Indiana's 9th congressional district

Indiana's 9th congressional district
Indiana's 9th congressional district – since January 3, 2023.
Representative	Erin Houchin R–Salem
Population (2022)	760,778
Median household income	$67,283[1]
Ethnicity	87.0% White 4.1% Hispanic 3.9% Two or more races 2.8% Black 1.7% Asian 0.5% other
Cook PVI	R+16[2]

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.

The district is currently represented by Erin Houchin, first elected in 2022.

Election results from presidential races

Composition

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

• 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

• 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

Member	Party	Years	Cong ress	Electoral history
District created March 4, 1843
Samuel C. Sample (South Bend)	Whig	March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845	28th	Elected in 1843 . Lost re-election.
Laporte )	Democratic	March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1849	29th 30th	Re-elected in 1847 . Retired.
Graham N. Fitch (Logansport)	Democratic	March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1853	31st 32nd	Re-elected in 1851 . Retired.
Norman Eddy (South Bend)	Democratic	March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855	33rd	Elected in 1852 . Lost re-election.
Schuyler Colfax (South Bend)	People's	March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857	34th 35th 36th 37th 38th 39th 40th	Re-elected in 1866. Retired to run for U.S. Vice President .
	Republican	March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1869
John P. C. Shanks (Portland)	Republican	March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1875	41st 42nd 43rd	Redistricted from the Re-elected in 1872 Lost renomination.
Thomas J. Cason (Lebanon)	Republican	March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1877	44th	Redistricted from the re-elected in 1874 . Lost renomination.
Michael D. White (Crawfordsville)	Republican	March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1879	45th	Elected in 1876 . Retired.
Godlove S. Orth (Lafayette )	Republican	March 4, 1879 – December 16, 1882	46th 47th	Re-elected in 1880 . Lost re-election and died before next term began.
Vacant		December 16, 1882 – January 17, 1883	47th
Charles T. Doxey (Anderson)	Republican	January 17, 1883 – March 3, 1883		Elected to finish Orth's term . Was not a candidate for the next term.
Thomas B. Ward (Lafayette)	Democratic	March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1887	48th 49th	Re-elected in 1884 . Retired.
Joseph B. Cheadle (Frankfort)	Republican	March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1891	50th 51st	Re-elected in 1888 . Lost renomination.
Daniel W. Waugh (Tipton)	Republican	March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1895	52nd 53rd	Re-elected in 1892 . Retired.
Frank Hanly (Williamsport)	Republican	March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1897	54th	Elected in 1894 . Lost renomination.
Charles B. Landis (Delphi)	Republican	March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1909	55th 56th 57th 58th 59th 60th	Re-elected in 1906 . Lost re-election.
Martin A. Morrison (Frankfort)	Democratic	March 4, 1909 – March 3, 1917	61st 62nd 63rd 64th	Re-elected in 1914 . Retired.
Fred S. Purnell (Attica)	Republican	March 4, 1917 – March 3, 1933	65th 66th 67th 68th 69th 70th 71st 72nd	Re-elected in 1930. Redistricted to the 6th district and lost re-election there.
Eugene B. Crowe (Bedford)	Democratic	March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1941	73rd 74th 75th 76th	Redistricted from the Re-elected in 1938 . Lost re-election.
Earl Wilson (Bedford)	Republican	January 3, 1941 – January 3, 1959	77th 78th 79th 80th 81st 82nd 83rd 84th 85th	Re-elected in 1956 . Lost re-election.
Earl Hogan (Hope)	Democratic	January 3, 1959 – January 3, 1961	86th	Elected in 1958 . Lost re-election.
Earl Wilson (Bedford)	Republican	January 3, 1961 – January 3, 1965	87th 88th	Re-elected in 1962 . Lost re-election.
Lee H. Hamilton (Nashville )	Democratic	January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1999	89th 90th 91st 92nd 93rd 94th 95th 96th 97th 98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd 103rd 104th 105th	Re-elected in 1996 . Retired.
Baron Hill (Seymour)	Democratic	January 3, 1999 – January 3, 2005	106th 107th 108th	Elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2000. Re-elected in 2002 . Lost re-election.
Mike Sodrel (Columbus)	Republican	January 3, 2005 – January 3, 2007	109th	Elected in 2004. Lost re-election.
Baron Hill (Seymour)	Democratic	January 3, 2007 – January 3, 2011	110th 111th	Elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Lost re-election.
Todd Young (Bloomington)	Republican	January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2017	112th 113th 114th	Elected in 2010. Re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Retired to run for U.S. Senator.
Trey Hollingsworth (Jeffersonville)	Republican	January 3, 2017 – January 3, 2023	115th 116th 117th	Elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Retired.
Erin Houchin (Salem)	Republican	January 3, 2023 – present	118th	Elected in 2022.

Recent election results

2002

2002 election

← 2000 November 5, 2002 2004 →

Nominee Baron Hill Mike Sodrel Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 96,654 87,169 Percentage 51.15% 46.13%

U.S. Representative before election Baron Hill Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Baron Hill Democratic

2004

2004 election

← 2002 November 2, 2004 2006 →

Nominee Mike Sodrel Baron Hill Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 142,247 140,819 Percentage 49.43% 48.94%

U.S. Representative before election Baron Hill Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Mike Sodrel Republican

2006

2006 election

← 2004 November 7, 2006 2008 →

Nominee Baron Hill Mike Sodrel Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 110,454 100,469 Percentage 50.01% 45.49%

U.S. Representative before election Mike Sodrel Republican Elected U.S. Representative Baron Hill Democratic

2008

2008 election

← 2006 November 4, 2008 2010 →

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

U.S. Representative before election Baron Hill Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Baron Hill Democratic

2010

2012

2014

2016

2018

2020

2022

Historical district boundaries

In popular culture

In a May 2020 special episode of the comedy series Parks and Recreation, the district is shown as being represented by Ben Wyatt (portrayed by Adam Scott).^[4]

See also

• Indiana's congressional districts
• List of United States congressional districts

References

• 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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