 Mrvan
  3. LaPorte County+5,696 Mrvan

2 counties Donald Trump carried in 2024 are led by Mrvan this year

Striped on the map above. Largest first.

  • Porter CountyR+10.2D+12.3
  • LaPorte CountyR+5.7D+17.3

The seat that changed party

U.S. HouseBefore the election R 7–2, now R 6–3, counting the leaders in 2 uncalled seats

  1. D+25.8Mrvan
  2. R+4.9Yakym
  3. R+9.7Stutzman
  4. R+8.4Baird
  5. D+3.3Ford
  6. R+10.2Shreve
  7. D+56.6Carson
  8. R+10.6Messmer
  9. R+10.5Houchin

won leads, still counting changed party. Margins are the leader’s share minus the runner-up’s, in points.

Every count on this page is the official count published by the Indiana Election Division. Counts are unofficial until the state certifies them. The 2024 comparison is the presidential vote, Kamala Harris against Donald Trump, on the same ground. Margins are the Democrat minus the Republican, in points of all votes.