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Brad Meyer wins Democratic primary in 9th Congressional District

WFIU | By Clayton Baumgarth
Published May 5, 2026 at 9:03 PM EDT
Brad Meyer sitting in front of a camera. He's wearing a blue button down shirt and wire frame glasses. He has gray hair and two pens in his shirt pocket.
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Democrat Brad Meyer.

Brad Meyer won Indiana's 9th Congressional District Democratic primary, defeating three other candidates for the chance to take on incumbent Republican Erin Houchin in November.

In 2024, Houchin defeated Democrat Tim Peck with nearly 65 percent of the vote. Peck finished second in Tuesday's primary.

"What we've accomplished is changing a lot of hearts and minds, getting a lot of people to see that left-of-center politics has a role in Clark County, has a role in Indiana nine and has a role in Indiana," Peck said. "And I'm just so proud that I got to do all of that with you."

Meyer was born in Brownsburg, Ind. He earned a bachelor's and master's degrees from Purdue University in Indianapolis. He has worked in local manufacturing and as a civilian engineer for Crane Naval Sea Systems Command.
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Clayton Baumgarth
Clayton Baumgarth is a multimedia journalist for Indiana Public Media. He gathers stories from the rural areas surrounding Bloomington. Clayton was born and raised in central Missouri, and graduated college with a degree in Multimedia Production/Journalism from Drury University.
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