Federal candidate · 2023–2024 cycle · past cycle
Valerie L McCray
- Party
- Democratic
- Running for
- U.S. Senate · Indiana
- Filing address
- Indianapolis, IN (city and state on the FEC filing)
- FEC filing name
- MCCRAY, VALERIE L DR
- Next election
- General November 5, 2024 (Wikipedia, checked October 23, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Indiana
FEC candidate ID S2IN00166 · Principal campaign committee: FRIENDS OF VALERIE MCCRAY
| Cycle | Office | Raised | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023–2024 | U.S. Senate · Indiana | $142,089.64 | Lost the general election (38.77%) |
| 2021–2022 | U.S. Senate · Indiana | $15,241.62 | Registered candidate (raised or spent over $5,000) |
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$120,540.0185%
- PACs and other committees$7,150.005%
- Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$1,407.711%
- Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$12,991.929%
Self-funding: $1,407.71 (1% of money raised): $1,007.05 given and $400.66 lent by the candidate.
Raised and spent over time
Report-by-report history is shown for the current cycle.
PAC and committee contributors
6 committees reported giving $16,800.00 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.
- INDIANA DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSIONAL VICTORY COMMITTEEParty committee$5,000.00
- PURPOSE PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- ALPHA KAPPA ALPHA SORORITY PAC, INC. (AKA AKA 1908 PAC)Connected PAC$3,300.00
- HIGHER HEIGHTS FOR AMERICA PACPAC$1,500.00
- INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS LOCAL 103 VOLUNTARY POLITICAL EDUCATION FUNDPAC$1,000.00
- PSYCHOLOGY PAC OF AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION SERVICES INC. Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
The race
Indiana U.S. Senate, 2024 · 8 registered candidates
| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valerie L McCray (D) | $142,089.64 | $12,156.00 | 2024-12-31 |
| James E. Banks (R) | $7,337,226.72 | $2,613,356.72 | 2024-12-31 |
| John Rust (R) | $2,992,413.25 | $0.00 | 2024-06-30 |
| Mike Braun (R) | $246,006.03 | −$1,991.57 | 2024-12-31 |
| Robert Marc Carmichael (D) | $114,319.39 | $13,200.15 | 2024-12-31 |
| Keith Potts (D) | $103,206.86 | $163.59 | 2024-12-31 |
| Andy Horning (L) | $1,446.00 | $1,207.83 | 2024-12-31 |
Polling and ratings
Race ratings
Recent polls
| Pollster | Dates | Sample | Margin of error | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ActiVote | October 5–28, 2024 | 400 (LV) | ± 4.9% | Jim Banks 57% · Valerie McCray 43% |
| ActiVote | September 3 – October 5, 2024 | 400 (LV) | ± 4.9% | Jim Banks 56% · Valerie McCray 44% |
| ARW Strategies | September 23–25, 2024 | 600 (LV) | – | Jim Banks 49% · Valerie McCray 35% |
| Emerson College | September 12–13, 2024 | 1,000 (LV) | ± 3.0% | Jim Banks 47% · Valerie McCray 33% |
| Emerson College | October 1–4, 2023 | 462 (RV) | ± 4.4% | Jim Banks 31% · Valerie McCray 22% |
Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2024 United States Senate election 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: FRIENDS OF VALERIE MCCRAY.
- 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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