Midterm Forecast2026 · Senate & House
20,000 simulated elections · Model run Oct 28, 12:50 AM ETPolls through Oct 27 · Election Nov 3
House / IN-5Indiana's 5th district 2026 · held by Republicans

Victoria Spartz is favored in IN-5

J. D. Ford10%Democrat
Victoria Spartz90%Republican · incumbent
Median marginR+7.080%: R+15.0 to Even
Cook PVIR+82026 lines
Tipping point0.1%decides the majority
District pollsR+3.22 polls, adjusted

Range of outcomes

How the forecast is built

Lean: twice the PVI plus the generic ballot (D+8.7). Incumbency adds 3.0 points.

Chance of winning over time

Daily reruns of the model

Each day is a fresh run of today's model using only the polls that had finished by the day before. Daily runs since Jul 1.

What the forecasters say

Ten published ratings; Cook updated through Oct 27
CookLikely R
Inside ElectionsSolid R
SabatoSolid R
Race to the WHSolid R
EconomistLikely R
Split TicketSolid R
DDHQLikely R
FiftyPlusOneLikely R
Fox NewsSolid R
Silver BulletinLikely R

What this seat means for control

District polls

PollsterField endSampleResult
QuantusOct 22601 LV44.6–47.4 R+2.8
Expedition Strategies (D)Oct 4600 LV47–48 R+1.0