Indiana's 2nd congressional district
Indiana's 2nd congressional district | |||
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Representative |
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Area | 3,679 sq mi (9,530 km2) | ||
Distribution |
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Population (2022) | 754,764 | ||
Median household income | $62,487[1] | ||
Ethnicity |
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Cook PVI | R+14[2] |
Indiana's 2nd congressional district is an electoral district for the U.S. Congress in Northern Indiana. It includes South Bend, Elkhart, and Warsaw.
Prior to 2002, the 2nd congressional district covered east central Indiana, including most of the territory now in the
On November 8, 2022, Republican candidate Rudy Yakym won both the general election and the special election to complete the rest of incumbent representative Jackie Walorski's term after Walorski died in a car accident August 3, 2022.[4]
Election results from presidential races
Year | Office | Results |
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2000 | President | George W. Bush 53% – Al Gore 45% |
2004 | President | George W. Bush 56% – John Kerry 43% |
2008 | President | Barack Obama 49.6% – John McCain 49.3% |
2012 | President | Mitt Romney 56.1% – Barack Obama 42.1% |
2016 | President | Donald Trump 59.3% – Hillary Clinton 36.1% |
2020 | President | Donald Trump 59.3% – Joe Biden 38.9% |
Composition
# | County | Seat | Population |
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17 | Cass | Logansport | 37,540 |
39 | Elkhart | Goshen | 206,890 |
49 | Fulton | Rochester | 20,327 |
85 | Kosciusko | Warsaw | 80,826 |
87 | LaPorte | La Porte | 111,675 |
99 | Marshall | Plymouth | 46,322 |
103 | Miami | Peru | 35,647 |
131 | Pulaski | Winamac | 12,485 |
141 | St. Joseph | South Bend | 272,234 |
149 | Starke | Knox | 23,258 |
169 | Wabash | Wabash | 30,828 |
Under its borders from 2023 to 2033, Indiana's 2nd congressional district is located in Northern Indiana. It includes
La Porte County is split between this district and the
Kosciusko County is split between this district and the 3rd district. They are partitioned by Indiana S 1000 W35, North 200W and West 700N. The 2nd district takes in the city of Warsaw, and the 14 townships of Clay, Etna, Franklin, Harrison, Jackson, Jefferson, Lake, Monroe, Plain, Prairie, Scott, Seward, Van Buren, and Wayne.
Cass County is split between this district and the 4th district. They are partitioned roughly by Indiana S Co Rd 200E, Indiana S Co Rd 500E, Indiana N Co Rd 50E, and Indiana N Co Rd 600W. The 2nd district takes in part of the city of Logansport, and the 7 townships of Adams, Bethlehem, Clay, Harrison, Jackson, Miami, Tipton, and part of the township of Deer Creek.
Cities of 10,000 or more people
- South Bend – 103,453
- Elkhart – 53,923
- Mishawaka – 51,063
- Goshen – 34,517
- La Porte– 22,471
- Logansport – 18,366
- Warsaw – 15,804
- Peru – 11,073
- Wabash – 10,440
- Plymouth – 10,214
2,500 – 10,000 people
- Nappanee – 6,949
- Dunlap – 6,442
- Rochester – 6,270
- North Manchester – 5,277
- Winona Lake – 5,053
- Simonton Lake – 4,710
- Bremen – 4,696
- Middlebury – 3,466
- Knox – 3,662
- Syracuse – 3,079
- Bourbon – 2,861
List of members representing the district
Member | Party | Years | Cong ress |
Electoral history | Location |
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District created March 4, 1823 | |||||
Jonathan Jennings (Charlestown) |
Democratic- Republican |
March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825 |
18th 19th 20th 21st |
Redistricted from the at-large district and re-elected in 1822. Re-elected in 1824. Re-elected in 1826. Re-elected in 1828. Lost re-election. |
1823–1833 Bartholomew, Clark, Crawford, Floyd, Harrison, Jackson, Jefferson, Jennings, Marion, Scott, Shelby, and Washington Counties |
Anti- Jacksonian |
March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1831 | ||||
John Carr )
(Charlestown |
Jacksonian | March 4, 1831 – March 3, 1833 |
22nd | . | |
John Ewing (Vincennes) |
Anti- Jacksonian |
March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1835 |
23rd | Elected in 1833 .Lost re-election. |
1833–1843 [data missing] |
John W. Davis (Carlisle) |
Jacksonian | March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1837 |
24th | Elected in 1835 .Retired. | |
John Ewing (Vincennes) |
Whig | March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1839 |
25th | Elected in 1837 .Lost re-election. | |
John W. Davis (Carlisle) |
Democratic | March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1841 |
26th | Elected in 1839 .Lost renomination. | |
Richard W. Thompson (Bedford) |
Whig | March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843 |
27th | Elected in 1841 .Retired. | |
Thomas J. Henley (New Washington) |
Democratic | March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1849 |
28th 29th 30th |
Re-elected in 1847 .Retired. |
1843–1853 [data missing] |
Cyrus L. Dunham (Salem) |
Democratic | March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1853 |
31st 32nd |
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William H. English (Lexington) |
Democratic | March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1861 |
33rd 34th 35th 36th |
Re-elected in 1858 .Retired. |
1853–1863 [data missing] |
James A. Cravens (Hardinsburg) |
Democratic | March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1865 |
37th 38th |
Re-elected in 1862 .Retired. |
[data missing] |
Michael C. Kerr (New Albany) |
Democratic | March 4, 1865 – March 3, 1873 |
39th 40th 41st 42nd |
Re-elected in 1870. and lost re-election.
