Indiana's 1st congressional district

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Indiana's 1st congressional district
Indiana's 1st congressional district (since 2023).png
Indiana's 1st congressional district since January 3, 2023
Representative
Area2,209.37 sq mi (5,722.2 km2)
Distribution
  • 87.02% urban
  • 12.98% rural
Population (2022)755,538
Median household
income
$69,580 [1]
Ethnicity
Cook PVI D+3 [2]

Indiana's 1st congressional district is an electoral district for the U.S. Congress in Northwestern Indiana. The district is based in Gary and its surrounding suburbs and exurbs. It consists of all of Lake and Porter counties, as well as most of the northwestern part of La Porte County, on the border with Michigan. Redistricting passed by the Indiana General Assembly in 2011 shifted the district's boundaries, effective January 2013, to include all of Lake and Porter counties and the western and northwestern townships of La Porte County, while moving Benton, Jasper and Newton counties out of the district.

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The district is currently represented by Democrat Frank J. Mrvan. He was sworn in on January 3, 2021.

The district's character is very different from the rest of Indiana. It includes almost all of the Indiana side of the Chicago metropolitan area. While Porter and LaPorte are swing counties, Lake County is heavily Democratic. Lake County contains two-thirds of the district's population, which is enough to make the 1st a relatively safe Democratic seat. The district has not elected a Republican to Congress in 94 years, making it one of the longest continuously Democratic districts in the nation. Among Indiana's congressional districts, only the Indianapolis-based 7th District is more Democratic.

Election results from presidential races

YearOfficeResult
2000 President Al Gore 56 – George W. Bush 42%
2004 President John Kerry 55 – George W. Bush 44%
2008 President Barack Obama 63.3 – John McCain 35.8%
2012 President Barack Obama 61.2 – Mitt Romney 37.4%
2016 President Hillary Clinton 54.1 – Donald Trump 41.5%
2020 President Joe Biden 53.6 – Donald Trump 44.8%

Composition

#CountySeatPopulation
89 Lake Crown Point 499,689
91 LaPorte La Porte 111,675
127 Porter Valparaiso 174,791

