The 5th district encompasses northern
Indianapolis and its eastern and northern suburbs, including
Marion,
Carmel,
Anderson,
Noblesville,
Fishers, and parts of
Kokomo. The incumbent was Republican
Susan Brooks, who was re-elected with 56.8% of the vote in 2018,
Republican primary Declared • Kent W. Abernathy, former commissioner of Indiana's Bureau of Motor Vehicles • Andrew Bales, retired teacher •
Micah Beckwith, pastor • Carl Brizzi, former
Marion County prosecutor • Allen Davidson, highway engineer • Chuck Dietzen, physician and founder of Timmy Global Health • Beth Henderson, nurse • Matt Hook, retired accountant and attorney • Danny Niederberger, accountant • Mark Small, attorney and progressive activist •
Victoria Spartz, state senator • Russell Stwalley (
suspended campaign due to health issues)
Declined •
Jerome Adams,
Surgeon General and former Indiana Health Commissioner •
Greg Ballard, former
mayor of Indianapolis •
Brian Bosma,
Speaker of the Indiana House of Representatives •
James Brainard, mayor of
Carmel •
Susan Brooks, incumbent U.S. representative •
Mike Delph, former state senator • Scott Fadness, mayor of
Fishers •
Todd Huston, state representative • Michael McQuillen, Minority Leader of the
Indianapolis City-County Council • Megan Savage, Chief of Staff to Susan Brooks • Pete Seat, executive director of the
Indiana Republican Party and former
White House spokesman
Endorsements Polling Primary results Democratic primary Candidates Declared • Jennifer Christie, environmental chemist •
Christina Hale, former state representative and nominee for
Lieutenant Governor of Indiana in
2016 • Andy Jacobs Jr.,
Marion County deputy prosecutor and son of
Andrew Jacobs Jr. • Ralph Spelbring, perennial candidate
Endorsements Primary results Libertarian primary Candidates Declared • Ken Tucker
General election Debates • Complete video of debate, September 22, 2020
Predictions Post-primary endorsements Polling with Generic Republican and Generic Democrat Results ==District 6==