Federal candidate · 2019–2020 cycle · past cycle

Ron Drake

Party
Democratic
Running for
U.S. House · Indiana District 8
Filing address
Sullivan, IN (city and state on the FEC filing)
FEC filing name
DRAKE, RON
Next election
General November 3, 2020 (Wikipedia, checked October 23, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Map of Indiana with the 2020 district highlighted

Indiana, District 8

DemocraticU.S. House · Indiana District 8ChallengerLost primary

FEC candidate ID H6IN08244 · Principal campaign committee: RON DRAKE FOR CONGRESS

Total raised$50,100.00
Total spent$33,522.88
Cash on hand$2,419.95
Debts owed by the campaign$0.00
Loans from the candidate$50,000.00

2019–2020 cycle totals through December 31, 2020, 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

Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans): $50,000.00Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest): $100.00
  • Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$50,000.00100%
  • Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$100.000%

Self-funding: $50,000.00 (100% of money raised): $0.00 given and $50,000.00 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 8, 2020 · 3 registered candidates

CandidateRaisedCash on handThrough
Ron Drake (D)$50,100.00$2,419.952020-12-31
Larry D. Bucshon (R)$1,056,939.69$206,920.152020-12-31
Thomasina Marsili (D)$68,734.44$254.432020-12-31

Polling and ratings

Race ratings

  • The Cook Political ReportSafe RJuly 2, 2020
  • Inside ElectionsSafe RJune 2, 2020
  • Sabato's Crystal BallSafe RJuly 2, 2020
  • PoliticoSafe RApril 19, 2020
  • Daily KosSafe RJune 3, 2020
  • RCPSafe RJune 9, 2020
  • NiskanenSafe RJune 7, 2020

Recent polls

No public polling found for this race.

Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2020 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: RON DRAKE FOR CONGRESS.
  • Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 23, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
  • Status shown above comes from the race’s Wikipedia page.

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