Cities of 10,000 or more people

2,500 – 10,000 people

List of members representing the district

RepresentativePartyTermCong
ress
Electoral historyLocation
District created March 4, 1823
William Prince
(Princeton)
Democratic-
Republican
March 4, 1823 –
September 8, 1824
18th Elected in 1822.
Announced retirement then died.
1823–1833
Daviess, Dubois, Gibson, Greene, Knox, Lawrence, Martin, Monroe, Morgan, Orange, Owen, Parke, Perry, Pike, Posey, Putnam, Spencer, Sullivan, Vanderburgh, Vigo, and Warrick Counties
VacantSeptember 8, 1824 –
December 23, 1824
Jacob Call
(Princeton)
Democratic-
Republican
[lower-alpha 1]
December 23, 1824 –
March 3, 1825
Elected only to finish Prince's term, but not the next term.
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Ratliff Boon
(Boonville)
Jacksonian March 4, 1825 –
March 3, 1827
19th Elected in 1824.
Lost re-election.
Thomas H. Blake
(Terre Haute)
Anti-Jacksonian March 4, 1827 –
March 3, 1829
20th Elected in 1826.
Lost re-election.
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Ratliff Boon
(Boonville)
Jacksonian March 4, 1829 –
March 3, 1837
21st
22nd
23rd
24th
25th
Elected in 1828.
Re-elected in 1831.
Re-elected in 1833.
Re-elected in 1835.
Re-elected in 1837.
Retired.
1833–1843
[ data missing ]
Democratic March 4, 1837 –
March 3, 1839
George H. Proffit
(Petersburg)
Whig March 4, 1839 –
March 3, 1843
26th
27th
Elected in 1839.
Re-elected in 1841.
Retired.
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Robert D. Owen
(Laporte)
Democratic March 4, 1843 –
March 3, 1847
28th
29th
Elected in 1843.
Re-elected in 1845.
Lost re-election.
1843–1853
[ data missing ]
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Elisha Embree
(Princeton)
Whig March 4, 1847 –
March 3, 1849
30th Elected in 1847.
Lost re-election.
Nathaniel Albertson
(Greenville)
Democratic March 4, 1849 –
March 3, 1851
31st Elected in 1849.
Lost renomination.
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James Lockhart
(Evansville)
Democratic March 4, 1851 –
March 3, 1853
32nd Elected in 1851.
Retired.
Smith Miller
(Patoka)
Democratic March 4, 1853 –
March 3, 1857
33rd
34th
Elected in 1852.
Re-elected in 1854.
Retired.
1853–1863
[ data missing ]
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James Lockhart
(Evansville)
Democratic March 4, 1857 –
September 7, 1857
35th Elected in 1856.
Died.
VacantSeptember 7, 1857 –
December 7, 1857
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William E. Niblack
(Vincennes)
Democratic December 7, 1857 –
March 3, 1861
35th
36th
Elected to finish Lockhart's term.
Re-elected in 1858.
Retired.
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John Law
(Evansville)
Democratic March 4, 1861 –
March 3, 1865
37th
38th
Elected in 1860.
Re-elected in 1862.
Retired.
1863–1873
[ data missing ]
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William E. Niblack
(Vincennes)
Democratic March 4, 1865 –
March 3, 1875
39th
40th
41st
42nd
43rd
Elected in 1864.
Re-elected in 1866.
Re-elected in 1868.
Re-elected in 1870.
Re-elected in 1872.
Retired.
1873–1883
[ data missing ]
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Benoni S. Fuller
(Boonville)
Democratic March 4, 1875 –
March 3, 1879
44th
45th
Elected in 1874.
Re-elected in 1876.
Retired.
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William Heilman
(Evansville)
Republican March 4, 1879 –
March 3, 1883
46th
47th
Elected in 1878.
Re-elected in 1880.
Lost re-election.
John J. Kleiner
(Evansville)
Democratic March 4, 1883 –
March 3, 1887
48th
49th
Elected in 1882.
Re-elected in 1884.
Lost renomination.
1883–1893
[ data missing ]
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Alvin P. Hovey
(Mount Vernon)
Republican March 4, 1887 –
January 17, 1889
50th Elected in 1886.
Resigned when elected Governor of Indiana.
VacantJanuary 17, 1889 –
January 29, 1889
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Francis B. Posey
(Poseyville)
Republican January 29, 1889 –
March 3, 1889
Elected to finish Hovey's term.
Lost election to the next term.
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William F. Parrett
(Evansville)
Democratic March 4, 1889 –
March 3, 1893
51st
52nd
Elected in 1888.
