Hornedo Concedes IN-07 Democratic Primary; Vows to Continue Fighting for Indianapolis

"I'm not going anywhere"

Tuesday, May 5, 2026

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Indianapolis, IN — George Hornedo, Democratic candidate for Indiana's 7th Congressional District, issued the following statement following tonight's primary results:

 

"Tonight, André Carson won the Democratic primary for Indiana's 7th Congressional District. I congratulate him on his victory and wish him well in November.

 

But tonight's results tell a story that goes beyond who won.

 

For the first time in nearly two decades, André Carson faced a real primary and fell more than 20 points below the 85 percent he has always won with when this district had no real choice. Tonight, it had a real choice. More than a third of Democratic primary voters chose something different.

 

Tonight belongs to the people who showed up anyway. Who answered a knock at their door, picked up a phone call, or found a card on their windshield and decided their voice was worth using. Many of them had never voted in a primary before. Today they did.

 

We built this campaign from nothing. No corporate PAC money. No institutional backing. No party support. Individual donors only. 40,000 doors knocked. More than 1.5 million voter outreach attempts—doors knocked, calls made, and texts sent. 16,000 direct conversations with neighbors across this district. The largest Democratic field operation Indiana has seen—built on people, not corporations.

 

Tonight's primary surpassed total 2022 Democratic primary turnout before polls even closed. That surge did not come from mailers or TV ads. It came from a year of showing up.

 

Under pressure from this campaign, André Carson reversed his position on a federal data center moratorium and announced support for ending ICE—two documented reversals that would not have happened without a competitive primary. This campaign moved something real. That’s permanent.

 

The anti-incumbent vote tonight was divided across multiple candidates. In a head-to-head race, the math of this district looks fundamentally different. Indianapolis is ready for more. That energy didn’t disappear tonight. It’s looking for a home.

 

I’m so proud of what we built together. I’m grateful to every person who knocked a door, made a call, passed out a card, or sat with the uncertainty of this alongside me—especially my wife Saba, who carried more of this than anyone will ever know.

 

André Carson returns to Washington. But he returns to a district that has woken up.

 

I'm not going anywhere.

 

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