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The 4th District contest
Chad Elwartowski is one of 11 candidates in the contested race for Indiana’s 4th Congressional District. The general election is scheduled for Nov. 3, 2026.
The field includes four Republicans, six Democrats and one candidate designated NNE. Republican James R. Dr. Baird is the incumbent. No other candidate in the race is identified as an incumbent.
No documented policy positions are on file for any candidate. Candidate biographies and figures for funds raised, funds spent and cash on hand also are not on file across the field.
Candidates in the race
Each candidate’s party designation, incumbency when identified, and the status of biography, policy and financial information are listed below.
- James R. Dr. Baird, Republican: Baird is the incumbent. No biography, documented policy positions, or figures for funds raised, funds spent or cash on hand are on file.
- John Phillip Whetstone, Democrat: No biography, documented policy positions, or figures for funds raised, funds spent or cash on hand are on file for Whetstone.
- Drew Cox, Democrat: No biography, documented policy positions, or figures for funds raised, funds spent or cash on hand are on file for Cox.
- Joseph William Mr. Mackey, Democrat: No biography, documented policy positions, or figures for funds raised, funds spent or cash on hand are on file for Mackey.
- Jayden Mccash, Democrat: No biography, documented policy positions, or figures for funds raised, funds spent or cash on hand are on file for Mccash.
- Craig Haggard, Republican: No biography, documented policy positions, or figures for funds raised, funds spent or cash on hand are on file for Haggard.
- Thomas David Jr. Hall, Democrat: No biography, documented policy positions, or figures for funds raised, funds spent or cash on hand are on file for Hall.
- Anthony D. Hustedt-mai, Republican: No biography, documented policy positions, or figures for funds raised, funds spent or cash on hand are on file for Hustedt-mai.
- Paul Bryant Mcpherson, Democrat: No biography, documented policy positions, or figures for funds raised, funds spent or cash on hand are on file for Mcpherson.
- David Eugene (E.) Bokash, NNE: No biography, documented policy positions, or figures for funds raised, funds spent or cash on hand are on file for Bokash.
- Chad Elwartowski, Republican: No biography, documented policy positions, or figures for funds raised, funds spent or cash on hand are on file for Elwartowski.
Policy positions and campaign money
None of the 11 candidates has a documented policy position on file. That includes Elwartowski and each of the other Republican, Democratic and NNE candidates in the contest.
Campaign finance figures also are not on file for any candidate. The race records do not list amounts raised, amounts spent or cash on hand for Baird, Whetstone, Cox, Mackey, Mccash, Haggard, Hall, Hustedt-mai, Mcpherson, Bokash or Elwartowski. An unlisted figure should not be read as zero; it means no figure is recorded here.
Election date and next steps
The contest is identified as the 2026 general election for Indiana’s 4th Congressional District. Election Day is Nov. 3, 2026.
The main developments to watch are whether candidate biographies, documented issue positions and campaign finance totals are added as the election approaches. Any changes to the candidate field also would affect the choices presented in the district contest.