Re-elected in 1890.
Retired.
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Arthur H. Taylor
(Petersburg)
Democratic March 4, 1893 –
March 3, 1895
53rd Elected in 1892.
Lost re-election.
1893–1903
[ data missing ]
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James A. Hemenway
(Boonville)
Republican March 4, 1895 –
March 3, 1905
54th
55th
56th
57th
58th
Elected in 1894.
Re-elected in 1896.
Re-elected in 1898.
Re-elected in 1900.
Re-elected in 1902.
Re-elected in 1904, but resigned when elected U.S. Senator.
1903–1913
[ data missing ]
VacantMarch 4, 1905 –
May 16, 1905
59th
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John H. Foster
(Evansville)
Republican May 16, 1905 –
March 3, 1909
59th
60th
Elected to finish the vacant term.
Re-elected in 1906.
Lost re-election.
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John W. Boehne
(Evansville)
Democratic March 4, 1909 –
March 3, 1913
61st
62nd
Elected in 1908.
Re-elected in 1910.
Retired.
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Charles Lieb
(Rockport)
Democratic March 4, 1913 –
March 3, 1917
63rd
64th
Elected in 1912.
Re-elected in 1914.
Retired.
1913–1933
[ data missing ]
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George K. Denton
(Evansville)
Democratic March 4, 1917 –
March 3, 1919
65th Elected in 1916.
Lost re-election.
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Oscar R. Luhring
(Evansville)
Republican March 4, 1919 –
March 3, 1923
66th
67th
Elected in 1918.
Re-elected in 1920.
Lost re-election.
William E. Wilson
(Evansville)
Democratic March 4, 1923 –
March 3, 1925
68th Elected in 1922.
Lost re-election.
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Harry E. Rowbottom
(Evansville)
Republican March 4, 1925 –
March 3, 1931
69th
70th
71st
Elected in 1924.
Re-elected in 1926.
Re-elected in 1928.
Lost re-election.
John W. Boehne Jr.
(Evansville)
Democratic March 4, 1931 –
March 3, 1933
72nd Elected in 1930.
Redistricted to the 8th district .
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William T. Schulte
(Hammond)
Democratic March 4, 1933 –
January 3, 1943
73rd
74th
75th
76th
77th
Elected in 1932.
Re-elected in 1934.
Re-elected in 1936.
Re-elected in 1938.
Re-elected in 1940.
Lost renomination.
1933–1933
[ data missing ]
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Ray J. Madden
(Gary)
Democratic January 3, 1943 –
January 3, 1977
78th
79th
80th
81st
82nd
83rd
84th
85th
86th
87th
88th
89th
90th
91st
92nd
93rd
94th
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.
Re-elected in 1958.
Re-elected in 1960.
Re-elected in 1962.
Re-elected in 1964.
Re-elected in 1966.
Re-elected in 1968.
Re-elected in 1970.
Re-elected in 1972.
Re-elected in 1974.
Lost renomination.
1943–1953
[ data missing ]
1953–1963
[ data missing ]
1963–1973
[ data missing ]
1973–1983
[ data missing ]
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Adam Benjamin Jr.
(Hobart)
Democratic January 3, 1977 –
September 7, 1982
95th
96th
97th
Elected in 1976.
Re-elected in 1978.
Re-elected in 1980.
Died.
VacantSeptember 7, 1982 –
November 2, 1982
97th
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Katie B. Hall
(Gary)
Democratic November 2, 1982 –
January 3, 1985
97th
98th
Elected to finish Benjamin's term.
Re-elected in 1982.
Lost renomination.
1983–1993
[ data missing ]
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Pete Visclosky
(Merrillville)
Democratic January 3, 1985 –
January 3, 2021
99th
100th
101st
102nd
103rd
104th
105th
106th
107th
108th
109th
110th
111th
112th
113th
114th
115th
116th
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.
Re-elected in 1998.
Re-elected in 2000.
Re-elected in 2002.
Re-elected in 2004.
Re-elected in 2006.
Re-elected in 2008.
Re-elected in 2010.
Re-elected in 2012.
Re-elected in 2014.
Re-elected in 2016.
Re-elected in 2018.
Retired.
1993–2003
[ data missing ]
2003–2013
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2013–2023
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Frank J. Mrvan
(Highland)
Democratic January 3, 2021 –
present
117th
118th
Elected in 2020.
Re-elected in 2022.
2023–present
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Composition

