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2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

U.S. House, Indiana District 3

Indiana's member of the U.S. House. 2-year term. Write-in candidates must be written in by name.

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About the office

Members of the U.S. House of Representatives write and vote on federal laws, including the federal budget and taxes. Each represents one congressional district for a two-year term; Indiana has nine [1].

Sources

  1. The House Explained (U.S. House of Representatives (house.gov))

Candidates on the ballot

Marlin A. Stutzman

RepublicanIncumbent

Incumbent Republican seeking a fifth, non-consecutive term; his campaign platform focuses on federal spending, border security, gun rights and limiting the federal role in education.

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Kelly Thompson

Democratic

Democratic nominee, a North Webster concrete-contracting business co-owner and nonprofit founder campaigning on wages, housing, health care and government accountability.

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Declared write-in candidates

Not printed on the ballot; a vote counts only when the name is written in.

Key points

  • The 3rd District covers Adams, Allen, Blackford, DeKalb, Huntington, LaGrange, Noble, Steuben, Wells and Whitley counties and parts of Jay and Kosciusko counties; Fort Wayne is its largest city. Other cities include Angola, Huntington, New Haven, Kendallville and Auburn. (WFYI via WBOI)
  • Fundraising through June 30, 2026 (FEC, as reported by WFYI): Stutzman's committee raised $839,564 and Thompson's raised $136,340. (WFYI Public Media)
  • Redistricting is a point of difference: Stutzman supports another redistricting effort, while Thompson opposes it. (Indiana Capital Chronicle via WNDU)

What's included: the U.S. House, statewide offices, the state legislature (by district, in the app), Indiana's statewide public questions and judicial retention questions, and county, township, city, town and school board races from the Indiana Election Division's candidate list.

Local races (county, city, school board, judges) and anything else on your ballot are on your official sample ballot: IndianaVoters.in.gov.

Indiana law lets you bring a list of candidates and public questions into the polling place, including one stored on your phone, as long as you don't electioneer. IC 3-11-8-18.5

Candidate lists as of Wednesday, October 14, 2026.

This is not an official ballot. Confirm your registration, polling place and ballot with your election office through vote.gov.