Indiana's 9th congressional district

2006 election
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U.S. Representative before election; Mike Sodrel; Republican Party (US)	Elected U.S. Representative ; Baron Hill; Democratic Party (US)

2004 election
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U.S. Representative before election; Baron Hill; Democratic Party (US)	Elected U.S. Representative ; Mike Sodrel; Republican Party (US)

2002 election
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U.S. Representative before election; Baron Hill; Democratic Party (US)	Elected U.S. Representative ; Baron Hill; Democratic Party (US)

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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 includes 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.

Recent election results from statewide races[edit | edit source]

Year	Office	Results^[1]
2008	President	align="right" style="color:black; background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"\|McCain 52% - 46%
2012	President	align="right" style="color:black; background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"\|Romney 58% - 42%
2016	President	align="right" style="color:black; background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"\|Trump 61% - 33%
	Senate	align="right" style="color:black; background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"\|Young 57% - 39%
	Governor	align="right" style="color:black; background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"\|Holcomb 57% - 40%
	Attorney General	align="right" style="color:black; background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"\|Hill 66% - 34%
2018	Senate	align="right" style="color:black; background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"\|Braun 55% - 41%
2020	President	align="right" style="color:black; background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"\|Trump 63% - 35%
	Governor	align="right" style="color:black; background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"\|Holcomb 60% - 29%
	Attorney General	align="right" style="color:black; background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"\|Rokita 64% - 36%
2022	Senate	align="right" style="color:black; background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"\|Young 64% - 33%
	Treasurer	align="right" style="color:black; background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"\|Elliott 65% - 35%
	Auditor	align="right" style="color:black; background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"\|Klutz 64% - 33%
	Secretary of State	align="right" style="color:black; background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"\|Morales 60% - 36%
2024	President	align="right" style="color:black; background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"\|Trump 64% - 34%
	Senate	align="right" style="color:black; background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"\|Banks 63% - 34%
	Governor	align="right" style="color:black; background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"\|Braun 59% - 37%
	Attorney General	align="right" style="color:black; background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"\|Rokita 64% - 36%

Composition[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

Bloomington – 79,168
Columbus – 50,474
Jeffersonville – 49,447
New Albany – 37,841
Clarksville – 22,333
Seymour – 21,569
Bedford – 13,792
Madison – 12,375
Greensburg – 12,312

2,500 – 10,000 people[edit | edit source]

Sellersburg – 9,310
Charlestown – 7,775
Scottsburg – 7,345
Batesville – 7,202
Ellettsville – 6,655
North Vernon – 6,608
Salem – 6,371
Bright – 5,814
Lawrenceburg – 5,129
Greendale – 4,602
Austin – 4,064
Mitchell – 3,933
Georgetown – 3,805
Hanover – 3,743
Aurora – 3,479
Smithville-Sanders – 3,323
Corydon – 3,153
Brownstown – 3,025
Brookville – 2,622

List of members representing the district[edit | edit source]