Sought election in the at-large district | |
Simeon K. Wolfe (New Albany) |
Democratic | March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875 |
43rd | Elected in 1872 .Retired. | |
James D. Williams (Wheatland) |
Democratic | March 4, 1875 – December 1, 1876 |
44th | Elected in 1874. and resigned when elected.
Retired to run for Governor of Indiana | |
Vacant | December 1, 1876 – December 5, 1876 |
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Andrew Humphreys (Linton) |
Democratic | December 5, 1876 – March 3, 1877 |
Elected to finish Williams's term .Was not candidate for full term. | ||
Thomas R. Cobb (Vincennes) |
Democratic | March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1887 |
45th 46th 47th 48th 49th |
Re-elected in 1884 .Retired. | |
John H. O'Neall (Washington) |
Democratic | March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1891 |
50th 51st |
Re-elected in 1888 .Retired. | |
John L. Bretz (Jasper) |
Democratic | March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1895 |
52nd 53rd |
Re-elected in 1892 .Lost re-election. | |
Alexander M. Hardy (Washington) |
Republican | March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1897 |
54th | Elected in 1894 .Lost re-election. | |
Robert W. Miers (Bloomington) |
Democratic | March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1905 |
55th 56th 57th 58th |
Re-elected in 1902 .Lost re-election. | |
John C. Chaney (Sullivan) |
Republican | March 4, 1905 – March 3, 1909 |
59th 60th |
Re-elected in 1906 .Lost re-election. | |
William A. Cullop (Vincennes) |
Democratic | March 4, 1909 – March 3, 1917 |
61st 62nd 63rd 64th |
Re-elected in 1914 .Lost re-election. | |
Oscar E. Bland (Linton) |
Republican | March 4, 1917 – March 3, 1923 |
65th 66th 67th |
Re-elected in 1920 .Lost re-election. | |
Arthur H. Greenwood (Washington) |
Democratic | March 4, 1923 – March 3, 1933 |
68th 69th 70th 71st 72nd |
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George R. Durgan (Lafayette) |
Democratic | March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1935 |
73rd | Elected in 1932 .Lost re-election. | |
Vacant | January 3, 1935 – January 29, 1935 |
74th | Member-elect Frederick Landis died November 15, 1934. | ||
Charles A. Halleck (Rensselaer) |
Republican | January 29, 1935 – January 3, 1969 |
74th 75th 76th 77th 78th 79th 80th 81st 82nd 83rd 84th 85th 86th 87th 88th 89th 90th |
Re-elected in 1966 .Retired. | |
Earl F. Landgrebe )
(Valparaiso |
Republican | January 3, 1969 – January 3, 1975 |
91st 92nd 93rd |
Re-elected in 1972 .Lost re-election. | |
Floyd Fithian (Lafayette) |
Democratic | January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1983 |
94th 95th 96th 97th |
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Philip Sharp )
(Muncie |
Democratic | January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1995 |
98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd 103rd |
Re-elected in 1992 .Retired. | |
David M. McIntosh )
(Muncie |
Republican | January 3, 1995 – January 3, 2001 |
104th 105th 106th |
Re-elected in 1998. .
