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Winner, unofficial result · U.S. House, IN-07

Andre Carson

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American politician (born 1974)

77.0%Won by 56.6 points
Over
Patrick McAuley (Republican), 20.4%
Votes
159,211 (117,003 ahead)
Term begins
January 3, 2027

Unofficial result, not yet certified. Source: Wikipedia (House results table) · read 2026-11-08

Called it. Before the polls closed, Vugol.Me called this race for the Democrat (D +32.9, from the Vugol Vector model) and the Democrat won. Every call, frozen before polls closed

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Overview

André Darryl Carson is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for Indiana's 7th congressional district since 2008.

More

A member of the Democratic Party, his district includes the northern four-fifths of Indianapolis, including Downtown Indianapolis. He became the dean of Indiana's congressional delegation after fellow Democrat Pete Visclosky retired in 2021.

Source: Wikipedia · retrieved 2026-11-11 · CC BY-SA 4.0

Born
October 16, 1974 (age 52)
Education
  • Concordia University Wisconsin, Bachelor of Arts, 2003
  • Indiana Wesleyan University, Master of Science, 2005
  • Arsenal Technical High School
Occupation
representative, member, lawyer
In Congress
10 House terms, since March 13, 2008

Facts above: Wikidata (CC0, retrieved 2026-11-05) and congress-legislators (public domain, retrieved 2026-11-05).

The race

U.S. House, IN-07. Won with 77.0%, 56.6 points ahead over Patrick McAuley.

  1. André Carson Democratic · winner77.0%
  2. Patrick McAuley Republican20.4%
  3. James Sceniak L2.6%

Source: Wikipedia (House results table) · retrieved 2026-11-08 · unofficial until certified

Polls and models against the result

Frozen call
Democrat (D +32.9, from the Vugol Vector model)
Result
D +56.6
Difference
23.7 points

Source: Vugol.Me calls ledger, frozen before polls closed and never edited after. Margins are Republican minus Democrat.

Money

$1.13Mtotal raised, 2026 cycle, as of October 14, 2026
$1.02Mspent
$559Kcash on hand

Principal campaign committee: ANDRE CARSON FOR CONGRESS. Covers January 1, 2025 to October 14, 2026; latest report: Pre-General. Money raised after that date appears once the next report is filed.

Where the money came from

8.5% of the $421,917 from individuals came in contributions the FEC does not itemize (donors who gave $200 or less in total).

  • Individuals, unitemized (donors giving $200 or less in total)3.2%$35,942
  • Individuals, itemized34.1%$385,975
  • Other political committees (PACs)53.4%$604,550
  • Party committees0.3%$3,692
  • The candidate (own money and loans)0.1%$730
  • Transfers, other loans and other receipts8.9%$100,826

Employers donors listed

  1. ICE MILLER$7,5006 contributions
  2. DUKE STREET LIBERTY$7,0002 contributions
  3. FLORIDA CANCER SPECIALISTS & RESEARCH$7,0002 contributions
  4. ORACLE CORPORATION$7,0003 contributions
  5. SHOWCASE$7,0002 contributions
  6. THE HOGAN GROUP, INC.$7,0002 contributions
  7. V&E$7,0002 contributions
  8. AMERICAN CONSULTING$6,8003 contributions
  9. GOLDMAN EDWARDS$6,0007 contributions
  10. CALDERON TEXTILES$5,5183 contributions

Sum of itemized individual contributions by the employer the donor listed. These are employees giving as individuals, not donations by the companies. Entries such as retired, not employed or self-employed are left out of this list.

Source: Federal Election Commission (OpenFEC) · reports filed through October 14, 2026 · retrieved 2026-11-15 · filings can be amended · response hash 0c356dae97d6

Industries

Industry totals are not on file here. OpenSecrets publishes them on its page for this member.

Record

Committee assignments

  • House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
    2 subcommittees
    • Aviation (Ranking Member)
    • Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials
  • House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence
  • House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party

Source: congress-legislators (current committees) · retrieved 2026-11-05 · current Congress; the new committees are set after January 3, 2027

Bills and resolutions, 119th Congress (2025 to 2027)

Sponsored
17 bills and resolutions
Cosponsored
951 bills and resolutions

Most recent sponsored bills

Source: Congress.gov (Library of Congress) · the 119th Congress runs until January 3, 2027; a later Congress is not included · retrieved 2026-11-15 · counts of activity, not a measure of results · response hash 18612f736a0b

Bills and votes

The full list of bills and every recorded vote are published by Congress. We link to them rather than copy them:

Roll-call vote records are not on file here.

Issues and positions

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Contact and links

Website
carson.house.gov via Wikidata
Office phone
202-225-4011
Washington office
2135 Rayburn House Office Building Washington DC 20515-1407

Sources: congress-legislators (official, public domain, retrieved 2026-11-05); Wikidata (CC0) for linked accounts; campaign-provided items are labeled.

Timeline

  1. 2026Called the winner of this race. Called by Wikipedia editors 3:50 AM ET
  2. 2024U.S. House, IN-07 · General · result not on file Vugol.Me record
  3. 2020U.S. House, IN-07 · General · won · 176,422 votes (62.4%) Vugol.Me record
  4. 2018U.S. House, IN-07 · General · won · 141,139 votes (64.8%) Vugol.Me record
  5. 2008 to presentUnited States representative Wikidata
  6. 2007 to 2008member Wikidata

Offices and dates: Wikidata (CC0) (Q517649). Elections: Vugol.Me candidacy record.

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