Who is running for U.S. House District 9 in Indiana in 2026?

Brad A. Meyer (D), Erin Houchin (R), Tonya L. Hudson (Lib)

When is the Indiana 2026 general election?

Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Polls are open 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. local time.

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U.S. House District 9 — Indiana 2026

3 candidates on the November 3, 2026 general election ballot (official Indiana Election Division list, as of October 22, 2026). Grades reflect each candidate's public record on life, family, religious liberty, the Second Amendment, limited government and fiscal responsibility.

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Candidates

DBrad A. MeyerDemocratic

Democratic nominee and Bloomington electronics engineer whose career includes manufacturing and civilian engineering work for the U.S. Navy.

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Meyer has no legislative record. He describes himself as a progressive Democrat, and his platform supports Medicare for All, a $20 federal minimum wage, stronger collective bargaining, and keeping the Department of Education; he opposes using Camp Atterbury as an ICE detention facility. He has stated no positions on abortion, marriage, religious liberty or guns and did not answer iVoterGuide's questions.

Life: No explicit position on abortion was found; running as a progressive Democrat suggests pro-choice alignment.
Family: No explicit positions on marriage, parental rights or gender issues were found; his platform aligns with the Democratic Party.
Religious liberty: No religious-liberty statements were found.
2nd Amendment: No position on guns was found.
Limited gov’t: Supports Medicare for All and a $20 federal minimum wage, opposes dismantling the Department of Education, and opposes using Camp Atterbury for ICE detention.
Fiscal: Proposes making the first $20,000 in wages tax-free, but his agenda includes Medicare for All and 'strategic public investments' that would substantially expand federal spending.

Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

Campaign site Ballotpedia

AErin HouchinRepublican

Republican congresswoman from Salem seeking a third term, a former Indiana state senator.

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Holds an A+ from SBA Pro-Life America and a 94% Heritage Action score for the 119th Congress, and voted for the 2025 Born-Alive and girls' sports bills; her Second Amendment and religious-liberty support rests on campaign pledges rather than scorecards.

Life: SBA Pro-Life America A+; introduced the Abortion Funding Awareness Act, voted to defund Planned Parenthood through H.R. 1, and voted for the 2025 Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act.
Family: Voted for the 2025 Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act (H.R. 28); campaign says she voted for a Parents Bill of Rights and that parents 'should be in the driver's seat' of their children's education.
Religious liberty: Campaign lists 'the right to worship freely' among freedoms she will defend; no religious-liberty scorecard or specific votes reviewed.
2nd Amendment: Campaign calls the Second Amendment 'one of our most important freedoms'; no NRA-PVF rating or floor votes on firearms were verified.
Limited gov’t: Heritage Action 94% (119th Congress); campaign backs finishing the border wall and cutting 'bureaucratic red tape.'
Fiscal: Heritage Action 94% (119th Congress); campaign supports a Balanced Budget Amendment and tax cuts.

Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

Campaign site Ballotpedia

BTonya L. HudsonLibertarian

Libertarian real estate broker from Mitchell who previously ran for the 9th District seat in 2020 and 2022 and for lieutenant governor.

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In iVoterGuide answers she agreed life deserves legal protection from conception, opposed taxpayer funding for abortion providers, opposed any new gun restrictions and compelled services that violate beliefs, and backed abolishing the IRS and the U.S. Department of Education. She strongly disagreed with the statement defining marriage as a union of one man and one woman, though she agreed biological males should not compete in women's sports.

Life: Agreed human life deserves legal protection from conception to natural death and strongly opposed taxpayer funding for abortion providers, but would leave the decision to 'the patient and her doctor' when lives are in danger and declined several life questions.
Family: Strongly disagreed with the statement that marriage is a union of one man and one woman, but agreed biological males should not participate in women's sports or occupy women's spaces and supports more parental involvement in education.
Religious liberty: Strongly disagreed that individuals and businesses should be required to provide services that violate their beliefs.
2nd Amendment: Answered 'None. See U.S. Constitution, Amendment II' on what new gun restrictions she would support.
Limited gov’t: Strongly agreed with eliminating the U.S. Department of Education and limiting federal interference in markets, but said anyone not a danger to society should be able to immigrate legally and was neutral on sanctuary cities.
Fiscal: Proposes abolishing the IRS in favor of a sales tax, strongly agreed with cutting spending to reduce debt, and calls a balanced budget essential.

Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4]

Campaign site Ballotpedia

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