James R. Baird
RIncumbentFEC H8IN04199
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Raised this cycle$605K
Cash on hand: $110K
2026 race
IN-04 — U.S. House
2 candidates on the November ballot. Incumbent: James R. Baird.
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How we got here · 2 earlier contests
Democratic primary · Tuesday, May 5, 2026
Called by manual backfill (AP/Wikipedia/Ballotpedia)
Drew CoxWon30.4%
- DJoseph William MacKeyDefeated22.8%
- DPaul Bryant McPhersonDefeated12.6%
- DJayden McCashDefeated7.9%
- DThomas David HallDefeated6.6%
- DRoger DayDefeated6.1%
Republican primary · Tuesday, May 5, 2026
Called by manual backfill (AP/Wikipedia/Ballotpedia)
James R. BairdWon60.5%
- RCraig HaggardDefeated30.5%
Election held
Counting
Tuesday, November 3, 2026
Results appear here once a race is called and verified. Official returns from the Indiana Election Division.
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Disclosed money in race
$1.6M
Candidate + outside spending. See finance breakdown below.
Incumbent
Currently in office
Challengers
Sorted by fundraising
Drew Cox
DChallengerFEC H6IN04193
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Raised this cycle$61K
Cash on hand: $7K
7 defeated candidates — show
Craig Haggard
RDefeatedChallengerFEC H4IN04248
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Raised this cycle$198K
Cash on hand: $46K
Joseph William MacKey
DDefeatedChallengerFEC H8IN04140
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Raised this cycle$11K
Cash on hand: $1K
Paul Bryant McPherson
DDefeatedChallengerFEC H6IN04227
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Raised this cycle$8K
Cash on hand: $750
Anthony Hustedt-Mai
RDefeatedChallengerFEC H6IN04185
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Raised this cycle$6K
Cash on hand: $0
Jayden McCash
DDefeatedChallengerFEC H6IN04235
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Raised this cycle$0
Cash on hand: $0
Roger Day
DDefeatedChallengerFEC H8IN04231
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Raised this cycle$0
Cash on hand: $0
Thomas David Hall
DDefeatedChallengerFEC H6IN04177
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Raised this cycle—
Cash on hand: —
Local signal
Early read on IN-04 — U.S. House
A directional read on where this seat is trending, from the signals we have so far. This is an early scaffold — more inputs light up as coverage and constituent activity accrue.
Coverage tone · the matchup
Recent news coverage of the nominees heading to the general election.
James R. Bairdlimited coverage
No coverage in our tracked outlets in the last 90 days.
Drew Coxlimited coverage
No coverage in our tracked outlets in the last 90 days.
A media signal, not a poll of the district.
Constituent stakes
No one here has staked a position on a tracked vote yet. As neighbors weigh in on /pressure campaigns, the district's lean will show up here.
Money in the race
Finance breakdown
Disclosed funding shaping this race — both the money candidates raise themselves and the outside spending dropped by independent groups. Issue-ad spending by 501(c)(4) groups is excluded; the FEC doesn't require disclosure of it. See the note below for details.
Candidate fundraising: FEC reports through October 14, 2026 · 2025–26 cycle
Total disclosed
$1.6M
Candidate fundraising + independent expenditures (FEC).
Candidate-direct (Schedule A)
$888K
Raised by candidate committees themselves.
Outside spending (Schedule E)
$737K
$537K for · $200K against
| Candidate | Raised directly | Outside for | Outside against | Net in corner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
James R. Baird(R)incumbent + DEFEND AMERICAN JOBS $514K + NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $12K + PATRIOTIC FUND, INC. $12K − HOMELAND PAC INC $200K | $605K | $537K | $200K | $942K |
Drew Cox(D) | $61K | — | — | $61K |
7 defeated candidates — show finances
| Candidate | Raised directly | Outside for | Outside against | Net in corner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Craig Haggard(R)defeated | $198K | — | — | $198K |
Joseph William MacKey(D)defeated | $11K | — | — | $11K |
Paul Bryant McPherson(D)defeated | $8K | — | — | $8K |
Anthony Hustedt-Mai(R)defeated | $6K | — | — | $6K |
Jayden McCash(D)defeated | $0 | — | — | $0 |
Roger Day(D)defeated | $0 | — | — | $0 |
Thomas David Hall(D)defeated | $0 | — | — | $0 |
Where the money comes from
In-state vs out-of-state
Share of each candidate's itemized individual contributions from donors inside IN versus the rest of the country. Excludes sub-$200 unitemized donations (no geography on file) and PAC money — see note below.
James R. Baird(R)72% in-state · $90K itemized
$65K in-state$25K out-of-state
Drew Cox(D)67% in-state · $10K itemized
$7K in-state$3K out-of-state
4 defeated candidates — show
Craig Haggard(R)defeated67% in-state · $139K itemized
$93K in-state$46K out-of-state
Joseph William MacKey(D)defeated91% in-state · $3K itemized
$3K in-state$300 out-of-state
Paul Bryant McPherson(D)defeated100% in-state · $864 itemized
$864 in-state$0 out-of-state
Anthony Hustedt-Mai(R)defeated31% in-state · $5K itemized
$1K in-state$3K out-of-state
What's counted, what isn't
Candidate-direct is each campaign's reported receipts on FEC Schedule A — individual contributions plus PAC contributions to the candidate's own committee — through the most recent filing.
Outside spending is independent expenditures on FEC Schedule E: money spent by PACs, super PACs, and party committees for or against a candidate, without legal coordination with the campaign. The committees listed under each candidate are the largest disclosed spenders on either side.
In-state vs out-of-state covers only itemized individual contributions — donations over $200, which are the only ones that carry a contributor address at the FEC. Sub-$200 unitemized donations (often a large share for grassroots campaigns) have no geography on file and are excluded, as is PAC money. So the percentages describe where a candidate's itemized individual money comes from, not where every dollar raised comes from.
Not counted: 501(c)(4) "social welfare" organizations run issue ads that frequently mention candidates by name but aren't classified as express advocacy under FEC rules — they file no Schedule E and don't appear in this breakdown. Press reporting on a race may cite figures that include this dark-money spending; ours doesn't.
Where they stand
Issue-by-issue comparison
Positions extracted from each candidate's campaign issues page by AI. Contested rows — where candidates disagree with each other — appear first.
| Statement | Baird | Cox | You |
|---|---|---|---|
Governance & Other Outside political spending — from PACs and super PACs — should be limited more strictly. | — |
SupportsOpposesNo public positionRinged = confirmed by the campaign
About this race page
Candidate roster is sourced from the FEC's active-candidate list for the 2026 cycle. Fundraising totals reflect committee filings through the last reporting period.
Alignment % compares the candidate's extracted policy positions against your quiz answers. Positions are pulled from the candidate's campaign issues page by AI; we save the source quote for each position so you can verify the extraction. Candidates without a campaign issues page show position data pending — we're working through the roster and re-checking stale extractions every 90 days.
News coverage is from the GDELT 2.0 global news feed, filtered to a curated list of national, political, and regional outlets.