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      Home/Elections/1978/US House/Indiana/IN-09
      1978·US House·Indiana·District profile →

      Indiana District 9 US House

      Winner
      DEM
      Lee Herbert Hamilton
      65.6%99,727 votes
      Runner-up
      REP
      Frank I Hamilton Jr.
      34.4%52,218 votes
      Margin
      D+31.3
      151,945 total votes
      2 candidates151,945 total votes
      CandidatePartyVotes ▼%Vote Share
      Lee Herbert HamiltonDEM✓
      		DEM99,72765.6%
      Frank I Hamilton Jr.REP
      		REP52,21834.4%

      Presidential Vote by District

      5 elections · 2008–2024 · 118th Congress boundaries
      Latest (2024)R+30.4
      Shift vs 2020↓ R+3.1
      R+20EvenD+2020082012201620202024
      YearDem %Rep %MarginTurnout
      202434.8%65.2%R+30.4347,662
      202035.4%62.7%R+27.3356,696
      201633.1%61.4%R+28.3326,753
      201242.3%57.7%R+15.3298,968
      200846.3%52.2%R+5.9321,479

      Seat History

      US House in Indiana

      2024
      Erin HouchinREP
      R+31.7
      2022
      Erin HouchinREP
      R+29.9
      Redistricted
      2020
      Trey HollingsworthREP
      R+27.7
      2018
      Trey HollingsworthREP
      R+13.0
      2016
      Trey HollingsworthREP
      R+13.7
      2014
      Todd C YoungREP
      R+28.5
      2012
      Todd C YoungREP
      R+10.9
      Redistricted
      2010
      Todd C YoungREP
      R+10.1
      2008
      Baron P HillDEM
      D+19.4
      2006
      Baron P HillDEM
      D+4.5
      2004
      Michael E SodrelREP
      R+0.5
      2002
      Baron P HillDEM
      D+5.0
      Redistricted
      2000
      Baron P HillDEM
      D+10.4
      1998
      Baron P HillDEM
      D+2.8
      1996
      Lee Herbert HamiltonDEM
      D+14.0
      View all US House history for Indiana →

      Candidates

      Lee Herbert HamiltonDEM
      Record11W-0L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1976-1996
      US House
      Full profile →
      Frank I Hamilton Jr.REP
      Record0W-1L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1978-1978
      US House
      Full profile →
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