#CountySeatPopulation
89 Lake Crown Point 498,700
127 Porter Valparaiso 173,215

As of 2021, Indiana's 1st congressional district is composed of Lake (pop. 496,005) and Porter (pop. 164,343) counties as well as part of LaPorte County (pop. 111,467), which is also partly within Indiana's 2nd district. Michigan City and five townships (Clinton, Coolspring, Dewey, New Durham, and Springfield) exist entirely in the 1st district. La Porte and eleven townships (Hanna, Hudson, Johnson, Lincoln, Noble, Pleasant, Prairie, Scipio, Union, Washington, and Wills) are split between the 1st and 2nd districts by Indiana West 500N and Indiana South/North 600W.

Cities of 10,000 or more people

Towns of 10,000 or more people

2,500 – 10,000 people

Election results

General election 1824 [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Ratliff Boon 4,281 42.1
Independent Jacob Call3,22231.7
Anti-Jacksonian Thomas H. Blake 2,66126.2
General election 1826 [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Anti-Jacksonian Thomas H. Blake 5,223 43.0
Democratic Ratliff Boon 5,20242.8
Independent Lawrence S. Shuler1,72314.2
General election 1828 [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Ratliff Boon 7,272 52.2
Anti-Jacksonian Thomas H. Blake 6,67147.8
General election 1831 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Ratliff Boon 11,280 50.9
Democratic John Law10,86849.1
General election 1833 [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Ratliff Boon 3,973 50.6
Independent Dennis Pennington 1,12014.3
Independent Robert M. Evans1,06913.6
Independent James R. E. Goodlet78810.0
Independent Seth M. Levenworth6117.8
General election 1835 [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Ratliff Boon 4,028 51.4
Whig John G. Clendenin3,81548.6
General election 1837 [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Ratliff Boon 4,534 50.4
Whig John Pitcher 4,46749.6
General election 1839 [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Whig George H. Proffit 6,008 53.5
Democratic Robert Dale Owen5,22946.5
General election 1841 [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Whig Joseph Trumbull 5,142 57.1
Democratic Thomas Seymour3,86742.9
General election 1843 [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Robert Dale Owen 6,679 52.2
Whig John W. Payne6,12747.8
General election 1845 [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Robert Dale Owen 7,336 53.7
Whig George P. R. Wilson6,33146.3
General election 1847 [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Whig Elisha Embree 7,446 51.4
Democratic Robert Dale Owen 7,05448.7
General election 1849 [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Nathaniel Albertson 8,271 52.1
Whig Elisha Embree 7,59847.9
General election 1851 [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic James Lockhart 8,173 51.0
Whig Lemuel Debruler7,85549.0
General election 1852 [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Smith Miller 9,007 59.0
Whig Kea9,00751.0
General election 1854 [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Smith Miller 9,864 52.2
Know Nothing Hall9,05147.9
General election 1856 [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic James Lockhart 12,747 61.5
Republican James C. Veatch 7,97738.5
General election 1858 [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic William E. Niblack 10,329 53.6
Republican Alvin P. Hovey 8,94646.4
General election 1860 [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic John Law 13,476 55.7
Republican Lemuel Debruler10,73144.3
General election 1862 [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic John Law 11,963 53.1
National Union Johnson10,58346.9
General election 1864 [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic William E. Niblack 14,718 53.9
National Union Cyrus M. Allen12,61646.2
General election 1866 [23]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic William E. Niblack 17,255 52.0
Republican Lemuel Debruler15,90548.0
General election 1868 [24]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic William E. Niblack 18,116 52.1
Republican James Veatch 16,63147.9
General election 1870 [25]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic William E. Niblack 17,577 53.4
Republican Hy C. Goodling15,32746.6
General election 1872 [26]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic William E. Niblack 19,259 50.2
Republican Heilman19,12749.8
General election 1874 [27]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Benoni S. Fuller 12,864 50.7
Republican Heilman12,52749.3
General election 1876 [28]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Benoni S. Fuller 14,727 50.6
Republican C. A. Debruler13,15845.2
General election 1878 [29]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican William Heilman 13,928 48.7
Democratic Thomas E. Garvin13,92848.7
Greenback Thomas F. Drebruler1,5955.6
General election 1880 [30]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican William Heilman 17,719 49.4
Democratic John Kleiner 17,42048.6
General election 1882 [31]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic John Kleiner 18,048 51.6
Republican William Heilman 16,39946.9
General election 1884 [32]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic John J. Kleiner 19,930 51.5
Republican William H. Gudgel18,49347.8
General election 1886 [33]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Alvin P. Hovey 18,258 49.0
Democratic J. E. McCullough16,90145.4
General election 1888 [34]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic William F. Parrett 20,647 49.3
Republican Frank B. Posey20,62749.3
General election 1890 [35]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic William F. Parrett 17,730 50.4
Republican James S. Wright16,87548.0
General election 1892 [36]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Arthur H. Taylor 19,720 47.4
Republican A. P. Twineham19,26646.3
Populist Moses Smith2,1105.1
General election 1894 [37]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican James A. Hemenway 20,535 47.8
Democratic Arthur H. Taylor 18,24542.5
Populist James A. Boyce3,8208.9
General election 1896 [38]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican James A. Hemenway 21,807 49.6
Democratic Thomas Duncan20,85647.4
General election 1898 [39]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican James A. Hemenway 20,383 50.7
Democratic Thomas Duncan19,33748.1
General election 1900 [40]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican James A. Hemenway 22,262 49.7
Democratic Alfred Dale Owen22,06049.3
General election 1902 [41]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican James A. Hemenway 21,542 52.0
Democratic John W. Spencer17,83343.1
General election 1904 [42]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican James A. Hemenway 23,158 51.1
Democratic Albert G. Holcomb19,39942.8
General election 1906 [43]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican James H. Foster 20,278 50.0
Democratic Gusatvus V. Menzies18,95946.7
General election 1908 [44]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic John W. Boehne 23,054 48.3
Republican John H. Foster 22,96548.1
General election 1910 [45]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic John W. Boehne 22,420 52.3
Republican Francis B. Posey18,60643.4

