Federal candidate · 2019–2020 cycle · past cycle

Joseph Mackey

Party
Democratic
Running for
U.S. House · Indiana District 4
Filing address
Lafayette, IN (city and state on the FEC filing)
FEC filing name
MACKEY, JOSEPH
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 4

DemocraticU.S. House · Indiana District 4ChallengerLost the general election (33.4%)

FEC candidate ID H8IN04140 · Principal campaign committee: JOE4HOOSIERS

CycleOfficeRaisedOutcome
2025–2026U.S. House · Indiana District 4$11,233.80Lost primary
2019–2020U.S. House · Indiana District 4$45,152.53Lost the general election (33.4%)
Total raised$45,152.53
Total spent$43,780.07
Cash on hand$1,589.94
Debts owed by the campaign$11,704.21
Loans from the candidate$0.00

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

Individual contributions: $38,571.70PACs and other committees: $200.00Party committees: $3,720.00Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans): $25.00Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest): $2,635.83
  • Individual contributions$38,571.7085%
  • PACs and other committees$200.000%
  • Party committees$3,720.008%
  • Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$25.000%
  • Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$2,635.836%

Self-funding: $25.00 (0% of money raised): $25.00 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 4, 2020 · 2 registered candidates

CandidateRaisedCash on handThrough
Joseph Mackey (D)$45,152.53$1,589.942020-12-31
James R Baird (R)$371,674.00$247,370.892020-12-31

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: JOE4HOOSIERS.
  • 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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