Member	Party	Years	Cong ress	Electoral history
District created March 4, 1843
Samuel C. Sample (South Bend)	Whig	March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Elected in 1843. Lost re-election.
Charles W. Cathcart (Laporte)	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" \| Democratic	March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1849	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Elected in 1845. Re-elected in 1847. Retired.
Graham N. Fitch (Logansport)	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" \| Democratic	March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1853	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Elected in 1849. Re-elected in 1851. Retired.
Norman Eddy (South Bend)	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" \| Democratic	March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Elected in 1852. Lost re-election.
Schuyler Colfax (South Bend)	Template:Party shading/People's (Indiana) \| People's	March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857	Template:USCongressOrdinal	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.
Schuyler Colfax (South Bend)	style="color:black; background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" \| Republican	March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1869	Template:USCongressOrdinal
John P. C. Shanks (Portland)	style="color:black; background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" \| Republican	March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1875	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Redistricted from the 11th district and re-elected in 1868. Re-elected in 1870. Re-elected in 1872 Lost renomination.
Thomas J. Cason (Lebanon)	style="color:black; background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" \| Republican	March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1877	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Redistricted from the 7th district and re-elected in 1874. Lost renomination.
Michael D. White (Crawfordsville)	style="color:black; background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" \| Republican	March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1879	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Elected in 1876. Retired.
Godlove S. Orth (Lafayette)	style="color:black; background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" \| Republican	March 4, 1879 – December 16, 1882	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Elected in 1878. Re-elected in 1880. Lost re-election and died before next term began.
Vacant		December 16, 1882 – January 17, 1883	Template:USCongressOrdinal
Charles T. Doxey (Anderson)	style="color:black; background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" \| Republican	January 17, 1883 – March 3, 1883	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Elected to finish Orth's term. Was not a candidate for the next term.
Thomas B. Ward (Lafayette)	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" \| Democratic	March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1887	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Elected in 1882. Re-elected in 1884. Retired.
Joseph B. Cheadle (Frankfort)	style="color:black; background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" \| Republican	March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1891	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Elected in 1886. Re-elected in 1888. Lost renomination.
Daniel W. Waugh (Tipton)	style="color:black; background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" \| Republican	March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1895	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Elected in 1890. Re-elected in 1892. Retired.
Frank Hanly (Williamsport)	style="color:black; background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" \| Republican	March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1897	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Elected in 1894. Lost renomination.
Charles B. Landis (Delphi)	style="color:black; background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" \| Republican	March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1909	Template:USCongressOrdinal	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)	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" \| Democratic	March 4, 1909 – March 3, 1917	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Elected in 1908. Re-elected in 1910. Re-elected in 1912. Re-elected in 1914. Retired.
Fred S. Purnell (Attica)	style="color:black; background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" \| Republican	March 4, 1917 – March 3, 1933	Template:USCongressOrdinal	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.
Eugene B. Crowe (Bedford)	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" \| Democratic	March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1941	Template:USCongressOrdinal	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)	style="color:black; background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" \| Republican	January 3, 1941 – January 3, 1959	Template:USCongressOrdinal	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)	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" \| Democratic	January 3, 1959 – January 3, 1961	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Elected in 1958. Lost re-election.
Earl Wilson (Bedford)	style="color:black; background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" \| Republican	January 3, 1961 – January 3, 1965	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Elected in 1960. Re-elected in 1962. Lost re-election.
Lee Hamilton (Nashville)	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" \| Democratic	January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1999	Template:USCongressOrdinal	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)	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" \| Democratic	January 3, 1999 – January 3, 2005	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2000. Re-elected in 2002. Lost re-election.
Mike Sodrel (New Albany)	style="color:black; background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" \| Republican	January 3, 2005 – January 3, 2007	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Elected in 2004. Lost re-election.
Baron Hill (Seymour)	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" \| Democratic	January 3, 2007 – January 3, 2011	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Lost re-election.
Todd Young (Bloomington)	style="color:black; background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" \| Republican	January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2017	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Elected in 2010. Re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Retired to run for U.S. Senator.
Trey Hollingsworth (Jeffersonville)	style="color:black; background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" \| Republican	January 3, 2017 – January 3, 2023	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Retired.
Erin Houchin (Salem)	style="color:black; background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" \| Republican	January 3, 2023 – present	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Elected in 2022. Re-elected in 2024.

Recent election results[edit | edit source]

2002[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

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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
Total votes			220,850	100.00
	Democratic gain from Republican

2008[edit | edit source]

2008 election

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2010 →


Nominee	Baron Hill	Mike Sodrel
Party	Democratic Party (US)	Republican Party (US)
Popular vote	181,256	120,517
Percentage	57.77%	38.41%

U.S. Representative before election

Baron Hill
Democratic Party (US)

Elected U.S. Representative

Baron Hill
Democratic Party (US)

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[edit | edit source]

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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
Total votes			225,532	100.00
	Republican gain from Democratic

2012[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

Indiana's 9th congressional district election, 2020^[2]
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[edit | edit source]

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

2024[edit | edit source]

Indiana's 9th Congressional District election, 2024
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Erin Houchin {incumbent}	222,884	64.5
	Democratic	Timothy Peck	113,400	32.8
	Libertarian	Russell Brooksbank	9,454	2.7
Total votes			345,738	100.00
Turnout				58
	Republican hold

Historical district boundaries[edit | edit source]

In popular culture[edit | edit source]

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).^[3]

References[edit | edit source]

↑ "Dra 2020".
↑ "Indiana Election Results November 3, 2020". Indiana Election Division. Retrieved November 26, 2020.
↑ "A Parks and Recreation Special - Full Special". NBC. YouTube. Retrieved May 6, 2020.

United States House of Representatives, Office of the Clerk
Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present

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Preceded by Pennsylvania's 14th congressional district	Home district of the speaker of the House December 7, 1863 – March 3, 1869	Succeeded by New York's 24th congressional district

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[1] "Dra 2020".

[INgenr-2] "Indiana Election Results November 3, 2020". Indiana Election Division. Retrieved November 26, 2020.

[3] "A Parks and Recreation Special - Full Special". NBC. YouTube. Retrieved May 6, 2020.

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