Indiana's 8th congressional district
| Indiana's 8th congressional district | |||
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 Indiana's 8th congressional district - since January 3, 2013. | |||
| Representative |
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| Area | 7,041.64 sq mi (18,237.8 km2) | ||
| Distribution |
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| Population (2019) | 716,924 | ||
| Median household income | $54,326[1] | ||
| Ethnicity | |||
| Cook PVI | R+15[3] | ||
Indiana's 8th congressional district is a congressional district in the state of Indiana. The counties of Clay, Crawford, Daviess,Dubois, Jasper, Gibson, Greene, Knox, Martin, Owen, Parke, Perry, Pike, Posey, Spencer, Sullivan, Vanderburgh, Vermillion, Vigo, and Warrick. The people who live in the district elect a person to represent the district in the United States House of Representatives. The district is currently represented by Republican Larry Buschon.
Election history
[change | change source]| Year | Office | Results |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | President | George W. Bush 57% - Al Gore 42% |
| 2004 | President | George W. Bush 62% - John Kerry 38% |
| 2008 | President | John McCain 50.6% - Barack Obama 48.1% |
| 2012 | President | Mitt Romney 58.4% - Barack Obama 39.6% |
| 2016 | President | Donald Trump 64.6% - Hillary Clinton 30.9% |
| 2020 | President | Donald Trump 65.1% - Joe Biden 33.1% |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | John Hostettler | 98,952 | 51.31 | |
| Democratic | Bryan Hartke | 88,763 | 46.02 | |
| Libertarian | Pam Williams | 5,150 | 2.67 | |
| Total votes | 192,865 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | John Hostettler | 145,576 | 53.37 | |
| Democratic | Jon Jennings | 121,522 | 44.55 | |
| Libertarian | Mark Garvin | 5,680 | 2.08 | |
| Total votes | 272,778 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Brad Ellsworth | 131,019 | 61.02 | |||
| Republican | John Hostettler | 83,704 | 38.98 | |||
| Total votes | 214,723 | 100.00 | ||||
| Turnout | ||||||
| Democratic gain from Republican | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Brad Ellsworth | 189,109 | 64.75 | |
| Republican | Greg Goode | 102,940 | 35.25 | |
| Total votes | 292,049 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Larry Bucshon | 117,259 | 57.55 | |||
| Democratic | Trent Van Haaften | 76,265 | 37.43 | |||
| Libertarian | John Cunningham | 10,240 | 5.03 | |||
| Total votes | 203,764 | 100.00 | ||||
| Turnout | ||||||
| Republican gain from Democratic | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Larry Bucshon | 151,533 | 53.36 | |
| Democratic | Dave Crooks | 122,325 | 43.07 | |
| Libertarian | Bart Gadau | 10,134 | 3.57 | |
| Total votes | 283,992 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Larry Bucshon (Incumbent) | 103,344 | 60.32 | |
| Democratic | Tom Spangler | 61,384 | 35.83 | |
| Libertarian | Andrew Horning | 6,587 | 3.84 | |
| Total votes | 171,315 | 100 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Larry Bucshon (Incumbent) | 187,702 | 63.69 | |
| Democratic | Ronald L. Drake | 93,356 | 31.68 | |
| Libertarian | Andrew Horning | 13,655 | 4.63 | |
| Total votes | 294,713 | 100 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Larry Bucshon (Incumbent) | 157,396 | 64.4 | |
| Democratic | William Tanoos | 86,895 | 35.6 | |
| Total votes | 244,291 | 100 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Larry Bucshon (incumbent) | 214,643 | 66.9 | |
| Democratic | Thomasina Marsili | 95,691 | 29.8 | |
| Libertarian | James D. Rodenberger | 10,283 | 3.2 | |
| Total votes | 320,617 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Congressional District 8, IN - Profile data". Census Reporter. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
- ↑ "Congressional District 8 (116th Congress), Indiana". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
- ↑ "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
- ↑ "Indiana Election Results November 3, 2020". Indiana Election Division. Retrieved November 26, 2020.