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General election 1912 [46]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Charles Lieb 20,014 45.7
Republican D.H. Ortmeyer13,15830.0
Progressive Humphrey C. Heidt6,02213.7
Socialist William H Rainey3,7378.5
General election 1914 [47]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Charles Lieb 20,488 46.6
Republican S. Wallace Cook17,66140.1
Progressive U.H Seider3,5198.0
General election 1916 [48]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic George K. Denton 23,278 48.1
Republican S. Wallace Cook22,95547.4
General election 1918 [49]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Oscar R. Luhring 20,440 52.0
Democratic George K. Denton 18,83748.0
General election 1920 [50]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Oscar R. Luhring 44,694 51.7
Democratic William E. Wilson36,83442.6
General election 1922 [51]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic William . Wilson 42,797 53.6
Republican Oscar . Luhring 36,83544.9
General election 1924 [52]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Harry E. Rowbottom 48,203 52.1
Democratic William E. Wilson 44,33547.9
General election 1926 [53]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Harry E. Rowbottom 37,503 52.4
Democratic William E. Wilson 34,06147.6
General election 1928 [54]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Harry E. Rowbottom 49,013 50.8
Democratic John W. Boehne Jr. 47,40449.2
General election 1930 [55]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic John W. Boehne Jr. 46,836 53.9
Republican Harry E. Rowbottom 40,01546.1
General election 1932 [56]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic William T. Schulte 45,473 50.0
Republican Oscar A. Ahlgren42,57546.8
General election 1934 [57]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic William T. Schulte 44,983 53.5
Republican E. Miles Norton38,53145.9
General election 1936 [58]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic William T. Schulte 68,210 66.4
Republican Fred F. Schultx24,25933.3
General election 1938 [59]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic William T.Schulte 56,630 54.9
Republican M. Elliott Belshaw46,37045.0
General election 1940 [60]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic William T. Schulte 71,606 60.8
Republican Elliot Belshaw45,94739.0
General election 1942 [40]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Ray J. Madden 44,334 53.6
Republican Samuel W. Cullison38,45048.5
General election 1944 [61]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Ray J. Madden 75,635 61.3
Republican Otto G. Fifield46,96938.1
General election 1946 [62]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Ray J. Madden 51,809 51.9
Republican Charles W. Gannon46,67748.8
General election 1948 [63]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Ray J. Madden 78,898 60.7
Republican Theodore L. Sendak50,19438.6
General election 1950 [64]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Ray J. Madden 62,666 52.6
Republican Paul Cyr56,06347.0
General election 1952 [65]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Ray J. Madden 93,187 56.4
Republican Elliot Belshaw71,61743.3
General election 1954 [66]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Ray J. Madden 81,217 61.4
Republican Robert H. More50,43938.2
General election 1956 [67]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Ray J. Madden 93,658 52.6
Republican Donald K. Stimson Jr.84,12547.2
General election 1958 [68]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Ray J. Madden 95,801 66.4
Republican Edward P. Keck47,58833.0
General election 1960 [69]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Ray J. Madden 136,443 64.7
Republican Phillip P. Parker73,98435.1
General election 1962 [70]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Ray J. Madden 104,212 60.5
Republican Harold Moody67,23039.0
General election 1964 [71]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Ray J. Madden 133,089 63.7
Republican Arthur Endres75,22636.0
General election 1966 [72]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Ray J. Madden 71,040 58.3
Republican Albert F. Harrigan50,80441.7
General election 1968 [73]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Ray J. Madden 90,055 56.7
Republican Donalrd E. Taylor68,31843.0
General election 1970 [74]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Ray J. Madden 73,145 65.6
Republican Eugene M. Kirtland38,29434.4
General election 1972 [75]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Ray J. Madden 95,873 56.9
Republican Bruce R. Haller72,66243.1
General election 1974 [76]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Ray J. Madden 71,759 68.6
Republican Joseph D. Harkin32,79331.4
General election 1976 [77]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Adam Benjamin Jr. 121,155 71.3
Republican Robert J. Billings48,75631.7
General election 1978 [78]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Adam Benjamin Jr. 72,367 80.2%
Republican Robert J. Billings17,41919.3
U.S. Labor Christopher Martinson3840.4%
General election 1980 [79]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Adam Benjamin Jr. 112,016 72.0%
Republican Joseph Douglas Harkin43,53728.0%

