2024Final results
2024 election for Indiana's 5th District
U.S. House · Indiana
Victoria Spartz (R) won with 56.6% of the vote, defeating Deborah A. Pickett (D) by 18.6 points.
Victoria SpartzRepublican · winner
56.6%203,293
Deborah A. PickettDemocrat
38.0%136,554
Robby SlaughterIndependent
2.7%9,790
Lauri ShillingsLibertarian
2.7%9,567
The same year, the district voted R+13.6 for president; this race was R+18.6.359,207 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 3:26 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2024
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 3:26 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Deborah A. PickettVictoria Spartz
$44.9K
Raised by the campaign
$2M
$40.1K
Spent by the campaign
$3.3M
$4.3K
Cash on hand
$258.1K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2024.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2024
The candidates
Victoria Spartz (R)Deborah A. Pickett (D)
Also on the ballot: Robby Slaughter (Independent), 2.7%; Lauri Shillings (Libertarian), 2.7%