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IN-01


District Profile:
This remains the most Democratic district in Republican Indiana, as it has been since the United Steelworkers' organizing drives of the late 1930s. Full Profile
2006 Results:
Peter Visclosky (D) defeated Mark Leyva (R) by 70-27%

IN-02


District Profile:
This is an industrial and ethnic city, with one of the nation's largest percentages of Hungarian-Americans and a growing community of Mexicans. Full Profile
2006 Results:
Joe Donnelly (D) defeated Chris Chocola (R) by 54-46%

IN-03


District Profile:
The seat was recently occupied by Dan Quayle, who was elected in the 3rd District in 1976 and then went on to be senator and vice president. Full Profile
2006 Results:
Mark Souder (R) defeated Thomas Hayhurst (D) by 54-46%

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Mark Souder (R)

Elected in 1994; Seeking seventh term; Souder was nominated with 71% of the vote in a two-way primary.

Contact: 260-436-5230
• Official Web site
• Almanac biography
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Thomas Hayhurst (D)

Hayhurst, a doctor and city council member, was nominated with 66% of the vote in a four-way primary.

Contact: 219-436-2011
• Campaign Web site
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IN-04


District Profile:
The largest city is Lafayette, where the main business is Purdue University, Indiana's land-grant college. Full Profile
2006 Results:
Steve Buyer (R) defeated David Sanders (D) by 62-38%

IN-05


District Profile:
The 5th District includes Hamilton County and other prosperous parts of metropolitan Indianapolis, the northern fringes of the city itself. Full Profile
2006 Results:
Dan Burton (R) defeated Katherine Carr (D) by 65-32%

IN-06


District Profile:
The 6th District includes Muncie and Anderson, with their big GM factories, and Richmond, which was founded by a major branch of American Quakers. Full Profile
2006 Results:
Mike Pence (R) defeated Barry Welsh (D) by 60-40%

IN-07


District Profile:
The 7th District leans Democratic, and it gave Bill Clinton, Al Gore and John Kerry solid margins. Full Profile
2006 Results:
Julia Carson (D) defeated Eric Dickerson (R) by 54-46%

IN-08


District Profile:
The district has been called the "Bloody Eighth" for its tight congressional races. At one point in the 1970s, it elected four different congressmen in four successive elections. Full Profile
2006 Results:
Brad Ellsworth (D) defeated John Hostettler (R) by 61-39%

IN-09


District Profile:
Most of the district is ancestrally Democratic and culturally conservative; much of it has recently been trending Republican, particularly in the suburbs of Cincinnati. Full Profile
2006 Results:
Baron Hill (D) defeated Mike Sodrel (R) by 50-46%

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