BAIRD, JAMES R DR.

RepublicanFEC reportedRepublican candidate · U.S. House · Indiana · District 4 · Election 2026 · IncumbentH8IN04199

Overview

Raised: $604.8Kvs $618.9K 2023–2024
Spent: $709.1Kvs $745.1K 2023–2024
Cash on hand: $110.4Kvs $214.6K 2023–2024
Debts owed: $503.9Kvs $210K 2023–2024

OpenFEC processed candidate totals through Oct 14, 2026, across every authorized committee; figures change when amended reports are filed.

Raised is total receipts and Spent is total disbursements as reported for the candidate's authorized committees together; both can include transfers, loans and refunds. Cash on hand and debts are the balances at the end of the last report. The comparison is the same figure for 2023–2024.

Race forecast

Chance of winning: 99%
Rating: Safe R
Predicted margin: R+21.9

VotePredictor gives Jim Baird a 99% chance of winning as of November 13, 2026. No polls of the race: based on the district's lean, incumbency and the national environment, with published race ratings.

Jim Baird’s chance of winning

Data

Date	Chance of winning
Sep 25, 2026	99%
Nov 13, 2026	99%

As VotePredictor published it each day since September 25, 2026, including changes to its model.

Forecast by VotePredictor , updated daily. Its probabilities stay between 1% and 99%; no race is called before it is decided.

Compliance review indicators

1 open

Automated review indicators, not findings of a violation. Exact reported records are linked; identity is not independently verified. Reported lobbyist-bundling disclosures are not counted as issues.

Latest cycle-wide scan: Nov 5, 2026 · Index refreshed: Nov 5, 2026. Coverage is limited to loaded records and implemented checks.

Scan coverage and freshness

Receipt eligibility: last successful scan Nov 5, 2026 · latest scheduled check skipped (Nov 5, 2026).
Integrity: last successful scan Nov 5, 2026 · latest scheduled check succeeded (Nov 5, 2026).
Fundraising patterns: last successful scan Nov 5, 2026 · latest scheduled check skipped (Nov 5, 2026).

1 receipt eligibility · 0 integrity · 0 fundraising patterns

Apparent corporate or labor receipt →Associated amount: $500
Reported organization name appears incorporated, a bank, or a labor organization; direct treasury contributions to candidate committees are generally prohibited. Verify entity form and source of funds.
Evidence date: May 5, 2026

Across the cycle, some findings could not be linked safely to entities; ambiguous identities are withheld.

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Candidate & race

Office & constituency: U.S. House · Indiana · District 4
Reported party: Republican
Election year: 2026
Race status: Incumbent
Candidate status: Current candidate
Principal campaign committee: ELECT JIM BAIRD FOR CONGRESS (C00662940)

The principal campaign committee is the reported connection to this candidate. Transaction details below cover that committee; candidate-wide totals can also cover other authorized committees.

Money in

Who's funding Jim Baird? Read the article →

Sources

Itemized individual contributions$103.3K
Unitemized individual contributions$79.6K
Other committees$299.7K
Candidate loans$120K

Top contributors

FURRER, BRIANRepublicanDerived from contributions$7,0001 contribution
OZDEMIR, ERSAL99% Republican · 1% unclassifiedDerived from contributions$7,0001 contribution
AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES (ACEC/PAC)$5,0001 contribution

Money out

Spending by kind

Operating expenditures$706.7K
Contribution refunds$300
Other disbursements$2,033

Largest operating payments

ENGAGEMENT STRATEGIES, INC$23.4KSMS ADVERTISING · May 15, 2026
FUNDRAISING, INC.$21.7KFUNDRAISING CONSULTING · Feb 27, 2025
RED CURVE SOLUTIONS$19.6KCOMPLIANCE CONSULTING · May 15, 2026
STRATEGIC MEDIA PLACEMENT INC$19.3KPLACED MEDIA · Apr 21, 2026
FUNDRAISING, INC.$15.7KFUNDRAISING CONSULTING · May 15, 2026
RED CURVE SOLUTIONS$14KCOMPLIANCE CONSULTING · Nov 4, 2025
POLITICOIN LLC$13.8KDIGITAL CONSULTING · Feb 27, 2025
FUNDRAISING, INC.$13.4KFUNDRAISING CONSULTING · Nov 4, 2025

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Financial timeline

2025–2026 election cycle · dated records

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Money network · top contributors and recipients as a graph

Records

Registration

Office sought: U.S. House
State / district: Indiana · District 4
Party affiliation: Republican
Race status: Incumbent
Candidate status: Current candidate
Election year: 2026
Registration snapshot cycle: 2025–2026
Cycles loaded: 2026, 2024
Registered address: PO BOX 203 · GREENCASTLE, Indiana, 46235
Compliance screening: View review flags

Relationships

FEC-reported relationships

Registration evidence · 2025–2026

Reported relationships are not contributions or transfers. They do not establish that any money changed hands. The reporting committee and related entity are shown separately. Only loaded relationship types are shown; this is not a complete organization chart.

ELECT JIM BAIRD FOR CONGRESSC00662940 Authorized candidateBAIRD, JAMES R DR.H8IN04199
FEC reportedLoaded: Sep 7, 2026Official FEC source ↗
Cycle-specific FEC candidate–committee linkage. The date is local ingestion, not the original filing date.
ELECT JIM BAIRD FOR CONGRESSC00662940 Connected organizationFRESHMAN AGRICULTURAL REPUBLICAN MEMBERS TRUST AKA FARM TRUSTReported name only · no identity match assumed
FEC reportedLoaded: Sep 6, 2026Official FEC source ↗
Cycle-specific FEC committee master: reported connected organization / affiliated committee name. This name-only field does not establish an entity identity match. The date is local ingestion, not the original filing date.
PROUD AMERICANC00862730 Leadership PAC sponsorBAIRD, JAMES R DR.H8IN04199
FEC reportedObserved: Sep 12, 2026Registration filing: 1739650Official FEC source ↗
Current registration observation; not a historical filing-date assertion.

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Filings

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Reconciliation

Coverage: Jan 1, 2025 to Oct 14, 2026
Contribution refunds: $300
Debts owed by committees: $503,899
Last report: PRE-GENERAL

Source and provenance

Source agencyFederal Election Commission

Local row ingestedSep 6, 2026

Source row hash1613f1e849290a7c7f4ac773c28180eebfeb5df2b1aa2ee08231a8f5b5808495

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Month	Raised	Spent
Jan 25	$3,927	$0
Feb 25	$4,275	$0
Mar 25	$1,000	$0
May 25	$1,523	$0
Jun 25	$4,500	$0
Jul 25	$819	$0
Aug 25	$1,750	$0
Sep 25	$10,000	$0
Oct 25	$285	$0
Nov 25	$14,760	$0
Dec 25	$3,085	$0
Jan 26	$23	$0
Feb 26	$8,896	$0
Mar 26	$2,928	$0
Apr 26	$7,947	$0
May 26	$19,172	$0
Jun 26	$3,005	$0

BAIRD, JAMES R DR.

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