United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana, 2004

United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana, 2004

November 2, 2004

All 9 Indiana seats to the United States House of Representatives   Majority party Minority party   Party Republican Democratic Last election 6 3 Seats won 7 2 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 1,381,699 999,082 Percentage 57.18% 41.35% Swing 1.92% 0.76%

The 2004 congressional elections in Indiana were elections for Indiana's delegation to the United States House of Representatives, which occurred along with congressional elections nationwide on November 2, 2004. Republicans held a majority of Indiana's delegation, 6-3, before the elections. The only incumbent to lose re-election was Democrat Baron Hill, losing to Republican Mike Sodrel in the 9th district.

Results

The following are the final results from the Secretary of State of Indiana.^[1]

Overview

United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana, 2004[2]
Party		Votes	Percentage	Seats	+/–
	Republican	1,381,699	57.18%	7	+1
	Democratic	999,082	41.35%	2	-1
	Libertarian	35,470	1.47%	0	-
Totals		2,416,251	100.00%	9	-

District 1

This district includes a small strip of northwest Indiana. The district has been one of the most Democratic in Indiana.

General election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Democratic	Pete Visclosky (incumbent)	178,406	68.3%
	Republican	Mark Leyva	82,858	31.7%
Turnout			261,264	59%
	Democratic hold		Swing

District 2

This district is centered on South Bend, Indiana and the Indiana portion of the Michiana region.

General election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Republican	Chris Chocola (incumbent)	140,496	54.2%
	Democratic	Joe Donnelly	115,513	44.5%
	Libertarian	Douglas Barnes	3,346	1.3%
Turnout			259,355	62%
	Republican hold		Swing

District 3

This district is located in the northeast corner of Indiana and has a large population center in Fort Wayne.

General election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Republican	Mark Souder (incumbent)	171,389	69.2%
	Democratic	Maria Parra	76,232	30.8%
Turnout			247,621	59%
	Republican hold		Swing

District 4

This district is located in west-central Indiana. Located within the district is the city of West Lafayette and many suburban towns.

General election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Republican	Steve Buyer (incumbent)	190,445	69.5%
	Democratic	David Sanders	77,574	28.3%
	Libertarian	Kevin Fleming	6,117	2.2%
Turnout			274,136	55%
	Republican hold		Swing

District 5

This district located mostly north of Indianapolis, including the largest suburbs of Indianapolis in Hamilton County.

General election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Republican	Dan Burton (incumbent)	228,718	71.8%
	Democratic	Katherine Carr	82,637	26.0%
	Libertarian	Rick Hodgin	7,008	2.2%
Turnout			318,363	57%
	Republican hold		Swing

District 6

This district takes in a large portion of eastern Indiana, including the cities of Muncie, Anderson, and Richmond.

General election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Republican	Mike Pence (incumbent)	182,529	67.1%
	Democratic	Melina Fox	85,123	31.3%
	Libertarian	Chad Roots	4,397	1.6%
Turnout			272,049	58%
	Republican hold		Swing

District 7

This district is in the heart of Central Indiana and encompasses most of Marion County/Indianapolis.

General election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Democratic	Julia Carson (incumbent)	121,303	54.4%
	Republican	Andy Horning	97,491	43.6%
	Libertarian	Barry Campbell	4,381	2.0%
Turnout			223,175	53%
	Democratic hold		Swing

District 8

Population centers of Evansville and Terre Haute are located within its limits along with numerous other small towns.

General election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Republican	John Hostettler (incumbent)	145,576	53.4%
	Democratic	Jon Jennings	121,522	44.5%
	Libertarian	Mark Gavin	5,680	2.1%
Turnout			272,778	57%
	Republican hold		Swing

District 9

This district is located in southeast Indiana. The largest city located within the district is Bloomington followed by; Columbus, New Albany, Jeffersonville, and Clarksville.

General election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Republican	Mike Sodrel	142,197	49.4%
	Democratic	Baron Hill (incumbent)	140,772	49.0%
	Libertarian	Al Cox	4,541	1.6%
Turnout			287,510	57%
	Republican gain from Democratic		Swing

See also

• United States House of Representatives elections, 2004
• United States Senate election in Indiana, 2004
• United States presidential election in Indiana, 2004

References

1. "United States Representative". Indiana of Secretary of State. 2004-11-02. Retrieved 2008-11-08.
2. http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electioninfo/index.aspx