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Indiana's 9th congressional district

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Indiana's 9th congressional district
Indiana's 9th congressional district since January 3, 2023
Representative
Population (2023)760,959
Median household
income
$67,082[1]
Ethnicity
Cook PVIR+16[2]

Indiana's 9th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Indiana. Located in south-central and southeastern Indiana, the district stretches from the south suburbs of Indianapolis to the Indiana side of the Louisville metropolitan area. The district's largest city is Bloomington, home to Indiana University.

The district is currently represented by Erin Houchin, first elected in 2022.

Election results from presidential races

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Year Office Results
2000 President George W. Bush 56% – Al Gore 42%
2004 President George W. Bush 59% – John Kerry 40%
2008 President John McCain 52.7% – Barack Obama 46.2%
2012 President Mitt Romney 57.2% – Barack Obama 40.7%
2016 President Donald Trump 61.1% – Hillary Clinton 34.2%
2020 President Donald Trump 60.8% – Joe Biden 37.2%

Composition

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Indiana counties within the 9th Congressional District, and the major cities within the county:

# County Seat Population
5 Bartholomew Columbus 83,540
13 Brown Nashville 15,570
19 Clark Jeffersonville 124,237
29 Dearborn Lawrenceburg 51,138
31 Decatur Greensburg 26,416
43 Floyd New Albany 80,714
61 Harrison Corydon 39,851
71 Jackson Brownstown 46,300
77 Jefferson Madison 32,946
79 Jennings Vernon 27,536
93 Lawrence Bedford 45,222
105 Monroe Bloomington 139,745
65 Ohio Rising Sun 6,114
137 Ripley Versailles 29,087
143 Scott Scottsburg 24,588
155 Switzerland Vevay 10,006
175 Washington Salem 28,224

As of 2023, Indiana's 9th congressional district is located in southeastern Indiana. It encompasses Brown, Clark, Dearborn, Decatur, Floyd, Franklin, Harrison, Jackson, Jefferson, Jennings, Lawrence, Monroe, Ohio, Ripley, Scott, Switzerland, and Washington counties, and most of Bartholomew County.

Bartholomew County is split between this district and the 6th district. They are partitioned by Indiana County Rd West 300 South and Indiana County Rd 400 South. The 9th district takes in part of the city of Columbus, and the three townships of Jackson, Ohio, and Wayne, as well as most of the township of Sand Creek.

Cities of 10,000 people or more

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2,500 – 10,000 people

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List of members representing the district

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Member Party Years Cong
ress
Electoral history
District created March 4, 1843

Samuel C. Sample
(South Bend)
Whig March 4, 1843 –
March 3, 1845
28th Elected in 1843.
Lost re-election.

Charles W. Cathcart
(Laporte)
Democratic March 4, 1845 –
March 3, 1849
29th
30th
Elected in 1845.
Re-elected in 1847.
Retired.

Graham N. Fitch
(Logansport)
Democratic March 4, 1849 –
March 3, 1853
31st
32nd
Elected in 1849.
Re-elected in 1851.
Retired.

Norman Eddy
(South Bend)
Democratic March 4, 1853 –
March 3, 1855
33rd Elected in 1852.
Lost re-election.

Schuyler Colfax
(South Bend)
People's March 4, 1855 –
March 3, 1857
34th
35th
36th
37th
38th
39th
40th
Elected in 1854.
Re-elected in 1856.
Re-elected in 1858.
Re-elected in 1860.
Re-elected in 1862.
Re-elected in 1864.
Re-elected in 1866.
Retired to run for U.S. Vice President.
Republican March 4, 1857 –
March 3, 1869

John P. C. Shanks
(Portland)
Republican March 4, 1869 –
March 3, 1875
41st
42nd
43rd
Redistricted from the 11th district and re-elected in 1868.
Re-elected in 1870.
Re-elected in 1872
Lost renomination.

Thomas J. Cason
(Lebanon)
Republican March 4, 1875 –
March 3, 1877
44th Redistricted from the 7th district and re-elected in 1874.
Lost renomination.

Michael D. White
(Crawfordsville)
Republican March 4, 1877 –
March 3, 1879
45th Elected in 1876.
Retired.

Godlove S. Orth
(Lafayette)
Republican March 4, 1879 –
December 16, 1882
46th
47th
Elected in 1878.
Re-elected in 1880.
Lost re-election and died before next term began.
Vacant December 16, 1882 –
January 17, 1883
47th

Charles T. Doxey
(Anderson)
Republican January 17, 1883 –
March 3, 1883
Elected to finish Orth's term.
Was not a candidate for the next term.

