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2018Final results

2018 election for Indiana's 1st District

U.S. House · Indiana

Peter J. Visclosky (D) won with 65.1% of the vote, defeating Mark Leyva (R) by 30.2 points.

Peter J. ViscloskyDemocrat · winner
65.1%159,611
Mark LeyvaRepublican
34.9%85,594
245,353 votes

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 6:17 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 2018

Races before and after

EvenD+19.92010D+34.62012D+25.02014D+30.22018D+16.22020D+5.72022

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 6:17 AM ET

Money in this race

Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.

Peter J. ViscloskyNo Republican
$1.1M
Raised by the campaign
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$1.1M
Spent by the campaign
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$378.6K
Cash on hand
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Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2018.

Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2018