Riding profile

IN-6

US House district — IN · Mixed · us in

The question

IN-6: a safe seat for the Republicans?

Current forecast

Republican

Safe

Probability
100%
Mean margin (pts)
21.9
P(close race)
0%

Projected vote share

Projection by party

  • Republican 59.6%

    Jefferson Shreve incumbent

  • Democrat 37.8%

    Cynthia (cinde) Wirth

  • Other 2.5%

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-6 59.6%37.8%2.5%
National averageUnited States 44.9% +14.7 54.3% −16.5 5.1% −2.5

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

Projection track

How the projection has moved

Editorial read

IN-6, a mixed riding in IN, elected a member with the Republicans in the previous cycle, with a 32-point margin. The Vote-Scope model projects the Republicans ahead at 60% vote share, against 38% for the Democrats, and the probability of a close race is negligible.

Sitting member

SHREVE, JEFFERSON

Sits with Republican

Primary race

Primary results

Held May 5, 2026 · Certified official result

Democratic primary

Winner

Cynthia (Cinde) Wirth 58.7%

13,656 votes

Republican primary

Winner

Jefferson Shreve 53.1%

27,814 votes

Official source →

Who's running

The candidates

Declared and on-ballot candidates for the upcoming election.

  • Republican Incumbent

    Shreve, Jefferson

  • Democrat Challenger

    Wirth, Cynthia (Cinde)

Previous election · 2024

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