Indiana's 8th congressional district

U.S. House district in southwestern Indiana


Indiana's 8th congressional district is a congressional district in the state of Indiana. The counties of Clay, Crawford, Daviess,Dubois, Jasper, Gibson, Greene, Knox, Martin, Owen, Parke, Perry, Pike, Posey, Spencer, Sullivan, Vanderburgh, Vermillion, Vigo, and Warrick. The people who live in the district elect a person to represent the district in the United States House of Representatives. The district is currently represented by Republican Larry Buschon.

Indiana's 8th congressional district
Indiana's 8th congressional district - since January 3, 2013.
Representative
 Larry Bucshon
REvansville
Area7,041.64 sq mi (18,237.8 km2)
Distribution
  • 58.10% urban
  • 41.90% rural
Population (2019)716,924
Median household
income
$54,326[1]
Ethnicity
Cook PVIR+15[3]

Election history

YearOfficeResults
2000PresidentGeorge W. Bush 57% - Al Gore 42%
2004PresidentGeorge W. Bush 62% - John Kerry 38%
2008PresidentJohn McCain 50.6% - Barack Obama 48.1%
2012PresidentMitt Romney 58.4% - Barack Obama 39.6%
2016PresidentDonald Trump 64.6% - Hillary Clinton 30.9%
2020PresidentDonald Trump 65.1% - Joe Biden 33.1%
Indiana's 8th Congressional District Election (2002)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican John Hostettler 98,952 51.31
DemocraticBryan Hartke88,76346.02
LibertarianPam Williams5,1502.67
Total votes192,865100.00
Turnout 
Republican hold
Indiana's 8th Congressional District Election (2004)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican John Hostettler 145,576 53.37
DemocraticJon Jennings121,52244.55
LibertarianMark Garvin5,6802.08
Total votes272,778100.00
Turnout 
Republican hold
Indiana's 8th Congressional District Election (2006)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Brad Ellsworth 131,019 61.02
RepublicanJohn Hostettler83,70438.98
Total votes214,723100.00
Turnout 
Democratic gain from Republican
Indiana's 8th Congressional District Election (2008)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Brad Ellsworth 189,109 64.75
RepublicanGreg Goode102,94035.25
Total votes292,049100.00
Turnout 
Democratic hold
Indiana's 8th Congressional District Election (2010)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Larry Bucshon 117,259 57.55
DemocraticTrent Van Haaften76,26537.43
LibertarianJohn Cunningham10,2405.03
Total votes203,764100.00
Turnout 
Republican gain from Democratic
Indiana's 8th Congressional District Election (2012)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Larry Bucshon 151,533 53.36
DemocraticDave Crooks122,32543.07
LibertarianBart Gadau10,1343.57
Total votes283,992100.00
Turnout 
Republican hold
Indiana's 8th Congressional District election, 2014
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Larry Bucshon (Incumbent) 103,344 60.32
DemocraticTom Spangler61,38435.83
LibertarianAndrew Horning6,5873.84
Total votes171,315100
Republican hold
Indiana's 8th Congressional District election, 2016
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Larry Bucshon (Incumbent) 187,702 63.69
DemocraticRonald L. Drake93,35631.68
LibertarianAndrew Horning13,6554.63
Total votes294,713100
Republican hold
Indiana's 8th Congressional District Election, 2018
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Larry Bucshon (Incumbent) 157,396 64.4
DemocraticWilliam Tanoos86,89535.6
Total votes244,291100
Republican hold
Indiana's 8th congressional district, 2020[4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Larry Bucshon (incumbent) 214,643 66.9
DemocraticThomasina Marsili95,69129.8
LibertarianJames D. Rodenberger10,2833.2
Total votes320,617100.0
Republican hold

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