Indiana Republican candidates have raised $20.4 million more than Democrats


In Indiana, state-level candidates have raised $35.9 million between Jan. 1, 2021, and Oct. 14, 2022. Democratic candidates have raised $6.1 million and Republican candidates have raised $26.5 million.

Indiana Campaign Finance Snapshot (1/1/2021 – 10/14/2022)

Top 10 Democratic candidates, by donations (1/1/2021 – 10/14/2022)

In the 2022 election cycle, 151 state-level Democrats have filed campaign finance reports with the Indiana Secretary of State. Here are the 10 Democratic candidates who have raised the most.

RankDemocratic CandidateTotal Raised
1.Destiny Scott Wells$480,588.20
2.Woodrow Myers$398,143.28
3.Philip Kelly GiaQuinta$358,089.93
4.James David Ford$326,332.42
5.Terri Austin$226,670.57
6.Heidi Beidinger$196,023.24
7.Mitchell Gore$186,566.41
8.Todd Connor$177,327.99
9.Fady Qaddoura$151,421.74
10.Victoria Garcia Wilburn$148,329.10

Top 10 Republican candidates, by donations (1/1/2021 – 10/14/2022)

During the same time period, 223 Republicans have filed campaign finance reports with the Indiana Secretary of State. These are the 10 Republican candidates with the highest reported donations for the 2022 election cycle so far.

RankRepublican CandidateTotal Raised
1.Eric Doden$2,799,877.44
2.Suzanne Crouch$2,163,221.68
3.Eric Holcomb$1,589,351.63
4.Todd Huston$1,350,174.71
5.Kyle Walker$1,302,103.55
6.Todd Rokita$887,911.88
7.Diego Morales$870,373.74
8.Julie McGuire$666,565.88
9.Mark Messmer$550,953.62
10.Holli Sullivan$542,428.36

In some states, officeholders may accept donations to their campaign accounts when they are not up for election. Those donations are included in candidate campaign finance numbers.

The data above are based on campaign finance reports that active Indiana candidate PACs submitted to the Indiana Secretary of State. Transparency USA publishes campaign finance data following major reporting deadlines. State or federal law may require filers to submit additional reports.

Report NameReport Due Date
2022 Jan Semiannual1/19/2022
2022 Statewide Quarterly/Semiannual7/15/2022
2022 Pre-Election10/17/2022
2022 Statewide Quarterly11/1/2022
2022 Annual Report1/18/2023

This article is a joint publication from Ballotpedia and Transparency USA, who are working together to provide campaign finance information for state-level elections. Learn more about our work here.