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IN-S1 · MODEL v1.14 · 3 INPUTS MEASURED

Jim Banks

IN-S1 enters through the Republican-held flip route at 19.7 with 85% of the component weight available: statewide competitiveness, incumbent cash vulnerability, and state-level Democratic primary contestation.

Priority score19.7#3,181 of 5,726Tie of 9

THE MEMBER

Record

Jim Banks is the Republican senator in IN Class 1. The retained roster records 1.6 cumulative years of Senate service through the source cutoff; the seat is next contested in 2030.

First Senate service
Jan 3, 2025
Next election
2030
Alignment gap
Not in this score
Bioguide record
B001299

THE STATE

IN-S1

IN recorded a R+19.0 presidential margin statewide in 2024. The senator reported $3,120,254 cash on hand through 2026-06-30.

2024 presidential margin
R+19.0
Cash on hand
$3,120,254
Receipts / disbursements
$2,291,159 / $1,784,261
Finance through
Jun 30, 2026
Route
Republican-held flip screen
Baseline score
24.2

SCORE ANATOMY

What makes the score

General-election competitiveness

24.2

The statewide 2024 presidential result was R+19.0. A tied state begins at 100 and each Republican margin point subtracts four points.

Democratic primary

Not in this score

Not applicable to this Republican-held route; no Democratic-primary value is imputed.

AIPAC support

Not in this score

Not used in this route; the retained AIPAC model covers the Democratic House field.

Incumbent alignment

Not in this score

Not used in this route because the retained alignment trackers cover the Democratic caucus.

Cash vulnerability

10.2

The FEC candidate summary reports $3,120,254 cash on hand through 2026-06-30. The inverse log scale is 100 at $50,000 or less and 0 at $5 million or more.

State Democratic primary contestation

24.5

The retained 2024 state-legislative Democratic primaries in this state score 24.5 on a scale where a 40% contested share is 100. This is state-level organizing context, not a seat measure.

SENATE TERM

Recorded service

2025–nowIN-Class 1Current at source cutoff

Formula renormalized(0.45 × competitiveness + 0.20 × cash vulnerability + 0.15 × local context + 0.20 × state contestation) × (0.6 + 0.4 × 0.85)

Source cutoff Aug 4, 2026 · How the score is built · Source ledger · Factual seat record