The delegation comprised five Democrats and four Republicans. All 9 incumbents won re-election. As of 2023, this is the last time in which Democrats won a majority of U.S. House seats in Indiana.
This district includes a small strip of northwest Indiana and had been represented by DemocratPete Visclosky since January 1985. The district has been one of the most Democratic in Indiana. John Kerry defeated George W. Bush in this district 55% to 44% in 2004. CQ Politics forecast the race as Safe Democrat.
Resultsedit
Indiana's 1st congressional district election, 2008
This district is centered on South Bend, Indiana and the Indiana portion of the Michiana region. It had been represented by DemocratJoe Donnelly since January 2007. CQ Politics forecast the race as Safe Democrat.
This district is located in the northeast corner of Indiana and has a large population center in Fort Wayne. RepublicanMark Souder represented the district since January 1995 and was challenged by Mike Montagano in 2008. CQ Politics forecast the race as Leans Republican. George W. Bush defeated John Kerry in this district 68% to 31%.
Pollingedit
Source
Date
Democrat: Mike Montagano
Republican: Mark Souder
Howey Gauge
October 23–24, 2008
44%
41%
Research 2000
October 16–18, 2008
40%
45%
Winston Group
October 15–16, 2008
41%
50%
October 6–7, 2008
39%
44%
April 24–27, 2008
28%
55%
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Indiana's 3rd congressional district election, 2008
This district is located in west-central Indiana. Located within the district is the city of West Lafayette, Lafayette, Bedford, Monticello, Brownsburg, Plainfield, Zionsville, Lebanon, Frankfort, Greenwood and parts of Indianapolis and many smaller suburban towns. It had been represented by RepublicanSteve Buyer since January 1993. CQ Politics forecast the race as Safe Republican.
Pollingedit
Source
Date
Democrat: Nels Ackerson
Republican: Steve Buyer
Journal & Courier
September 12–14, 2008
36%
38%
Resultsedit
Indiana's 4th congressional district election, 2008
This district located mostly north of Indianapolis is one of the most reliably Republican in America, having voted 71%-28% for George W. Bush in 2004. It was represented by RepublicanDan Burton. CQ Politics forecast the race as Safe Republican.
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Indiana's 5th congressional district election, 2008
This district takes in a large portion of eastern Indiana, including the cities of Muncie, Anderson, and Richmond. It was represented by RepublicanMike Pence. CQ Politics forecast the race as Safe Republican.
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Indiana's 6th congressional district election, 2008
Carson won the primary election with 46%, while Woody Myers received 24%, David Orentlicher received 21%, and Carolene Mays received 8%.[3] Carson and his Republican challenger in the special election, Jon Elrod, were set to face off in the General Election but Elrod dropped out.[4] Gabrielle Campo was selected by a party caucus to face the incumbent, Carson.[5] John Kerry defeated George W. Bush in this district 58% to 41% in 2004. CQ Politics forecast the race as Safe Democratic.
This district has been nicknamed the "Bloody Eighth" because of a series of hard-fought tight campaigns and political reversals.[6] It ousted six incumbents from 1966 to 1982. The election in 1984 was so close that it was decided in Congress. In 2000, a New York Times reporter said of the district: "With a populist streak and a conservative bent, this district does not cotton to country-club Republicans or to social-engineering liberals," and also said "More than 95 percent white and about 41 percent rural, the region shares much of the flavor of the Bible Belt."[7]Evansville and Terre Haute are located within its limits and was represented by DemocratBrad Ellsworth. CQ Politics forecast the race as Safe Democratic.
Resultsedit
Indiana's 8th congressional district election, 2008
This district is located in southeast Indiana. This swing district has been recently fought out by DemocratBaron Hill and RepublicanMike Sodrel. Hill beat Sodrel in 2002, Sodrel beat Hill in 2004, and Hill beat Sodrel in 2006 to become the 9th's representative. Hill spent the most on his campaign of those in Indiana, spending $2.2 million.[8] The largest city located within the district is Bloomington followed by Columbus, New Albany, Jeffersonville, and Clarksville which all have Democratic Mayors or Council Presidents. CQ Politics forecast the race as Democrat Favored.
