Incumbent Frank Mrvan (D), Randell Niemeyer (R), and four other candidates are running in the general election in Indiana’s 1st Congressional District

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David Luchs

Incumbent Frank Mrvan (D), Randell Niemeyer (R), and four other candidates are running in the general election in Indiana’s 1st Congressional District on Nov. 5, 2024.

Democrats have won every election for this district since 1930. A Daily Kos analysis of the round of redistricting following the 2020 census concluded that the 1st district had shifted towards Republicans. Joe Biden (D) received 53.4% of the 2020 presidential vote under the new district lines and 53.6% under the old district lines.

Both the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee and the National Republican Congressional Committee are targeting the district this year. Mrvan won re-election in 2022, defeating Jennifer-Ruth Green (R) 52.8% to 47.2%. As of July 8, 2024, Decision Desk HQ and The Hill and Inside Elections with Nathan L. Gonzales rated the election Likely Democratic while The Cook Political Report with Amy Walterand Larry J. Sabato’s Crystal Ball rated it Leans Democratic.

Mrvan was first elected in 2020 and earlier served 16 years as North Township’s trustee. Mrvan says he has secured funding for pandemic relief and infrastructure projects within the district. Mrvan says he has “listened to all individuals and worked in a bipartisan fashion to bring people together to solve problems.”

Niemeyer is a member of the Lake County Council and the co-owner of a trucking business. Niemeyer says his experience will help him represent the district: “The most educated people in the world are serving in the United States government. And yet they’ve driven it nearly to bankruptcy. It’s time for people like me and people like you to have a voice in Washington.”

Also running in the general election are Jason Brown (American Independent Party), Dakotah Miskus (L), Tiffany Ford (Independent), and Samuel Kravitz (Independent).

All 435 U.S. House seats are up for election in 2024. Republicans have a 220 to 213 majority with two vacancies. As of June 2024, 45 members of the U.S. House had announced they were not running for re-election.

Daily Kos calculated what the results of the 2020 presidential election in this district would have been following redistricting. Joe Biden (D) beat Donald Trump (R) 53.4%-45.0%.