Federal candidate · 2025–2026 cycle

Deborah A Pickett

Party
Democratic
Running for
U.S. House · Indiana District 5
Filing address
Carmel, IN (city and state on the FEC filing)
FEC filing name
PICKETT, DEBORAH A
Next election
Primary May 5, 2026 · General November 3, 2026 (Wikipedia, checked October 22, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Map of Indiana with the 2026 district highlighted

Indiana, District 5

DemocraticU.S. House · Indiana District 5ChallengerLost primary

FEC candidate ID H4IN05286 · Principal campaign committee: PICKETTFORCONGRESS

CycleOfficeRaisedOutcome
2025–2026U.S. House · Indiana District 5$34,583.09Lost primary
2023–2024U.S. House · Indiana District 5$44,921.88General-election nominee
Total raised$34,583.09
Total spent$38,620.34
Cash on hand$231.56
Debts owed by the campaign$0.00
Loans from the candidate$0.00

2025–2026 cycle totals through September 30, 2026, from the FEC’s candidate summary file. This is a dated snapshot, not live reporting; the FEC’s page for this candidate is the official source.

Where the money comes from

Individual contributions: $2,265.00Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans): $32,318.09
  • Individual contributions$2,265.007%
  • Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$32,318.0993%

Self-funding: $32,318.09 (93% of money raised): $32,318.09 given and $0.00 lent by the candidate.

Individual money

  • Contributions of $200 or less (small-dollar, including unitemized)$865.0046%
  • Contributions over $200$1,000.0054%
  • Itemized from inside Indiana$0.000%
  • Itemized from other states$1,000.00100%

FEC-computed totals by contribution size and state, retrieved October 22, 2026. No individual contributor is named.

Raised and spent over time

$23K$0 APRIL QUARTERLY: raised $1,050.00APRIL QUARTERLY: spent $3,194.50JULY QUARTERLY: raised $3,015.00JULY QUARTERLY: spent $2,857.09OCTOBER QUARTERLY: raised $2,580.00OCTOBER QUARTERLY: spent $2,930.08YEAR-END: raised $2,280.00YEAR-END: spent $2,694.90APRIL QUARTERLY: raised $22,852.07APRIL QUARTERLY: spent $21,577.78PRE-PRIMARY: raised $329.60PRE-PRIMARY: spent $1,004.58JULY QUARTERLY: raised $1,376.42JULY QUARTERLY: spent $2,850.61OCTOBER QUARTERLY: raised $1,100.00OCTOBER QUARTERLY: spent $1,510.802025-032025-092026-032026-06

Raised per report Spent per report Cash on hand

The race

Indiana U.S. House, District 5, 2026 · 9 registered candidates

CandidateRaisedCash on handThrough
Deborah A Pickett (D)$34,583.09$231.562026-09-30
Victoria Spartz (R)$2,192,717.16$514,921.942026-10-14
James (j.d.) David Ford (D)$1,266,360.81$493,669.482026-09-30
Dylan McKenna (D)$181,136.26−$3,476.042026-09-30
Phil Goss (D)$134,770.58$0.002026-10-08
Jackson Bailey Franklin (D)$64,739.51$8,652.902026-06-30

Polling and ratings

Race ratings

  • Decision Desk HQLikely RJuly 14, 2026
  • The Cook Political ReportLikely ROctober 9, 2026
  • Inside ElectionsLikely ROctober 15, 2026
  • Sabato's Crystal BallLikely ROctober 20, 2026

Recent polls

PollsterDatesSampleMargin of errorResults
Expedition Strategies (D)September 30 – October 4, 2026600 (LV)–Victoria Spartz 48% · J.D. Ford 47%
Impact Research (D)July 16–20, 2026400 (LV)± 4.9%Victoria Spartz 48% · J.D. Ford 46%

Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2026 United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana (retrieved October 22, 2026), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. TerraCivic does not rate races or compute its own average.

Sources and updates

  • Money: FEC bulk data (candidate summary, committee master, committee-to-candidate contributions), retrieved October 23, 2026. FEC candidate page · Principal campaign committee: PICKETTFORCONGRESS.
  • Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 22, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
  • Status shown above comes from the race’s Wikipedia page.

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