# Indiana Republican Who Said Undocumented Immigrants Shouldn’t Get Due Process Has Lost Reelection to Congress

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/indiana-republican-who-said-undocumented-immigrants-shouldnt-get-due-process-has-lost-reelection-to-congress/
- Published: 2026-11-04T04:20:35+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-06T05:50:37+00:00
- Original publisher: Reason (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://reason.com/2026/11/03/indiana-republican-who-said-undocumented-immigrants-shouldnt-get-due-process-has-lost-reelection-to-congress/
- Topics: Government, Politics

## Key points

- Victoria Spartz lost her congressional re-election bid.
- J.D. Ford led by about three points with over 95 per cent counted.
- Inflation and tariffs may have contributed to the upset.

## Summary

Republican Representative Victoria Spartz has lost her bid for a fourth term in Congress, with Democrat J.D. Ford leading by about three percentage points as more than 95 per cent of votes were counted. The result marks a sharp change in a district Spartz had won comfortably in recent elections.

Spartz drew criticism after saying undocumented immigrants who broke the law were not entitled to due process, a constitutional protection. Ford, who has served in Indiana’s state Senate since 2018 and was the first openly gay person elected to it, will take her seat. The article also points to farm-country frustration over inflation and tariffs as possible factors in the race.

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