Retired to run for Governor of Indiana | |
Mike Pence (Edinburgh) |
Republican | January 3, 2001 – January 3, 2003 |
107th | Elected in 2000. Redistricted to the 6th district. | |
Chris Chocola (Bristol) |
Republican | January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2007 |
108th 109th |
Elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Lost re-election. |
2003–2013 |
Joe Donnelly (Granger) |
Democratic | January 3, 2007 – January 3, 2013 |
110th 111th 112th |
Elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Retired to run for U.S. Senator. | |
Jackie Walorski (Elkhart) |
Republican | January 3, 2013 – August 3, 2022 |
113th 114th 115th 116th 117th |
Elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Died. |
2013–2023 |
Vacant | August 3, 2022 – November 14, 2022 |
117th | |||
Rudy Yakym (Granger) |
Republican | November 14, 2022 – present |
117th 118th |
Elected to finish Walorski's term and also to the next term in 2022. | |
2023–present |
Election results
2002
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Chris Chocola | 95,081 | 50.45 | |
Democratic | Jill Long Thompson | 86,253 | 45.77 | |
Libertarian | Sharon Metheny | 7,112 | 3.77 | |
Total votes | 188,446 | 100.00 | ||
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Republican hold |
2004
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Chris Chocola (Incumbent) | 140,496 | 54.17 | |
Democratic | Joe Donnelly | 115,513 | 44.54 | |
Libertarian | Douglas Barnes | 3,346 | 1.29 | |
Total votes | 259,355 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | {{{votes}}} | |||
Republican hold |
2006
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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Democratic | Joe Donnelly | 103,561 | 53.98 | |||
Republican | Chris Chocola (Incumbent) | 88,300 | 46.02 | |||
Total votes | 191,861 | 100.00 | ||||
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Democratic gain from Republican |
2008
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Joe Donnelly (Incumbent) | 187,416 | 67.09 | |
Republican | Luke Puckett | 84,455 | 30.23 | |
Libertarian | Mark Vogel | 7,475 | 2.68 | |
Total votes | 279,346 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | {{{votes}}} | |||
Democratic hold |
2010
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Joe Donnelly (Incumbent) | 91,341 | 48.18 | |
Republican | Jackie Walorski | 88,803 | 46.84 | |
Libertarian | Mark Vogel | 9,447 | 4.98 | |
Total votes | 189,591 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | {{{votes}}} | |||
Democratic hold |
2012
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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Republican | Jackie Walorski | 134,033 | 49.01 | |||
Democratic | Brendan Mullen | 130,113 | 47.58 | |||
Libertarian | Joe Ruiz | 9,326 | 3.41 | |||
Independent
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Kenneth R. Lunce, Jr. | 3 | 0.00 | |||
Total votes | 273,475 | 100.00 | ||||
Turnout | {{{votes}}} | 56 | ||||
Republican gain from Democratic |
2014
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Jackie Walorski (Incumbent) | 85,583 | 58.94 | |
Democratic | Joseph Gerard Bock | 55,590 | 38.29 | |
Libertarian | Jeff Petermann | 4,027 | 2.77 | |
Total votes | 145,200 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | {{{votes}}} | 29 | ||
Republican hold |
2016
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Jackie Walorski (Incumbent) | 164,355 | 59.26 | |
Democratic | Lynn Coleman | 102,401 | 36.92 | |
Libertarian | Ron Cenkush | 10,601 | 3.82 | |
Total votes | 277,357 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | {{{votes}}} | 54 | ||
Republican hold |
2018
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Jackie Walorski (Incumbent) | 125,499 | 54.8 | |
Democratic | Mel Hall | 103,363 | 45.2 | |
No party | Richard Wolf (Write-in) | 27 | 0.0 | |
Total votes | 228,889 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | {{{votes}}} | |||
Republican hold |
2020
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Jackie Walorski (incumbent) | 183,601 | 61.5 | |
Democratic | Pat Hackett | 114,967 | 38.5 | |
Total votes | 298,568 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
2022
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Rudy Yakym | 118,997 | 63.3 | |
Democratic | Paul Steury | 62,792 | 33.4 | |
Libertarian | William Henry | 6,101 | 3.2 | |
Write-in
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Marla Godette | 143 | 0.1 | |
Total votes | 188,033 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Rudy Yakym | 125,222 | 64.6 | |
Democratic | Paul Steury | 62,726 | 32.4 | |
Libertarian | William Henry | 5,782 | 3.0 | |
Total votes | 193,730 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
See also
References
- ^ "My Congressional District".
- ^ "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". Cook Political Report. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
- ^ Almost all Indiana's districts have changed substantially, and most became more compact, since the redistricting following the 2010 census; – see http://www.in.gov/legislative/house_republicans/rd/pdfs/Congressional.pdf
- ^ "Congresswoman Jackie Walorski, three others killed in wreck near Nappanee". The Goshen News. August 3, 2022. Retrieved August 3, 2022.
- ^ "Indiana Election Results November 3, 2020". Indiana Election Division. Retrieved November 26, 2020.
- 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