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The IN-5 contest
Jackson Bailey Franklin is running as a Democrat for the U.S. House in Indiana’s 5th Congressional District. The contested general election is scheduled for Nov. 3, 2026.
Nine candidates are listed in the race: eight Democrats and one Republican. The Republican candidate, Victoria Spartz, is the incumbent. No documented policy positions are on file for any of the nine candidates.
The candidate list also contains no biographies or campaign finance figures for money raised, money spent or cash on hand. Those records therefore do not establish the candidates’ backgrounds, campaign resources or positions on issues in the district.
Democratic candidates
Tara E. Nelson is a Democratic candidate for Indiana’s 5th Congressional District in the Nov. 3, 2026, general election. Nelson has no biography, documented policy positions, funds raised, funds spent or cash-on-hand figure on file.
Todd R Shelton is a Democratic candidate for Indiana’s 5th Congressional District in the Nov. 3, 2026, general election. Shelton has no biography, documented policy positions, funds raised, funds spent or cash-on-hand figure on file.
Jackson Bailey Franklin is a Democratic candidate for Indiana’s 5th Congressional District in the Nov. 3, 2026, general election. Franklin has no biography, documented policy positions, funds raised, funds spent or cash-on-hand figure on file.
Phil Goss is a Democratic candidate for Indiana’s 5th Congressional District in the Nov. 3, 2026, general election. Goss has no biography, documented policy positions, funds raised, funds spent or cash-on-hand figure on file.
Samuel L Cooper is a Democratic candidate for Indiana’s 5th Congressional District in the Nov. 3, 2026, general election. Cooper has no biography, documented policy positions, funds raised, funds spent or cash-on-hand figure on file.
James (j.d.) David Ford is a Democratic candidate for Indiana’s 5th Congressional District in the Nov. 3, 2026, general election. Ford has no biography, documented policy positions, funds raised, funds spent or cash-on-hand figure on file.
Dylan Mckenna is a Democratic candidate for Indiana’s 5th Congressional District in the Nov. 3, 2026, general election. Mckenna has no biography, documented policy positions, funds raised, funds spent or cash-on-hand figure on file.
Deborah A Pickett is a Democratic candidate for Indiana’s 5th Congressional District in the Nov. 3, 2026, general election. Pickett has no biography, documented policy positions, funds raised, funds spent or cash-on-hand figure on file.
Republican candidate
Victoria Spartz is the incumbent and a Republican candidate for Indiana’s 5th Congressional District in the Nov. 3, 2026, general election. Spartz has no biography, documented policy positions, funds raised, funds spent or cash-on-hand figure on file.
What the records establish
The official candidate information establishes Franklin’s name, party, race and election date. It also places Franklin in a nine-candidate field that includes Tara E. Nelson, Todd R Shelton, Phil Goss, Samuel L Cooper, James (j.d.) David Ford, Dylan Mckenna, Deborah A Pickett and Victoria Spartz.
The records do not establish a policy contrast among the candidates because none has a documented position on file. They also do not establish a financial comparison because no fundraising, spending or cash-on-hand amounts are listed for any candidate.
