United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana, 2002

United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana, 2002

November 5, 2002

All 9 Indiana seats to the United States House of Representatives   Majority party Minority party   Party Republican Democratic Last election 6 4 Seats won 6 3 Seat change 1 Popular vote 840,694 640,568 Percentage 55.26% 42.11% Swing 2.38% 2.08%

The 2002 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 5, 2002. Republicans held a majority of Indiana's delegation, 6-4, before the elections. The districts were redrawn prior to the 2002 elections, reducing the number of districts by 1. Democrat Tim Roemer of the 2nd district retired, leaving the seat vacant. Republicans picked up the 2nd district seat, gaining a 6-3 advantage following the elections.

Results

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

Overview

United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana, 2002[2]
Party		Votes	Percentage	Seats	+/–
	Republican	840,694	55.26%	6	-
	Democratic	640,568	42.11%	3	-1
	Libertarian	37,270	2.45%	0	-
	Green	2,745	0.18%	0	-
	Others	76	<0.01%	0	-
Totals		1,521,353	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)	90,443	67.0%
	Republican	Mark Leyva	41,909	31.0%
	Libertarian	Timothy Brennan	2,759	2.0%
Turnout			135,111	32%
	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	95,081	50.4%
	Democratic	Jill Long Thompson	86,253	45.8%
	Libertarian	Sharon Metheny	7,112	3.8%
	No party	Write-Ins	12	0.0%
Turnout			188,458	45%
	Republican gain from Democratic		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)	92,566	63.1%
	Democratic	Jay Rigdon	50,509	34.5%
	Libertarian	Mike Donlan	3,531	2.4%
Turnout			146,606	37%
	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)	112,760	71.4%
	Democratic	Bill Abbott	41,314	26.1%
	Libertarian	Jerry Susong	3,934	2.5%
Turnout			158,008	36%
	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)	129,442	71.9%
	Democratic	Katherine Carr	45,283	25.2%
	Libertarian	Christopher Adkins	5,130	2.9%
Turnout			179,855	37%
	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)	118,436	63.8%
	Democratic	Melina Fox	63,871	34.4%
	Libertarian	Doris Roberts	3,346	1.8%
Turnout			185,653	38%
	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)	77,478	53.2%
	Republican	Brose McVey	64,379	44.1%
	Libertarian	Andy Horning	3,919	2.7%
	No party	Write-Ins	64	0.0%
Turnout			145,840	36%
	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)	98,952	51.3%
	Democratic	Bryan Hartke	88,763	46.0%
	Libertarian	Pam Williams	5,150	2.7%
Turnout			192,865	43%
	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	%	±
	Democratic	Baron Hill (incumbent)	96,654	51.2%
	Republican	Mike Sodrel	87,169	46.0%
	Green	Jeff Melton	2,745	1.5%
	Libertarian	Al Cox	2,389	1.3%
Turnout			188,957	39%
	Democratic hold		Swing

See also

• United States House of Representatives elections, 2002

References

1. "United States Representative". Indiana of Secretary of State. 2002-11-05. Retrieved 2008-11-09.
2. http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electioninfo/index.aspx