2016Final results

2016 election for Indiana's 6th District

Name: 2016 election for Indiana's 6th District
Start: 2016-11-08
Location: Indiana

U.S. House · Indiana

Luke Messer (R) won with 68.7% of the vote, defeating Barry Welsh (D) by 42.2 points.

Luke MesserRepublican · winner

68.7%204,861

Barry WelshDemocrat

26.5%79,077

Rich TurveyLibertarian

4.0%11,906

Susan W. BrooksRepublican

0.2%461

Rich TurvetLibertarian

0.1%420

Jackie WalorskiRepublican

0.1%407

Trey HollingsworthRepublican

0.1%376

Lynn ColemanDemocrat

0.1%293

Shelli YoderDemocrat

0.1%250

Angela DemareeDemocrat

0.0%114

Russ BrooksbankLibertarian

0.0%30

Matthew WittliefLibertarian

0.0%25

Ron CenkushLibertarian

0.0%24

298,244 votes

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 4:52 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 2016

Races before and after

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 4:52 AM ET

Money in this race

Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.

Barry WelshLuke Messer

$6.1K

Raised by the campaign

$1.9M

$7.2K

Spent by the campaign

$1.4M

$37

Cash on hand

$1.1M

Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 8, 2016; FEC, through Dec 31, 2016.

Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2016

The candidates

Luke Messer (R)Barry Welsh (D)

Also on the ballot: Rich Turvey (Libertarian), 4.0%; Susan W. Brooks (Republican), 0.2%; Rich Turvet (Libertarian), 0.1%; Jackie Walorski (Republican), 0.1%; Trey Hollingsworth (Republican), 0.1%; Lynn Coleman (Democrat), 0.1%; Shelli Yoder (Democrat), 0.1%; Angela Demaree (Democrat), 0.0%; Russ Brooksbank (Libertarian), 0.0%; Matthew Wittlief (Libertarian), 0.0%; Ron Cenkush (Libertarian), 0.0%