Erik Benson
Erik Benson (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Indiana's 6th Congressional District. He did not appear on the ballot for the Republican primary on May 7, 2024.
Benson also ran for election to the U.S. Senate to represent Indiana. He did not appear on the ballot for the Republican primary on May 7, 2024.
Elections
2024
See also: United States Senate election in Indiana, 2024
General election
General election for U.S. Senate Indiana
Valerie McCray, Jim Banks, Andy Horning, Antonio Alvarez, and Phillip Beachy are running in the general election for U.S. Senate Indiana on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | ||
 | Valerie McCray (D)  | |
 | Jim Banks (R) | |
 | Andy Horning (L) | |
| Antonio Alvarez (Independent) (Write-in) | |
 | Phillip Beachy (Independent) (Write-in) | |
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Sean Dada (Independent)
- Richard Kent (Independent)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Indiana
Valerie McCray defeated Marc Carmichael in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Indiana on May 7, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Valerie McCray | 68.0 | 121,734 |
 | Marc Carmichael | 32.0 | 57,256 | |
| Total votes: 178,990 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Marshall Travis (D)
- Aleem Young (D)
- Keith Potts (D)
- RaeVen Ridgell (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. Senate Indiana
Jim Banks advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Indiana on May 7, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jim Banks | 100.0 | 475,729 |
| Total votes: 475,729 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Anthony Tibby (R)
- Erik Benson (R)
- Wayne Harmon (R)
- John Rust (R)
- Douglas McGuire (R)
Libertarian convention
Libertarian convention for U.S. Senate Indiana
Andy Horning advanced from the Libertarian convention for U.S. Senate Indiana on March 2, 2024.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Andy Horning (L) |
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See also: Indiana's 6th Congressional District election, 2024
Indiana's 6th Congressional District election, 2024 (May 7 Republican primary)
Indiana's 6th Congressional District election, 2024 (May 7 Democratic primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House Indiana District 6
Cynthia Wirth, Jefferson Shreve, and James Sceniak are running in the general election for U.S. House Indiana District 6 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | ||
 | Cynthia Wirth (D) | |
 | Jefferson Shreve (R) | |
 | James Sceniak (L) | |
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Indiana District 6
Cynthia Wirth advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Indiana District 6 on May 7, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Cynthia Wirth | 100.0 | 11,708 |
| Total votes: 11,708 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Indiana District 6
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Indiana District 6 on May 7, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jefferson Shreve | 28.4 | 20,265 |
 | Mike Speedy | 22.1 | 15,752 | |
 | Jamison E. Carrier | 20.1 | 14,386 | |
 | Bill Frazier | 10.0 | 7,110 | |
 | Jeff Raatz | 8.9 | 6,365 | |
 | John Jacob | 8.1 | 5,793 | |
| Darin Childress | 2.4 | 1,737 | |
| Total votes: 71,408 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Greg Pence (R)
- Erik Benson (R)
- Siddharth Mahant (R)
Libertarian convention
Libertarian convention for U.S. House Indiana District 6
James Sceniak advanced from the Libertarian convention for U.S. House Indiana District 6 on March 2, 2024.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | James Sceniak (L) |
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2022
See also: Indiana's 6th Congressional District election, 2022
General election
General election for U.S. House Indiana District 6
Incumbent Greg Pence defeated Cynthia Wirth in the general election for U.S. House Indiana District 6 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Greg Pence (R) | 67.5 | 130,686 |
| Cynthia Wirth (D) | 32.5 | 62,838 | |
| Total votes: 193,524 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Indiana District 6
Cynthia Wirth defeated George Thomas Holland in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Indiana District 6 on May 3, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Cynthia Wirth | 73.1 | 9,057 |
 | George Thomas Holland | 26.9 | 3,337 | |
| Total votes: 12,394 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Barton Teeters (D)
- Mark J. Powell (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Indiana District 6
Incumbent Greg Pence defeated James Dean Alspach in the Republican primary for U.S. House Indiana District 6 on May 3, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Greg Pence | 77.6 | 44,893 |
| James Dean Alspach | 22.4 | 12,923 | |
| Total votes: 57,816 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Zach Smith (R)
- Erik Benson (R)
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Erik Benson did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Erik Benson did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2022
Erik Benson did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
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