Indiana's 8th congressional district

Indiana's 8th congressional district is a congressional district in the state of Indiana. The counties of Clay, Crawford, Daviess,Dubois, Jasper, Gibson, Greene, Knox, Martin, Owen, Parke, Perry, Pike, Posey, Spencer, Sullivan, Vanderburgh, Vermillion, Vigo, and Warrick. The people who live in the district elect a person to represent the district in the United States House of Representatives. The district is currently represented by Republican Larry Buschon.

Indiana's 8th congressional district
Indiana's 8th congressional district - since January 3, 2013.
Representative	Larry Bucshon R–Evansville
Area	7,041.64 sq mi (18,237.8 km2)
Distribution	58.10% urban 41.90% rural
Population (2019)	716,924
Median household income	$54,326[1]
Ethnicity	90% White[2] 5% Black 3% Hispanic 2% other 1% Asian 0% Native American
Cook PVI	R+15[3]

Election history

Year	Office	Results
2000	President	George W. Bush 57% - Al Gore 42%
2004	President	George W. Bush 62% - John Kerry 38%
2008	President	John McCain 50.6% - Barack Obama 48.1%
2012	President	Mitt Romney 58.4% - Barack Obama 39.6%
2016	President	Donald Trump 64.6% - Hillary Clinton 30.9%
2020	President	Donald Trump 65.1% - Joe Biden 33.1%

Indiana's 8th Congressional District Election (2002)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Hostettler	98,952	51.31
	Democratic	Bryan Hartke	88,763	46.02
	Libertarian	Pam Williams	5,150	2.67
Total votes			192,865	100.00
Turnout
	Republican hold

Indiana's 8th Congressional District Election (2004)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Hostettler	145,576	53.37
	Democratic	Jon Jennings	121,522	44.55
	Libertarian	Mark Garvin	5,680	2.08
Total votes			272,778	100.00
Turnout
	Republican hold

Indiana's 8th Congressional District Election (2006)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Brad Ellsworth	131,019	61.02
	Republican	John Hostettler	83,704	38.98
Total votes			214,723	100.00
Turnout
	Democratic gain from Republican

Indiana's 8th Congressional District Election (2008)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Brad Ellsworth	189,109	64.75
	Republican	Greg Goode	102,940	35.25
Total votes			292,049	100.00
Turnout
	Democratic hold

Indiana's 8th Congressional District Election (2010)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Larry Bucshon	117,259	57.55
	Democratic	Trent Van Haaften	76,265	37.43
	Libertarian	John Cunningham	10,240	5.03
Total votes			203,764	100.00
Turnout
	Republican gain from Democratic

Indiana's 8th Congressional District Election (2012)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Larry Bucshon	151,533	53.36
	Democratic	Dave Crooks	122,325	43.07
	Libertarian	Bart Gadau	10,134	3.57
Total votes			283,992	100.00
Turnout
	Republican hold

Indiana's 8th Congressional District election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Larry Bucshon (Incumbent)	103,344	60.32
	Democratic	Tom Spangler	61,384	35.83
	Libertarian	Andrew Horning	6,587	3.84
Total votes			171,315	100
	Republican hold

Indiana's 8th Congressional District election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Larry Bucshon (Incumbent)	187,702	63.69
	Democratic	Ronald L. Drake	93,356	31.68
	Libertarian	Andrew Horning	13,655	4.63
Total votes			294,713	100
	Republican hold

Indiana's 8th Congressional District Election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Larry Bucshon (Incumbent)	157,396	64.4
	Democratic	William Tanoos	86,895	35.6
Total votes			244,291	100
	Republican hold

Indiana's 8th congressional district, 2020^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Larry Bucshon (incumbent)	214,643	66.9
	Democratic	Thomasina Marsili	95,691	29.8
	Libertarian	James D. Rodenberger	10,283	3.2
Total votes			320,617	100.0
	Republican hold