Indiana's 2nd congressional district

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Indiana's 2nd congressional district
The 2nd congressional district of Indiana
Current Representative		Joe Donnelly (D–Granger)
Area	3,679 mi² (9,528.61 km²)
Distribution	72.90% urban, 27.10% rural
Population (2000)	675,766
Median income	$40,381
Ethnicity	86.4% White, 8.2% Black, 0.8% Asian, 5.0% Hispanic, 0.3% Native American, 2.6% other
Cook PVI	R+2

Indiana's 2nd congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Indiana. Based in South Bend, the district is located in north-central Indiana and takes in the Indiana portion of the Michiana region. A heavily working-class district, the district also includes Elkhart.

The district is currently represented by Democrat Joe Donnelly.

History

Prior to 2002, the 2nd Congressional District covered east central Indiana. However, following the 2000 U.S. Census redistricting, the district was moved to replace most of what had been the 3rd Congressional District as well as much of the 5th Congressional District.

List of representatives

Representative	Party	Years	District home	Notes
District created March 4, 1823
Jonathan Jennings	Jacksonian D-R	March 4, 1823 - March 3, 1825		Redistricted from the At-large district
	Adams	March 4, 1825 - March 3, 1829
	Anti-Jacksonian	March 4, 1829 - March 3, 1831
John Carr	Jacksonian	March 4, 1831 - March 3, 1833		Redistricted to the 3rd district
John Ewing	Anti-Jacksonian	March 4, 1833 - March 3, 1835
John W. Davis	Jacksonian	March 4, 1835 - March 3, 1837
John Ewing	Whig	March 4, 1837 - March 3, 1839
John W. Davis	Democratic	March 4, 1839 - March 3, 1841
Richard W. Thompson	Whig	March 4, 1841 - March 3, 1843
Thomas J. Henley	Democratic	March 4, 1843 - March 3, 1849
Cyrus L. Dunham	Democratic	March 4, 1849 - March 3, 1853		Redistricted to the 3rd district
William H. English	Democratic	March 4, 1853 - March 3, 1861
James A. Cravens	Democratic	March 4, 1861 - March 3, 1865
Michael C. Kerr	Democratic	March 4, 1865 - March 3, 1873
Simeon K. Wolfe	Democratic	March 4, 1873 - March 3, 1875
James D. Williams	Democratic	March 4, 1875 - December 1, 1876		Resigned after being elected Governor
Vacant		December 1, 1876 - December 5, 1876
Andrew Humphreys	Democratic	December 5, 1876 - March 3, 1877
Thomas R. Cobb	Democratic	March 4, 1877 - March 3, 1887
John H. O'Neall	Democratic	March 4, 1887 - March 3, 1891
John L. Bretz	Democratic	March 4, 1891 - March 3, 1895
Alexander M. Hardy	Republican	March 4, 1895 - March 3, 1897
Robert W. Miers	Democratic	March 4, 1897 - March 3, 1905
John C. Chaney	Republican	March 4, 1905 - March 3, 1909
William A. Cullop	Democratic	March 4, 1909 - March 3, 1917
Oscar E. Bland	Republican	March 4, 1917 - March 3, 1923
Arthur H. Greenwood	Democratic	March 4, 1923 - March 3, 1933		Redistricted to the 7th district
George R. Durgan	Democratic	March 4, 1933 - January 3, 1935
Charles A. Halleck	Republican	January 29, 1935 - January 3, 1969		Installed after being elected due to death of Rep-elect Frederick Landis
Earl F. Landgrebe	Republican	January 3, 1969 - January 3, 1975
Floyd Fithian	Democratic	January 3, 1975 - January 3, 1983
Philip Sharp	Democratic	January 3, 1983 - January 3, 1995		Redistricted from the 10th district
David M. McIntosh	Republican	January 3, 1995 - January 3, 2001
Mike Pence	Republican	January 3, 2001 - January 3, 2003		Redistricted to the 6th district
Chris Chocola	Republican	January 3, 2003 - January 3, 2007
Joe Donnelly	Democratic	January 3, 2007–Present		Incumbent

Election Results

2002

Indiana's 2nd Congressional District Election (2002)
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Republican	Chris Chocola	95,081	50.45%
	Democratic	Jill Long Thompson	86,253	45.77%
	Libertarian	Sharon Metheny	7,112	3.77%
Totals			188,446	100.00%
Voter turnout			%
	Republican hold

2004

Indiana's 2nd Congressional District Election (2004)
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Republican	Chris Chocola*	140,496	54.17%
	Democratic	Joe Donnelly	115,513	44.54%
	Libertarian	Douglas Barnes	3,346	1.29%
Totals			259,355	100.00%
Voter turnout			%
	Republican hold

2006

Indiana's 2nd Congressional District Election (2006)
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Democratic	Joe Donnelly	103,561	53.98%
	Republican	Chris Chocola	88,300	46.02%
Totals			191,861	100.00%
Voter turnout			%
	Democratic gain from Republican

2008

Indiana's 2nd Congressional District Election (2008)
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Democratic	Joe Donnelly*	187,416	67.09%
	Republican	Luke Puckett	84,455	30.23%
	Libertarian	Mark Vogel	7,475	2.68%
Totals			279,346	100.00%
Voter turnout			%
	Democratic hold

2010

Indiana's 2nd Congressional District Election (2010)
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Democratic	Joe Donnelly*	91,341	48.18%
	Republican	Jackie Walorski	88,803	46.84%
	Libertarian	Mark Vogel	9,447	4.98%
Totals			189,591	100.00%
Voter turnout			%
	Democratic hold

References

• Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company. 
• Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company. 
• Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present

External links

• Congressman Joe Donnelly Official House site