Thomas B. Ward
(Lafayette)
Democratic March 4, 1883 –
March 3, 1887
48th
49th
Elected in 1882.
Re-elected in 1884.
Retired.

Joseph B. Cheadle
(Frankfort)
Republican March 4, 1887 –
March 3, 1891
50th
51st
Elected in 1886.
Re-elected in 1888.
Lost renomination.

Daniel W. Waugh
(Tipton)
Republican March 4, 1891 –
March 3, 1895
52nd
53rd
Elected in 1890.
Re-elected in 1892.
Retired.

Frank Hanly
(Williamsport)
Republican March 4, 1895 –
March 3, 1897
54th Elected in 1894.
Lost renomination.

Charles B. Landis
(Delphi)
Republican March 4, 1897 –
March 3, 1909
55th
56th
57th
58th
59th
60th
Elected in 1896.
Re-elected in 1898.
Re-elected in 1900.
Re-elected in 1902.
Re-elected in 1904.
Re-elected in 1906.
Lost re-election.

Martin A. Morrison
(Frankfort)
Democratic March 4, 1909 –
March 3, 1917
61st
62nd
63rd
64th
Elected in 1908.
Re-elected in 1910.
Re-elected in 1912.
Re-elected in 1914.
Retired.

Fred S. Purnell
(Attica)
Republican March 4, 1917 –
March 3, 1933
65th
66th
67th
68th
69th
70th
71st
72nd
Elected in 1916.
Re-elected in 1918.
Re-elected in 1920.
Re-elected in 1922.
Re-elected in 1924.
Re-elected in 1926.
Re-elected in 1928.
Re-elected in 1930.
Redistricted to the 6th district and lost re-election there.

Eugene B. Crowe
(Bedford)
Democratic March 4, 1933 –
January 3, 1941
73rd
74th
75th
76th
Redistricted from the 3rd district and re-elected in 1932.
Re-elected in 1934.
Re-elected in 1936.
Re-elected in 1938.
Lost re-election.

Earl Wilson
(Bedford)
Republican January 3, 1941 –
January 3, 1959
77th
78th
79th
80th
81st
82nd
83rd
84th
85th
Elected in 1940.
Re-elected in 1942.
Re-elected in 1944.
Re-elected in 1946.
Re-elected in 1948.
Re-elected in 1950.
Re-elected in 1952.
Re-elected in 1954.
Re-elected in 1956.
Lost re-election.

Earl Hogan
(Hope)
Democratic January 3, 1959 –
January 3, 1961
86th Elected in 1958.
Lost re-election.

Earl Wilson
(Bedford)
Republican January 3, 1961 –
January 3, 1965
87th
88th
Elected in 1960.
Re-elected in 1962.
Lost re-election.

Lee Hamilton
(Nashville)
Democratic January 3, 1965 –
January 3, 1999
89th
90th
91st
92nd
93rd
94th
95th
96th
97th
98th
99th
100th
101st
102nd
103rd
104th
105th
Elected in 1964.
Re-elected in 1966.
Re-elected in 1968.
Re-elected in 1970.
Re-elected in 1972.
Re-elected in 1974.
Re-elected in 1976.
Re-elected in 1978.
Re-elected in 1980.
Re-elected in 1982.
Re-elected in 1984.
Re-elected in 1986.
Re-elected in 1988.
Re-elected in 1990.
Re-elected in 1992.
Re-elected in 1994.
Re-elected in 1996.
Retired.

Baron Hill
(Seymour)
Democratic January 3, 1999 –
January 3, 2005
106th
107th
108th
Elected in 1998.
Re-elected in 2000.
Re-elected in 2002.
Lost re-election.

Mike Sodrel
(New Albany)
Republican January 3, 2005 –
January 3, 2007
109th Elected in 2004.
Lost re-election.

Baron Hill
(Seymour)
Democratic January 3, 2007 –
January 3, 2011
110th
111th
Elected in 2006.
Re-elected in 2008.
Lost re-election.

Todd Young
(Bloomington)
Republican January 3, 2011 –
January 3, 2017
112th
113th
114th
Elected in 2010.
Re-elected in 2012.
Re-elected in 2014.
Retired to run for U.S. Senator.

Trey Hollingsworth
(Jeffersonville)
Republican January 3, 2017 –
January 3, 2023
115th
116th
117th
Elected in 2016.
Re-elected in 2018.
Re-elected in 2020.
Retired.

Erin Houchin
(Salem)
Republican January 3, 2023 –
present
118th Elected in 2022.

