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Note: About This Tip Sheet
*Competitiveness of each district seat is based on forecasts from the Cook Political Report:
   Likely: Not considered competitive at this point but could become so
   Lean: Competitive races, but one party has an advantage
   Toss Up: Most competitive races; either party could win
For the top overall district races to watch in 2006, see Chuck Todd's House Race Rankings.

IN-01


District Profile: This remains the most Democratic district in Republican Indiana, as it has been since the United Steelworkers' organizing drives of the late 1930s. Full Profile
2006 Results: Peter Visclosky (D) defeated Mark Leyva (R) by 70-27%

Peter Visclosky (D) Elected in 1984; Seeking 12th term; Visclosky was unopposed in the primary. Contact: 219-736-2100 • Campaign Web site • Official Web site • Almanac biography • DCCC profile

Mark Leyva (R) Leyva was nominated with 44% of the vote in a four-way primary. Contact: 219-670-9194 • Campaign Web site

IN-02


District Profile: This is an industrial and ethnic city, with one of the nation's largest percentages of Hungarian-Americans and a growing community of Mexicans. Full Profile
2006 Results: Joe Donnelly (D) defeated Chris Chocola (R) by 54-46%

Chris Chocola (R) Elected in 2002; Seeking third term; Chocola was nominated with 70% of the vote in a two-way primary. Contact: 574-277-2002 • Campaign Web site • Official Web site • Almanac biography

Joe Donnelly (D) Donnelly, an attorney and small-business owner, was nominated with 83% of the vote in a two-way primary. Contact: 574-272-0883 • Campaign Web site • DCCC profile

IN-03


District Profile: The seat was recently occupied by Dan Quayle, who was elected in the 3rd District in 1976 and then went on to be senator and vice president. Full Profile
2006 Results: Mark Souder (R) defeated Thomas Hayhurst (D) by 54-46%

Mark Souder (R) Elected in 1994; Seeking seventh term; Souder was nominated with 71% of the vote in a two-way primary. Contact: 260-436-5230 • Official Web site • Almanac biography

Thomas Hayhurst (D) Hayhurst, a doctor and city council member, was nominated with 66% of the vote in a four-way primary. Contact: 219-436-2011 • Campaign Web site

IN-04


District Profile: The largest city is Lafayette, where the main business is Purdue University, Indiana's land-grant college. Full Profile
2006 Results: Steve Buyer (R) defeated David Sanders (D) by 62-38%

Steve Buyer (R) Elected in 1992; Seeking eighth term; Buyer was nominated with 73% of the vote in a two-way primary. Contact: 574-583-9843 • Campaign Web site • Official Web site • Almanac biography

David Sanders (D) Sanders, a teacher, was nominated with 51% of the vote in a three-way primary. Contact: 765-743-8580 • Campaign Web site

IN-05


District Profile: The 5th District includes Hamilton County and other prosperous parts of metropolitan Indianapolis, the northern fringes of the city itself. Full Profile
2006 Results: Dan Burton (R) defeated Katherine Carr (D) by 65-32%

Dan Burton (R) Elected in 1982; Seeking 13th term; Burton was nominated with 84% in a three-way primary. Contact: 317-546-5673 • Campaign Web site • Official Web site • Almanac biography

Katherine Carr (D) Carr, a realtor, was nominated with 38% in a four-way primary. Contact: 317-862-3939 • Campaign Web site

IN-06


District Profile: The 6th District includes Muncie and Anderson, with their big GM factories, and Richmond, which was founded by a major branch of American Quakers. Full Profile
2006 Results: Mike Pence (R) defeated Barry Welsh (D) by 60-40%

Mike Pence (R) Elected in 2000; Seeking third term; Pence was nominated with 86% in a two-way primary. Contact: 765-643-9503 • Campaign Web site • Official Web site • Almanac biography

Barry Welsh (D) Welsh, a minister, was nominated with 69% in a two-way primary. Contact: 765-698-2588 • Campaign Web site

IN-07


District Profile: The 7th District leans Democratic, and it gave Bill Clinton, Al Gore and John Kerry solid margins. Full Profile
2006 Results: With 88% of precincts reporting, Julia Carson (D) led Eric Dickerson (R) by 54-46%

Julia Carson (D) Elected in 1996; Seeking sixth term; Carson was nominated with 81% in a five-way primary. Contact: 317-231-6700 • Campaign Web site • Official Web site • Almanac biography • DCCC profile

Eric Dickerson (R) Dickerson, an auto dealer, was nominated with 54% in a four-way primary. Contact: 317-874-3636 • Campaign Web site

IN-08


District Profile: The district has been called the "Bloody Eighth" for its tight congressional races. At one point in the 1970s, it elected four different congressmen in four successive elections. Full Profile
2006 Results: Brad Ellsworth (D) defeated John Hostettler (R) by 61-39%

John Hostettler (R) Elected in 1994; Seeking seventh term; Hostettler was unopposed in the primary. Contact: 812-422-4227 • Campaign Web site • Official Web site • Almanac biography

Brad Ellsworth (D) Ellsworth, a Vanderburgh County sheriff, was unopposed in the primary. Contact: 812-434-6766 • Campaign Web site • DCCC profile

IN-09


District Profile: Most of the district is ancestrally Democratic and culturally conservative; much of it has recently been trending Republican, particularly in the suburbs of Cincinnati. Full Profile
2006 Results: Baron Hill (D) defeated Mike Sodrel (R) by 50-46%

Mike Sodrel (R) Elected in 2004; Seeking second term; Sodrel was nominated with 81% in a two-way primary. Contact: 812-987-4074 • Campaign Web site • Official Web site • Almanac biography

Baron Hill (D) Hill, a former congressman, was nominated with 79% in a four-way primary. Contact: 812-522-8764 • Campaign Web site • DCCC profile