Federal candidate · 2023–2024 cycle · past cycle

John Palmer Schmitz

Party
Republican
Running for
U.S. House · Indiana District 7
Filing address
Indianapolis, IN (city and state on the FEC filing)
FEC filing name
SCHMITZ, JOHN PALMER MR.
Next election
Primary May 7, 2024 · General November 5, 2024 (Wikipedia, checked October 23, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Map of Indiana with the 2024 district highlighted

Indiana, District 7

RepublicanU.S. House · Indiana District 7ChallengerRegistered candidate (raised or spent over $5,000)

FEC candidate ID H4IN07217 · Principal campaign committee: SCHMITZ FOR INDIANA

Total raised$78,009.71
Total spent$78,009.71
Cash on hand$0.00
Debts owed by the campaign$0.00
Loans from the candidate$0.00

2023–2024 cycle totals through December 31, 2024, 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: $23,378.11Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans): $54,131.60Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest): $500.00
  • Individual contributions$23,378.1130%
  • Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$54,131.6069%
  • Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$500.001%

Self-funding: $54,131.60 (69% of money raised): $54,131.60 given and $0.00 lent by the candidate.

Raised and spent over time

Report-by-report history is shown for the current cycle.

The race

Indiana U.S. House, District 7, 2024 · 4 registered candidates

CandidateRaisedCash on handThrough
John Palmer Schmitz (R)$78,009.71$0.002024-12-31
Andre Carson (D)$834,438.54$449,423.212024-12-31
Gabriel Mathew Whitley (R)$364,320.00$101,634.532024-09-30

Polling and ratings

Race ratings

  • The Cook Political ReportSolid DFebruary 2, 2023
  • Inside ElectionsSolid DMarch 10, 2023
  • Sabato's Crystal BallSafe DFebruary 23, 2023
  • Elections DailySafe DJune 8, 2023
  • CNalysisSolid DNovember 16, 2023

Recent polls

No public polling found for this race.

Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2024 United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana (retrieved October 23, 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: SCHMITZ FOR INDIANA.
  • Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 23, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
  • Status shown above comes from the FEC candidate file.

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