1998 United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana

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1998 United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana
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  1996 November 3, 1998 (1998-11-03) 2000  

All 10 Indiana seats to the United States House of Representatives
 Majority partyMinority party
 
Party Republican Democratic
Last election64
Seats won64
Seat changeSteady2.svgSteady2.svg
Popular vote861,951673,322
Percentage54.70%42.73%
SwingIncrease2.svg1.86%Decrease2.svg1.61%

The 1998 congressional elections in Indiana were elections for Indiana's delegation to the United States House of Representatives, which occurred along with congressional elections nationwide on November 3, 1998. Republicans held a majority of Indiana's delegation over the Democrats, 6-4. Representatives were elected using the U.S. congressional districts based on the 1990 U.S. Census.

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Results

The following are the final results from the Secretary of State of Indiana. [1]

Overview

United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana, 1998 [2]
PartyVotesPercentageSeats+/–
Republican 861,95154.70%6-
Democratic 673,32242.73%4-
Libertarian 40,5072.57%0-
Others91<0.01%0-
Totals1,575,871100.00%10-

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References

  1. "United States Representative". Indiana of Secretary of State. Retrieved 2008-11-09.
  2. "Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives".
Preceded by
1996 elections
United States House elections in Indiana
1998
Succeeded by
2000 elections