Who's running in Indiana's 2nd congressional district
3 candidates are on the ballot. Below is what each one says they stand for, what they have actually done in office or in public life, and the arguments published for and against them — each quoted from a named source rather than summarised by us.
3 candidates · ballot order · Rudy Yakym currently holds this seat
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What they say they stand for
Their own words. Claims, not verified facts.
Manufacturing and the recreational vehicle industry centred on Elkhart.
Tax policy through his Ways and Means Committee seat.
Support for Israel, reflected in his AIPAC endorsement.
Border security.
Support for President Trump's agenda.
What they’ve actually done
Documented record from official sources.
U.S. Representative for the 2nd District since November 2022; re-elected in 2024 with 62.7%.
Former campaign treasurer to Rep. Jackie Walorski, whom he succeeded after her death in office.
Does not hold large open-format public town halls, instead running what he calls a Hoosier Heartland tour of factory floors and farms and taking meetings at his Mishawaka district office.
Won the May 5, 2026 Republican primary.
Reported $5,246,030 raised with $855,313 on hand.
Arguments in favor
He has out-raised his opponent by roughly fifteen to one — $5.25 million to $355,589 — in a district he won by more than twenty-five points in 2024, and every forecaster rates the seat safe Republican.
— Federal Election Commission filings; 2024 result; Cook Political Report and Decision Desk HQ ratings
He defends his approach to constituent contact as producing "productive conversations" rather than set-piece events, pointing to his Hoosier Heartland tour of factory floors and farmers' fields and to open meetings at his Mishawaka office.
— Rudy Yakym, August 2026 interview with WNDU
Arguments against
Constituents have picketed his office under the banner "Where is Rudy?" and staged an empty-chair town hall after organisers said three written and emailed invitations went unanswered.
— Constituent organisers, reported by ABC 57
Decio calls him "Rubber Stamp Rudy," saying he stayed silent after NIPSCO's natural gas rate rise and provides no oversight of the administration: "My opponent does not have town halls. People can't ask him questions they should be able to ask."
— Jamee Decio, reported by WVPE and ABC 57
What we couldn’t verify
Both criticisms concern his method of constituent contact rather than his votes; the substance of his record was not the subject of the coverage found.
No verified 2026 campaign website could be found; neither domain matching his name resolves.
His response to the NIPSCO rate criticism was not found.
Affordability and household energy costs, including opposition to the NIPSCO gas rate rise.
Strengthening local industry — the recreational vehicle manufacturing base around Elkhart.
Congressional oversight of the executive, including on military action against Iran.
Holding regular public town halls, which she has pledged to do.
Protecting democratic institutions.
What they’ve actually done
Documented record from official sources.
Attorney; served as a deputy prosecuting attorney in Elkhart County and practised privately.
Among the first women admitted to the University of Notre Dame; holds a Notre Dame law degree.
Daughter of the late Art Decio, founder and chairman of Skyline Corporation.
Won the May 5, 2026 Democratic primary against Shaun Maeyens.
Has held her own town halls during the campaign, including in Plymouth.
Reported $355,589 raised with $104,496 on hand.
Has not held elected office.
Arguments in favor
She has made public accountability the substance of the campaign, holding her own town halls in the district while the incumbent declines them, and grounding it in a specific local grievance — his silence on the NIPSCO natural gas rate rise.
— Jamee Decio campaign, reported by WVPE, ABC 57 and Giant FM
Arguments against
She was out-raised by roughly fifteen to one — $355,589 to $5.25 million — in a district Yakym carried by more than twenty-five points in 2024 and that every forecaster rates safe Republican.
— Federal Election Commission filings; 2024 result; forecaster ratings
What we couldn’t verify
No published criticism of Decio by name could be found — not from Rudy Yakym or his campaign, not from the National Republican Congressional Committee, and not in Michiana news coverage. Searches covered NRCC materials, her name against criticism and opponent terms, and WNDU, ABC 57, WVPE, the South Bend Tribune and the Indiana Capital Chronicle.
Her father's name is well known in the district's dominant industry; no opponent has raised it either for or against her, and it is recorded as biography.
Her detailed positions beyond the three headings on her campaign site were not published in the coverage found.
Libertarian Party positions on limited government and individual liberty.
Offering a third choice in a district the Democrats contest at a fifteen-to-one financial disadvantage.
What they’ve actually done
Documented record from official sources.
Nominated at the Libertarian Party of Indiana convention for this district.
Was the Libertarian nominee for this district in 2024.
Has not held elected office.
Arguments in favor
We found none published about this candidate in the sources reviewed.
Arguments against
We found none published about this candidate in the sources reviewed.
What we couldn’t verify
No published criticism of Henry by name could be found — not from either major-party campaign, not from a party committee, and not in Michiana news coverage — and no published case for him beyond the party's nomination. Because no case against him exists on the record, none is presented for him either.
No campaign website, biography, platform, fundraising figures or endorsements could be found.
His share of the 2024 vote in this district was not established from the sources found.
Positions and criticism are quoted from the named sources, not our assessments. This is built to help you start getting informed — confirm the official candidate list with your election authority before you vote.
Indiana held its primaries on May 5, 2026. Three candidates appear on the November ballot: Republican incumbent Rudy Yakym, Democrat Jamee Decio and Libertarian William Eric Henry. The roster is confirmed against the Indiana Secretary of State's certified general election candidate list, updated August 27, 2026. The district covers north central Indiana — South Bend, Mishawaka, Elkhart and Warsaw. Yakym won it with 62.7% in 2024 and every forecaster rates it safe Republican. He has out-raised Decio by roughly fifteen to one: $5.25 million to $355,589.
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