Federal candidate · 2025–2026 cycle

Todd R Shelton

Party
Democratic
Running for
U.S. House · Indiana District 5
Filing address
Pendleton, IN (city and state on the FEC filing)
FEC filing name
SHELTON, TODD R
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 5ChallengerRegistered with the FEC; has not yet raised or spent $5,000

FEC candidate ID H6IN05299 · Principal campaign committee: TODD SHELTON FOR CONGRESS

No financial reports filed yet. This candidate has registered with the FEC but has not filed a report with money totals for the 2025–2026 cycle.

The FEC’s page for this candidate is the official source.

The race

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

CandidateRaisedCash on handThrough
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
Deborah A Pickett (D)$34,583.09$231.562026-09-30

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: TODD SHELTON FOR CONGRESS.
  • Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 22, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
  • Status shown above comes from the FEC candidate file.

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