^Dirk Johnson, "The 2000 Campaign: An Indiana Race; Conservatives Face Off in Quirky Populist District", The New York Times, October 10, 2000
^Groppe, Maureen (December 6, 2008). "Baron Hill's win over Mike Sodrel most expensive". The Indianapolis Star. Retrieved December 13, 2008. [dead link]
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The 2008 congressional elections in Indiana were held on November 4 2008 to determine who will represent the State of Indiana in the United States House of Representatives Indiana has nine seats in the House apportioned according to the 2000 United States census Representatives are elected for two year terms those elected will serve in the 111th Congress from January 3 2009 until January 3 2011 The elections coincide with the 2008 U S presidential election 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana 2006 November 4 2008 2008 11 04 2010 All 9 Indiana seats to the United States House of Representatives Majority party Minority party Party Democratic RepublicanLast election 5 4Seats won 5 4Seat changePopular vote 1 388 963 1 240 577Percentage 51 89 46 34 Swing 3 15 3 56 Results by districtResults by countyDemocratic 50 60 60 70 70 80 Republican 50 60 60 70 The delegation comprised five Democrats and four Republicans All 9 incumbents won re election As of 2023 this is the last time in which Democrats won a majority of U S House seats in Indiana Contents 1 District makeup 2 Overview 3 District 1 3 1 Results 4 District 2 4 1 Polling 4 2 Results 5 District 3 5 1 Polling 5 2 Results 6 District 4 6 1 Polling 6 2 Results 7 District 5 7 1 Results 8 District 6 8 1 Results 9 District 7 9 1 Polling 9 2 Results 10 District 8 10 1 Results 11 District 9 11 1 Polling 11 2 Results 12 See also 13 References 14 External linksDistrict makeup editDistrict makeupDistrict 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9thIncumbent Pete Visclosky Joe Donnelly Mark Souder Steve Buyer Dan Burton Mike Pence Andre Carson Brad Ellsworth Baron HillCPVI D 8 R 4 R 16 R 17 R 20 R 11 D 9 R 9 R 7CQ Rating 1 Safe D Safe D Leans R Safe R Safe R Safe R Safe D Safe D D FavoredOverview editUnited States House of Representatives elections in Indiana 2008 2 Party Votes Percentage Seats Democratic 1 388 963 51 89 5 Republican 1 240 577 46 34 4 Libertarian 47 306 1 77 0 Independents 4 lt 0 01 0 Totals 2 676 850 100 00 9 District 1 edit nbsp See also Indiana s 1st congressional district This district includes a small strip of northwest Indiana and had been represented by Democrat Pete Visclosky since January 1985 The district has been one of the most Democratic in Indiana John Kerry defeated George W Bush in this district 55 to 44 in 2004 CQ Politics forecast the race as Safe Democrat Results edit Indiana s 1st congressional district election 2008 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Pete Visclosky incumbent 199 954 70 90Republican Mark Leyva 76 647 27 18Libertarian Jeff Duensing 5 421 1 92Total votes 282 022 100 00Democratic holdDistrict 2 edit nbsp See also Indiana s 2nd congressional district This district is centered on South Bend Indiana and the Indiana portion of the Michiana region It had been represented by Democrat Joe Donnelly since January 2007 CQ Politics forecast the race as Safe Democrat Polling edit Source Date JoeDonnelly D LukePuckett R South Bend Tribune Research 2000 permanent dead link September 29 30 2008 53 35 Results edit Indiana s 2nd congressional district election 2008 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Joe Donnelly incumbent 187 416 67 09Republican Luke Puckett 84 455 30 23Libertarian Mark Vogel 7 475 2 68Total votes 279 346 100 00Democratic holdDistrict 3 edit nbsp See also Indiana s 3rd congressional district This district is located in the northeast corner of Indiana and has a large population center in Fort Wayne Republican Mark Souder represented the district since January 1995 and was challenged by Mike Montagano in 2008 CQ Politics forecast the race as Leans Republican George W Bush defeated John Kerry in this district 68 to 31 Polling edit Source Date Democrat Mike Montagano Republican Mark SouderHowey Gauge October 23 24 2008 44 41 Research 2000 October 16 18 2008 40 45 Winston Group October 15 16 2008 41 50 Cooper and Secrest October 6 7 2008 39 44 Cooper and Secrest April 24 27 2008 28 55 Results edit Indiana s 3rd congressional district election 2008 Party Candidate Votes Republican Mark Souder incumbent 155 693 55 04Democratic Mike Montagano 112 309 39 70Libertarian William R Larsen 14 877 5 26Total votes 282 879 100 00Republican holdDistrict 4 edit nbsp See also Indiana s 4th congressional district This district is located in west central Indiana Located within the district is the city of West Lafayette Lafayette Bedford Monticello Brownsburg Plainfield Zionsville Lebanon Frankfort Greenwood and parts of Indianapolis and many smaller suburban towns It had been represented by Republican Steve Buyer since January 1993 CQ Politics forecast the race as Safe Republican Polling edit Source Date Democrat Nels Ackerson Republican Steve BuyerJournal amp Courier September 12 14 2008 36 38 Results edit Indiana s 4th congressional district election 2008 Party Candidate Votes Republican Steve Buyer incumbent 192 526 59 87Democratic Nels Ackerson 129 038 40 13Total votes 321 564 100 00Republican holdDistrict 5 edit nbsp See also Indiana s 5th congressional district This district located mostly north of Indianapolis is one of the most reliably Republican in America having voted 71 28 for George W Bush in 2004 It was represented by Republican Dan Burton CQ Politics forecast the