Indiana's 9th congressional district
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.
| Indiana's 9th congressional district | |||
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.tif.png.webp) Indiana's 9th congressional district - since January 3, 2013. | |||
| Representative |
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| Population (2019) | 765,896 | ||
| Median household income | $60,448[1] | ||
| Ethnicity | |||
| Cook PVI | R+13[3] | ||
The district is currently represented by Trey Hollingsworth (Republican), who won the seat vacated by now-U.S. Senator Todd Young in 2016.
Election results from presidential races
| Year | Office | Results |
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| 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% |
Counties in the district
Indiana counties within the 9th Congressional District, and the major cities within the county:
List of members representing the district
| Member | Party | Years | Cong ress |
Electoral history |
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| District created March 4, 1843 | ||||
| Samuel C. Sample | Whig | March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845 |
28th | Elected in 1843. Lost re-election. |
 Charles W. Cathcart |
Democratic | March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1849 |
29th 30th |
Elected in 1845. Re-elected in 1847. [data unknown/missing] |
 Graham N. Fitch |
Democratic | March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1853 |
31st 32nd |
Elected in 1849. Re-elected in 1851. Retired. |
 Norman Eddy |
Democratic | March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855 |
33rd | Elected in 1852. Lost re-election. |
 Schuyler Colfax |
Opposition | March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857 |
34th 35th 36th 37th 38th 39th 40th |
[data unknown/missing]. Retired to run for U.S. Vice President. |
| Republican | March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1869 | |||
 John P. C. Shanks |
Republican | March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1875 |
41st 42nd 43rd |
Redistricted from the 11th district. [data unknown/missing] |
 Thomas J. Cason |
Republican | March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1877 |
44th | Redistricted from the 7th district. [data unknown/missing] |
 Michael D. White |
Republican | March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1879 |
45th | [data unknown/missing] Retired. |
 Godlove S. Orth |
Republican | March 4, 1879 – December 16, 1882 |
46th 47th |
[data unknown/missing] Lost re-election and died. |
| Vacant | December 16, 1882 – January 17, 1883 |
47th | ||
.jpg.webp) Charles T. Doxey |
Republican | January 17, 1883 – March 3, 1883 |
Elected January 9, 1883 to finish Orth's term and seated January 17, 1883. Was not a candidate for the next term. | |
.jpg.webp) Thomas B. Ward |
Democratic | March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1887 |
48th 49th |
[data unknown/missing] |
.jpg.webp) Joseph B. Cheadle |
Republican | March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1891 |
50th 51st |
[data unknown/missing] |
 Daniel W. Waugh |
Republican | March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1895 |
52nd 53rd |
[data unknown/missing] |
 Frank Hanly |
Republican | March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1897 |
54th | [data unknown/missing] |
 Charles B. Landis |
Republican | March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1909 |
55th 56th 57th 58th 59th 60th |
[data unknown/missing] |
 Martin A. Morrison |
Democratic | March 4, 1909 – March 3, 1917 |
61st 62nd 63rd 64th |
[data unknown/missing] |
 Fred S. Purnell |
Republican | March 4, 1917 – March 3, 1933 |
65th 66th 67th 68th 69th 70th 71st 72nd |
[data unknown/missing] |
 Eugene B. Crowe |
Democratic | March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1941 |
73rd 74th 75th 76th |
Redistricted from the 3rd district. Lost re-election. |
 Earl Wilson |
Republican | January 3, 1941 – January 3, 1959 |
77th 78th 79th 80th 81st 82nd 83rd 84th 85th |
[data unknown/missing] Lost re-election. |
.jpg.webp) Earl Hogan |
Democratic | January 3, 1959 – January 3, 1961 |
86th | [data unknown/missing] Lost re-election. |
Earl Wilson |
Republican | January 3, 1961 – January 3, 1965 |
87th 88th |
[data unknown/missing] Lost re-election. |
 Lee H. Hamilton |
Democratic | January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1999 |
89th 90th 91st 92nd 93rd 94th 95th 96th 97th 98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd 103rd 104th 105th |
[data unknown/missing] Retired. |
 Baron Hill |
Democratic | January 3, 1999 – January 3, 2005 |
106th 107th 108th |
[data unknown/missing] Lost re-election. |
 Mike Sodrel |
Republican | January 3, 2005 – January 3, 2007 |
109th | [data unknown/missing] Lost re-election. |
 Baron Hill |
Democratic | January 3, 2007 – January 3, 2011 |
110th 111th |
[data unknown/missing] Lost re-election. |
 Todd Young |
Republican | January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2017 |
112th 113th 114th |
[data unknown/missing] Retired to run for U.S. Senator. |
 Trey Hollingsworth |
Republican | January 3, 2017 – present |
115th 116th 117th |
Elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. |
Recent election results
2002
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| 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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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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| 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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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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| 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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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| 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
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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| 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
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| 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
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| 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
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| 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
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Trey Hollingsworth (Incumbent) | 153,271 | 56.5 | |
| Democratic | Liz Watson | 118,090 | 43.5 | |
| Total votes | 271,361 | 100.00 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
2020
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| 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 | ||||
Historical district boundaries
References
- https://www.census.gov/mycd/?st=18&cd=09
- https://censusreporter.org/profiles/50000US1809-congressional-district-9-in/
- "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
- "Indiana Election Results November 3, 2020". Indiana Election Division. Retrieved November 26, 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
External links
| U.S. House of Representatives | ||
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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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