1820 United States House of Representatives election in Indiana

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Indiana elected its member August 7, 1820.

DistrictIncumbentThis race
MemberPartyFirst electedResultsCandidates
Indiana at-large William Hendricks Democratic-Republican 1817 Incumbent re-elected.William Hendricks (Democratic-Republican) 91.0%
Reuben W. Nelson 9.0%

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