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

## Recent election results from statewide races

| Year | Office | Results |
| 2008 | President | McCain 52% - 46% |
| 2012 | President | Romney 58% - 42% |
| 2016 | President | Trump 61% - 33% |
| 2016 | Senate | Young 57% - 39% |
| 2016 | Governor | Holcomb 57% - 40% |
| 2016 | Attorney General | Hill 66% - 34% |
| 2018 | Senate | Braun 55% - 41% |
| 2020 | President | Trump 63% - 35% |
| 2020 | Governor | Holcomb 60% - 29% |
| 2020 | Attorney General | Rokita 64% - 36% |
| 2022 | Senate | Young 64% - 33% |
| 2024 | President | Trump 64% - 34% |

## Composition

Indiana counties within the 9th Congressional District, and the major cities within the county:
| # | County | Seat | Population |
| 5 | Bartholomew | Columbus | 83,540 |
| 13 | Brown | Nashville | 15,570 |
| 19 | Clark | Jeffersonville | 124,237 |
| 29 | Dearborn | Lawrenceburg | 51,138 |
| 31 | Decatur | Greensburg | 26,416 |
| 43 | Floyd | New Albany | 80,714 |
| 61 | Harrison | Corydon | 39,851 |
| 71 | Jackson | Brownstown | 46,300 |
| 77 | Jefferson | Madison | 32,946 |
| 79 | Jennings | Vernon | 27,536 |
| 93 | Lawrence | Bedford | 45,222 |
| 105 | Monroe | Bloomington | 139,745 |
| 65 | Ohio | Rising Sun | 6,114 |
| 137 | Ripley | Versailles | 29,087 |
| 143 | Scott | Scottsburg | 24,588 |
| 155 | Switzerland | Vevay | 10,006 |
| 175 | Washington | Salem | 28,224 |
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 6th district. They are partitioned by Indiana County Rd West 300 South and Indiana County Rd 400 South. The 9th district takes in part of the city of Columbus, and the three townships of Jackson, Ohio, and Wayne, as well as most of the township of Sand Creek.

### Cities of 10,000 people or more

* 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. |
| Charles W. Cathcart (Laporte) | Democratic | March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1849 | 29th 30th | Elected in 1845. Re-elected in 1847. Retired. |
| Graham N. Fitch (Logansport) | Democratic | March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1853 | 31st 32nd | Elected in 1849. 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 | Elected in 1854. Re-elected in 1856. Re-elected in 1858. Re-elected in 1860. Re-elected in 1862. Re-elected in 1864. Re-elected in 1866. Retired to run for U.S. Vice President. |
| Schuyler Colfax (South Bend) | Republican | March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1869 | 34th 35th 36th 37th 38th 39th 40th | Elected in 1854. Re-elected in 1856. Re-elected in 1858. Re-elected in 1860. Re-elected in 1862. Re-elected in 1864. Re-elected in 1866. Retired to run for U.S. Vice President. |
| John P. C. Shanks (Portland) | Republican | March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1875 | 41st 42nd 43rd | Redistricted from the 11th district and re-elected in 1868. Re-elected in 1870. Re-elected in 1872 Lost renomination. |
| Thomas J. Cason (Lebanon) | Republican | March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1877 | 44th | Redistricted from the 7th district and 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 | Elected in 1878. Re-elected in 1880. Lost re-election and died before next term began. |
| Vacant | Vacant | December 16, 1882 – January 17, 1883 | 47th | |
| Charles T. Doxey (Anderson) | Republican | January 17, 1883 – March 3, 1883 | 47th | 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 | Elected in 1882. Re-elected in 1884. Retired. |
| Joseph B. Cheadle (Frankfort) | Republican | March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1891 | 50th 51st | Elected in 1886. Re-elected in 1888. Lost renomination. |
| Daniel W. Waugh (Tipton) | Republican | March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1895 | 52nd 53rd | Elected in 1890. 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 | Elected in 1896. Re-elected in 1898. Re-elected in 1900. Re-elected in 1902. Re-elected in 1904. Re-elected in 1906. Lost re-election. |
| Martin A. Morrison (Frankfort) | Democratic | March 4, 1909 – March 3, 1917 | 61st 62nd 63rd 64th | Elected in 1908. Re-elected in 1910. Re-elected in 1912. Re-elected in 1914. Retired. |
| Fred S. Purnell (Attica) | Republican | March 4, 1917 – March 3, 1933 | 65th 66th 67th 68th 69th 70th 71st 72nd | Elected in 1916. Re-elected in 1918. Re-elected in 1920. Re-elected in 1922. Re-elected in 1924. Re-elected in 1926. Re-elected in 1928. 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 3rd district and re-elected in 1932. Re-elected in 1934. Re-elected in 1936. 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 | Elected in 1940. Re-elected in 1942. Re-elected in 1944. Re-elected in 1946. Re-elected in 1948. Re-elected in 1950. Re-elected in 1952. Re-elected in 1954. 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 | Elected in 1960. Re-elected in 1962. Lost re-election. |
| Lee 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 | Elected in 1964. Re-elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1968. Re-elected in 1970. Re-elected in 1972. Re-elected in 1974. Re-elected in 1976. Re-elected in 1978. Re-elected in 1980. Re-elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Re-elected in 1990. Re-elected in 1992. Re-elected in 1994. 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 (New Albany) | 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 119th | Elected in 2022. Re-elected in 2024. |

## Recent election results
### 2002

Indiana's 9th Congressional District election (2002) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | 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 | Total votes | Total votes | 188,957 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2004

Indiana's 9th Congressional District election (2004) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | 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 | Total votes | Total votes | 287,764 | 100.00 |
| | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic |

### 2006

Indiana's 9th Congressional District election (2006) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | 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 | Total votes | Total votes | 220,850 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican |

### 2008

Indiana's 9th Congressional District election (2008) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | 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 | Total votes | Total votes | 313,773 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2010

Indiana's 9th Congressional District election (2010) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | 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 | Total votes | Total votes | 225,532 | 100.00 |
| | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic |

### 2012

Indiana's 9th Congressional District election (2012) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Todd Young (incumbent) | 165,332 | 55.45 |
| | Democratic | Shelli Yoder | 132,848 | 44.55 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 298,180 | 100.00 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 57 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2014

Indiana's 9th Congressional District election, 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Todd Young (incumbent) | 101,594 | 62.18 |
| | Democratic | Bill Bailey | 55,016 | 33.67 |
| | Libertarian | Mike Frey | 6,777 | 4.15 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 163,387 | 100.00 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 31 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2016

Indiana's 9th Congressional District election, 2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Trey Hollingsworth | 174,791 | 54.14 |
| | Democratic | Shelli Yoder | 130,627 | 40.46 |
| | Libertarian | Russell Brooksbank | 17,425 | 5.40 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 322,843 | 100.00 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 58 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2018

Indiana's 9th Congressional District election, 2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Trey Hollingsworth (incumbent) | 153,271 | 56.5 |
| | Democratic | Liz Watson | 118,090 | 43.5 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 271,361 | 100.00 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2020

Indiana's 9th congressional district election, 2020 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | 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 | Total votes | Total votes | 359,038 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2022

Indiana's 9th congressional district election, 2022 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Erin Houchin | 143,166 | 63.6 |
| | Democratic | Matthew Fyfe | 75,700 | 33.6 |
| | Libertarian | Tonya Lynn Millis | 6,374 | 2.8 |
| | Write-In | Jacob Bailey | 36 | 0.016 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 225,276 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

## 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 (D-Pawnee; portrayed by Adam Scott).