Federal candidate · 2025–2026 cycle
James (j.d.) David Ford
- Party
- Democratic
- Running for
- U.S. House · Indiana District 5
- Filing address
- Carmel, IN (city and state on the FEC filing)
- FEC filing name
- FORD, JAMES (J.D.) DAVID
- Next election
- Primary May 5, 2026 · General November 3, 2026 (Wikipedia, checked October 22, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Indiana, District 5
FEC candidate ID H6IN05307 · Principal campaign committee: NEIGHBORS TO ELECT J.D. FORD
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$1,157,571.1391%
- PACs and other committees$90,104.057%
- Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$615.710%
- Transfers from joint fundraising and the candidate’s other committees$16,500.001%
- Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$1,569.920%
Self-funding: $615.71 (0% of money raised): $615.71 given and $0.00 lent by the candidate.
Individual money
- Contributions of $200 or less (small-dollar, including unitemized)$230,275.4736%
- Contributions over $200$401,558.9964%
- Itemized from inside Indiana$389,210.0593%
- Itemized from other states$30,972.457%
FEC-computed totals by contribution size and state, retrieved October 22, 2026. No individual contributor is named.
Raised and spent over time
Raised per report Spent per report Cash on hand
PAC and committee contributors
13 committees reported giving $42,100.00 to this candidate, as filed by the giving committees through October 18, 2026. Timing differs from the campaign’s own reports, so this list may not match the totals above.
- SMART TD PAC Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS INTERNATIONAL UNION ACTIVE BALLOT CLUB Company pagePAC$5,000.00
- UAW - V - CAP (UAW VOLUNTARY COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAM) 'INT'L UNION UNITED AUTOMOBILE AEROSPACE & AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT WORKERS OF AMERICA UAW Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATIONPAC$5,000.00
- MIDWEST REGION LABORERS' POLITICAL LEAGUE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- HOOSIERS FIRST PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- REGION LEADERSHIP PACLeadership PAC$2,500.00
- D.R.I.V.E. - DEM, REP, IND VOTER ED (THE PAC OF THE INT'L BRHD OF TEAMSTERS) Company pageConnected PAC$1,500.00
- FRATERNITY & SORORITY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEHybrid PAC$1,000.00
- AMERICA NOWLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- BARON HILL FOR INDIANACandidate committee$1,000.00
- KELLY THOMPSON FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$100.00
The race
Indiana U.S. House, District 5, 2026 · 9 registered candidates
| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| James (j.d.) David Ford (D) | $1,266,360.81 | $493,669.48 | 2026-09-30 |
| Victoria Spartz (R) | $2,192,717.16 | $514,921.94 | 2026-10-14 |
| Dylan McKenna (D) | $181,136.26 | −$3,476.04 | 2026-09-30 |
| Phil Goss (D) | $134,770.58 | $0.00 | 2026-10-08 |
| Jackson Bailey Franklin (D) | $64,739.51 | $8,652.90 | 2026-06-30 |
| Deborah A Pickett (D) | $34,583.09 | $231.56 | 2026-09-30 |
Polling and ratings
Race ratings
Recent polls
| Pollster | Dates | Sample | Margin of error | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Expedition Strategies (D) | September 30 – October 4, 2026 | 600 (LV) | – | Victoria Spartz 48% · J.D. Ford 47% |
| Impact Research (D) | July 16–20, 2026 | 400 (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: NEIGHBORS TO ELECT J.D. FORD.
- 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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