Recent election results

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2002

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2002 election

← 2000 November 5, 2002 2004 →
 
Nominee Baron Hill Mike Sodrel
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 96,654 87,169
Percentage 51.15% 46.13%

U.S. Representative before election

Baron Hill
Democratic

Elected U.S. Representative

Baron Hill
Democratic

Indiana's 9th Congressional District election (2002)
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Baron Hill (incumbent) 96,654 51.15
Republican Mike Sodrel 87,169 46.13
Green Jeff Melton 2,745 1.45
Libertarian Alan G. Cox 2,389 1.26
Total votes 188,957 100.00
Democratic hold

2004

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2004 election

← 2002 November 2, 2004 2006 →
 
Nominee Mike Sodrel Baron Hill
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 142,247 140,819
Percentage 49.43% 48.94%

U.S. Representative before election

Baron Hill
Democratic

Elected U.S. Representative

Mike Sodrel
Republican

Indiana's 9th Congressional District election (2004)
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mike Sodrel 142,247 49.43
Democratic Baron Hill (incumbent) 140,819 48.94
Libertarian Alan G. Cox 4,698 1.63
Total votes 287,764 100.00
Republican gain from Democratic

2006

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2006 election

← 2004 November 7, 2006 2008 →
 
Nominee Baron Hill Mike Sodrel
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 110,454 100,469
Percentage 50.01% 45.49%

U.S. Representative before election

Mike Sodrel
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Baron Hill
Democratic

Indiana's 9th Congressional District election (2006)
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Baron Hill 110,454 50.01
Republican Mike Sodrel (incumbent) 100,469 45.49
Libertarian D. Eric Schansberg 9,893 4.48
No party Others 34 0.02
Total votes 220,850 100.00
Democratic gain from Republican

2008

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2008 election

← 2006 November 4, 2008 2010 →
 
Nominee Baron Hill Mike Sodrel
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 181,256 120,517
Percentage 57.77% 38.41%

U.S. Representative before election

Baron Hill
Democratic

Elected U.S. Representative

Baron Hill
Democratic

Indiana's 9th Congressional District election (2008)
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Baron Hill (incumbent) 181,256 57.77
Republican Mike Sodrel 120,517 38.41
Libertarian D. Eric Schansberg 12,000 3.82
Total votes 313,773 100.00
Democratic hold

2010

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Indiana's 9th Congressional District election (2010)
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Todd Young 118,040 52.34
Democratic Baron Hill (incumbent) 95,353 42.28
Libertarian Greg "No Bull" Knott 12,070 5.35
No party Others 69 0.03
Total votes 225,532 100.00
Republican gain from Democratic

2012

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Indiana's 9th Congressional District election (2012)
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Todd Young (incumbent) 165,332 55.45
Democratic Shelli Yoder 132,848 44.55
Total votes 298,180 100.00
Turnout   57
Republican hold

2014

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Indiana's 9th Congressional District election, 2014
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Todd Young (incumbent) 101,594 62.18
Democratic Bill Bailey 55,016 33.67
Libertarian Mike Frey 6,777 4.15
Total votes 163,387 100.00
Turnout   31
Republican hold

2016

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Indiana's 9th Congressional District election, 2016
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Trey Hollingsworth 174,791 54.14
Democratic Shelli Yoder 130,627 40.46
Libertarian Russell Brooksbank 17,425 5.40
Total votes 322,843 100.00
Turnout   58
Republican hold

2018

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Indiana's 9th Congressional District election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Trey Hollingsworth (incumbent) 153,271 56.5
Democratic Liz Watson 118,090 43.5
Total votes 271,361 100.00
Republican hold

2020

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Indiana's 9th congressional district election, 2020[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Trey Hollingsworth (incumbent) 222,057 61.8
Democratic Andy Ruff 122,566 34.1
Libertarian Tonya Lynn Millis 14,415 4.0
Total votes 359,038 100.0
Republican hold

2022

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Indiana's 9th congressional district election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Erin Houchin 143,166 63.6
Democratic Matthew Fyfe 75,700 33.6
Libertarian Tonya Lynn Millis 6,374 2.8
Write-In Jacob Bailey 36 0.016
Total votes 225,276 100.0
Republican hold

Historical district boundaries

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2003 – 2013
2013 – 2023
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In a May 2020 special episode of the comedy series Parks and Recreation, the district is shown as being represented by Ben Wyatt (D-Pawnee; portrayed by Adam Scott).[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "My Congressional District".
  2. ^ "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". Cook Political Report. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
  3. ^ "Indiana Election Results November 3, 2020". Indiana Election Division. Retrieved November 26, 2020.
  4. ^ "A Parks and Recreation Special - Full Special". NBC. YouTube. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Home district of the speaker of the House
December 7, 1863 – March 3, 1869
Succeeded by