race as Safe Republican Results edit Indiana s 5th congressional district election 2008 Party Candidate Votes Republican Dan Burton incumbent 234 705 65 55Democratic Mary Etta Ruley 123 357 34 45Total votes 358 062 100 00Republican holdDistrict 6 edit nbsp See also Indiana s 6th congressional district This district takes in a large portion of eastern Indiana including the cities of Muncie Anderson and Richmond It was represented by Republican Mike Pence CQ Politics forecast the race as Safe Republican Results edit Indiana s 6th congressional district election 2008 Party Candidate Votes Republican Mike Pence incumbent 180 608 63 95Democratic Barry Welsh 94 265 33 38Libertarian George T Holland 7 539 2 67Total votes 282 412 100 00Republican holdDistrict 7 edit nbsp See also Indiana s 7th congressional district This district is in the heart of Central Indiana and encompasses most of Marion County Indianapolis Andre Carson won the special election to fill this seat and represented Indiana s 7th congressional district since March 13 2008 Carson won the primary election with 46 while Woody Myers received 24 David Orentlicher received 21 and Carolene Mays received 8 3 Carson and his Republican challenger in the special election Jon Elrod were set to face off in the General Election but Elrod dropped out 4 Gabrielle Campo was selected by a party caucus to face the incumbent Carson 5 John Kerry defeated George W Bush in this district 58 to 41 in 2004 CQ Politics forecast the race as Safe Democratic Polling edit Source Date Democrat Andre Carson Republican Gabrielle CampoResearch 2000 WISH TV October 24 28 2008 53 38 Research 2000 WISH TV permanent dead link September 29 October 3 2008 51 35 Results edit Indiana s 7th congressional district election 2008 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Andre Carson incumbent 172 650 65 08Republican Gabrielle Campo 92 645 34 92Write ins 4 0 00Total votes 265 299 100 00Democratic holdDistrict 8 edit nbsp See also Indiana s 8th congressional district This district has been nicknamed the Bloody Eighth because of a series of hard fought tight campaigns and political reversals 6 It ousted six incumbents from 1966 to 1982 The election in 1984 was so close that it was decided in Congress In 2000 a New York Times reporter said of the district With a populist streak and a conservative bent this district does not cotton to country club Republicans or to social engineering liberals and also said More than 95 percent white and about 41 percent rural the region shares much of the flavor of the Bible Belt 7 Evansville and Terre Haute are located within its limits and was represented by Democrat Brad Ellsworth CQ Politics forecast the race as Safe Democratic Results edit Indiana s 8th congressional district election 2008 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Brad Ellsworth incumbent 188 693 64 74Republican Greg Goode 102 769 35 26Total votes 291 462 100 00Democratic holdDistrict 9 edit nbsp See also Indiana s 9th congressional district This district is located in southeast Indiana This swing district has been recently fought out by Democrat Baron Hill and Republican Mike Sodrel Hill beat Sodrel in 2002 Sodrel beat Hill in 2004 and Hill beat Sodrel in 2006 to become the 9th s representative Hill spent the most on his campaign of those in Indiana spending 2 2 million 8 The largest city located within the district is Bloomington followed by Columbus New Albany Jeffersonville and Clarksville which all have Democratic Mayors or Council Presidents CQ Politics forecast the race as Democrat Favored Polling edit Source Date Democrat Baron Hill Republican Mike SodrelSurvey USA October 22 23 2008 54 39 Survey USA October 4 5 2008 53 38 Research 2000 WISH TV permanent dead link September 29 October 3 2008 49 37 Survey USA September 8 10 2008 50 39 Survey USA permanent dead link July 28 30 2008 49 42 Survey USA June 16 18 2008 51 40 Results edit Indiana s 9th congressional district election 2008 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Baron Hill incumbent 181 281 57 77Republican Mike Sodrel 120 529 38 41Libertarian D Eric Schansberg 11 994 3 82Total votes 313 804 100 00Democratic holdSee also editUnited States House of Representatives elections 2008 Indiana gubernatorial election 2008References edit Balance of Power Scorecard House CQ Politics May 11 2008 Archived from the original on October 28 2010 Retrieved May 11 2008 Office of the Clerk U S House of Representatives Clerk house gov Retrieved March 8 2021 Staff The Hill May 7 2008 State by State The Hill Indystar com Elrod drops race against Andre Carson Indystar com GOP selects a newcomer to face Carson General election Dirk Johnson The 2000 Campaign An Indiana Race Conservatives Face Off in Quirky Populist District The New York Times October 10 2000 Groppe Maureen December 6 2008 Baron Hill s win over Mike Sodrel most expensive The Indianapolis Star Retrieved December 13 2008 dead link External links editIndiana Elections Division U S Congress candidates for Indiana at Project Vote Smart Indiana U S House Races from 2008 Race Tracker Archived from the original on June 30 2008 Retrieved July 18 2008 Campaign contributions for Indiana congressional races from OpenSecrets org Archived from the original on June 8 2011 Retrieved July 18 2008 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint bot original URL status unknown link Preceded by2006 elections United States House elections in Indiana2008 Succeeded by2010 elections Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana amp oldid 1208532261, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
