The Winner
If you live in Indiana's 3rd U.S. House District, you will continue to be represented in Congress by Rep. Marlin Stutzman (R-IN), who has been declared the winner of the 2026 congressional race, according to the Associated Press. The Associated Press called the race for Stutzman on November 4, 2026, and the state has not yet certified the general-election results in full.
The Race
Democrat Kelly Thompson) advanced to the general election after running unopposed in the May 5, 2026, Democratic primary, taking all 21,146 votes cast on that side. Cook Political Report rated the seat Solid Republican, and Inside Elections also rated it Solid Republican, while Sabato's Crystal Ball rated it Safe Republican.
Indiana's 3rd Congressional District covers Adams, Allen, Blackford, DeKalb and Huntington counties, along with DeKalb, LaGrange, Noble, Steuben, Wells and Whitley counties and parts of Kosciusko and Randolph counties, according to the Indiana General Assembly. The district has a total population of about 762,957, a median household income of about $70,700, and a median age of 37.5, according to Geographies data for the district. About 25.5 percent of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the district is about 81.6 percent white, 7.0 percent Hispanic, 5.7 percent Black and 2.9 percent Asian, with an unemployment rate of about 4.4 percent and a poverty rate of about 11.3 percent.
What's Next
Stutzman is set to take office on Jan. 3, 2027. Stutzman identified permitting reform as his priority as a lawmaker, according to WAVY.com (Nexstar), which reported his comments from a NewsNation interview on Oct. 16, 2026.
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