Indiana's 9th congressional district

Indiana's 9th congressional district
Indiana's 9th congressional district - since January 3, 2013.
Current Representative		Todd Young (R)
Cook PVI	R+9

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 is based in Bloomington.

The district is currently represented by Republican Todd Young who defeated Democratic incumbent Baron Hill in 2010, Democratic Party challenger Shelli Yoder in 2012, and Democratic Party challenger Bill Bailey in 2014.

Counties in the district

Indiana counties within the 9th Congressional District, and the major cities within the county:

• Brown
• Clark
  • Clarksville
  • Jeffersonville
• Crawford (Southwestern portion lies in the 8th district)
• Floyd
  • New Albany
• Harrison
  • Corydon
• Jackson
  • Seymour
• Johnson
  • Greenwood
• Lawrence
  • Bedford
• Monroe
  • Bloomington
• Morgan (Northwestern portion lies in the 8th district)
  • Martinsville
• Orange
• Scott
• Washington

List of representatives

Representative	Party	Years	Electoral history
District created		March 4, 1843
Samuel C. Sample	Whig	March 4, 1843 – March 4, 1845	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Charles W. Cathcart	Democratic	March 4, 1845 – March 4, 1849	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Graham N. Fitch	Democratic	March 4, 1849 – March 4, 1853	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Norman Eddy	Democratic	March 4, 1853 – March 4, 1855	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Schuyler Colfax	Opposition	March 4, 1855 – March 4, 1857	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
	Republican	March 4, 1857 – March 4, 1869
John P. C. Shanks	Republican	March 4, 1869 – March 4, 1875	Redistricted from the 11th district.
Thomas J. Cason	Republican	March 4, 1875 – March 4, 1877	Redistricted from the 7th district.
Michael D. White	Republican	March 4, 1877 – March 4, 1879	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Godlove S. Orth	Republican	March 4, 1879 – December 16, 1882	Died.
Vacant		December 16, 1882 – January 17, 1883
Charles T. Doxey	Republican	January 17, 1883 – March 4, 1883	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Thomas B. Ward	Democratic	March 4, 1883 – March 4, 1887	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Joseph B. Cheadle	Republican	March 4, 1887 – March 4, 1891	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Daniel W. Waugh	Republican	March 4, 1891 – March 4, 1895	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Frank Hanly	Republican	March 4, 1895 – March 4, 1897	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Charles B. Landis	Republican	March 4, 1897 – March 4, 1909	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Martin A. Morrison	Democratic	March 4, 1909 – March 4, 1917	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Fred S. Purnell	Republican	March 4, 1917 – March 4, 1933	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Eugene B. Crowe	Democratic	March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1941	Redistricted from the 3rd district. Lost re-election.
Earl Wilson	Republican	January 3, 1941 – January 3, 1959	Lost re-election.
Earl Hogan	Democratic	January 3, 1959 – January 3, 1961	Lost re-election.
Earl Wilson	Republican	January 3, 1961 – January 3, 1965	Lost re-election.
Lee H. Hamilton	Democratic	January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1999	Retired.
Baron Hill	Democratic	January 3, 1999 – January 3, 2005	Lost re-election.
100px Mike Sodrel	Republican	January 3, 2005 – January 3, 2007	Lost re-election.
Baron Hill	Democratic	January 3, 2007 – January 3, 2011	Lost re-election.
Todd Young	Republican	January 3, 2011 – Present	First elected in 2010

Election results

2002

Indiana's 9th Congressional District Election (2002)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Baron Hill*	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			188,957	100.00
Voter turnout			%
	Democratic hold

2004

Indiana's 9th Congressional District Election (2004)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Sodrel	142,247	49.43
	Democratic	Baron Hill*	140,819	48.94
	Libertarian	Alan G. Cox	4,698	1.63
Total votes			287,764	100.00
Voter turnout			%
	Republican gain from Democratic

2006

Indiana's 9th Congressional District Election (2006)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Baron Hill	110,454	50.01
	Republican	Mike Sodrel*	100,469	45.49
	Libertarian	D. Eric Schansberg	9,893	4.48
	No party	Others	34	0.02%
Total votes			220,850	100.00
Voter turnout			%
	Democratic gain from Republican

2008

Indiana's 9th Congressional District Election (2008)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Baron Hill*	181,256	57.77
	Republican	Mike Sodrel	120,517	38.41
	Libertarian	D. Eric Schansberg	12,000	3.82
Total votes			313,773	100.00
Voter turnout			%
	Democratic hold

2010

Indiana's 9th Congressional District Election (2010)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Todd Young	118,040	52.34
	Democratic	Baron Hill*	95,353	42.28
	Libertarian	Greg "No Bull" Knott	12,070	5.35
	No party	Others	69	0.03%
Total votes			225,532	100.00
Voter turnout			%
	Republican gain from Democratic

2012

Indiana's 9th Congressional District Election (2012)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Todd Young*	165,332	55.45
	Democratic	Shelli Yoder	132,848	44.55
Total votes			298,180	100.00
Voter turnout			%
	Republican hold

2014

Indiana's 9th Congressional District election, 2014
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Todd Young	99,810	63.11
	Democratic	Bill Bailey	52,659	33.30
	Libertarian	Mike Frey	5,679	3.59
Total votes			158,148	100.00
Voter turnout			%
	Republican hold

Living former Members

As of May 2015, three former members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Indiana's 9th congressional district are alive.

Representative	Term of office	Date of birth (and age)
Lee H. Hamilton	1965–1999	(1931-04-20) April 20, 1931
Baron Hill	1999–2005 2007–2011	(1953-06-23) June 23, 1953
Mike Sodrel	2005–2007	(1945-12-17) December 17, 1945

Historical district boundaries

2003 - 2013

See also

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

References

• United States House of Representatives, Office of the Clerk
• Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present

External links

• Congressman Todd Young Official House site

United States House of Representatives
Preceded by Pennsylvania's 14th congressional district	Home district of the Speaker of the House December 7, 1863 – March 3, 1869	Succeeded by New York's 24th congressional district