2002

Indiana's 1st Congressional District election (2002)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Pete Visclosky (incumbent) 90,443 66.94%
Republican Mark J. Leyva41,90931.02%
Libertarian Timothy P. Brennan2,7592.04%
Total votes135,111 100.00%
Turnout  
Democratic hold

2004

Indiana's 1st Congressional District election (2004)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Pete Visclosky (incumbent) 178,406 68.29%
Republican Mark J. Leyva82,85831.71%
Total votes261,264 100.00%
Turnout  
Democratic hold

2006

Indiana's 1st Congressional District election (2006)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Pete Visclosky (incumbent) 104,195 69.65%
Republican Mark J. Leyva40,14626.83%
Independent Chuck Barman5,2663.52%
Total votes149,607 100.00%
Turnout  
Democratic hold

2008

Indiana's 1st Congressional District election (2008)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Pete Visclosky (incumbent) 199,954 70.90%
Republican Mark J. Leyva76,64727.18%
Libertarian Jeff Duensing5,4211.92%
Total votes282,022 100.00%
Turnout  
Democratic hold

2010

Indiana's 1st Congressional District election (2010)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Pete Visclosky (incumbent) 99,387 58.56%
Republican Mark J. Leyva65,55838.63%
Libertarian Jon Morris4,7622.81%
Total votes169,707 100.00%
Turnout  
Democratic hold

Recent elections

2012

Indiana's 1st Congressional District election (2012) [80]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Pete Visclosky (incumbent) 187,743 67.28%
Republican Joel Phelps91,29132.72%
Total votes279,034 100.00%
Turnout  
Democratic hold

2014

Indiana's 1st Congressional District election (2014) [81]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Pete Visclosky (incumbent) 86,579 60.85%
Republican Mark Leyva51,00035.84%
Libertarian Donna Dunn4,7143.31%
Independent James Johnson Jr. (Write-in)00.00%
Total votes142,293 100.00%
Democratic hold

2016

Indiana's 1st Congressional District election (2016)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Pete Visclosky (incumbent) 207,514 81.51%
Libertarian Donna Dunn47,05118.48%
Independent John Meyer170.00%
Total votes254,583 100.00%
Democratic hold

2018

Indiana's 1st Congressional District election (2018)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Pete Visclosky (incumbent) 159,611 65.1%
Republican Mark Leyva85,59434.9%
Independent Jonathan S. Kleinman (write-in)40.0%
Total votes245,209 100.0%
Democratic hold

2020

Indiana's 1st Congressional District election (2020)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Frank J. Mrvan 185,180 56.6%
Republican Mark Leyva132,24740.5%
Libertarian Edward Michael Strauss9,5212.9%
Total votes326,948 100.0%
Democratic hold

2022

Indiana's 1st Congressional District election (2022)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Frank J. Mrvan 112,539 52.8%
Republican Jennifer Ruth-Green100,48647.2%
Total votes213,025 100.0%
Democratic hold

See also

Notes

  1. Supported the Jackson faction in the 1824 presidential election

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