Jim Banks (R) won the Republican primary for U.S. Senate in Indiana on May 7, 2024. Banks was unopposed. Incumbent Mike Braun (R) ran for Governor of Indiana.

Banks was a member of the U.S. House representing Indiana’s 3rd Congressional District, a former state senator, and a Navy Reserve veteran who served in Afghanistan. He said his House and military service demonstrated his “commitment to common-sense, conservative Hoosier values.” Banks said he fought to strengthen the military and support veterans while serving on the House Committee on Armed Services. He also said he fought for “cutting taxes to grow our economy, protecting the right to life, and defending religious freedom.” Former President Donald Trump (R), Braun, and the Indiana Republican Party endorsed Banks.

John Rust (R) also filed to run in the Republican primary. Due to an Indiana law passed in 2021, the Indiana Election Commission and the Indiana Supreme Court declared Rust ineligible to run in the primary because he did not meet the state’s party affiliation statute.