Riding profile

IN-4

US House district — IN · Mixed · us in

The question

IN-4: a safe seat for the Republicans?

Current forecast

Republican

Safe

Probability
100%
Mean margin (pts)
23.5
P(close race)
0%

Projected vote share

Projection by party

  • Republican 60.5%

    James R Baird incumbent

  • Democrat 37.0%

    Drew Cox

  • Other 2.4%

Watch list

The tightest races

Smallest projected margin. Open one for the numbers.

  1. FL-22Democrat68 %1.1 pt margin
  2. AZ-2Republican57 %1.1 pt margin
  3. OH-10Democrat60 %1.1 pt margin

In context

How this riding stacks up

Republican Democrat Other
HereIN-4 60.5%37.0%2.4%
National averageUnited States 44.9% +15.6 54.3% −17.3 5.1% −2.7

Nationwide averages computed across the 435 riding-level projections (unweighted mean).

Projection track

How the projection has moved

Editorial read

IN-4, a mixed riding in IN, elected a member with the Republicans in the previous cycle, with a 34-point margin. The Vote-Scope model projects the Republicans ahead at 61% vote share, against 37% for the Democrats, and the probability of a close race is negligible.

Sitting member

BAIRD, JAMES R DR.

Sits with Republican

Primary race

Primary results

Held May 5, 2026 · Certified official result

Democratic primary

Winner

Drew Cox 30.4%

7,550 votes

Republican primary

Winner

Jim Baird 60.5%

37,855 votes

Official source →

Who's running

The candidates

Declared and on-ballot candidates for the upcoming election.

  • Republican Incumbent

    Baird, James R Dr.

  • Democrat Challenger

    Cox, Drew

Previous election · 2024

Won by
Republican
Margin
33.9 pts
Margin shift vs current projection
-10.4 pts
Last model run
Cycle
us_house_2026