Indiana's 6th congressional district

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Indiana's 6th congressional district
Current Representative		Luke Messer (R–Shelbyville)
Area	5,550.4 mi² (14,375.54 km²)
Distribution	59.23% urban, 40.77% rural
Population (2000)	675,669
Median income	$39,002
Ethnicity	94% White, 3.8% Black, 0.5% Asian, 1.3% Hispanic, 0.2% Native American, 0.5% other
Cook PVI	R+12

Indiana's 6th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Indiana. The district takes in a large portion of eastern Indiana, including Muncie and Richmond, as well as a few suburbs of both Cincinnati, and Indianapolis.

The district is currently represented by Republican Luke Messer.

The district from 2003 to 2013

List of representatives

Representative	Party	Years	District home	Notes
District created March 4, 1833
George L. Kinnard	Jacksonian	March 4, 1833 - November 26, 1836		Died
Vacant		November 26, 1836 - January 25, 1837
William Herod	Anti-Jacksonian	January 25, 1837 - March 3, 1837
	Whig	March 4, 1837 - March 3, 1839
William W. Wick	Democratic	March 4, 1839 - March 3, 1841
David Wallace	Whig	March 4, 1841 - March 3, 1843
John W. Davis	Democratic	March 4, 1843 - March 3, 1847		Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1845-1847
George G. Dunn	Whig	March 4, 1847 - March 3, 1849
Willis A. Gorman	Democratic	March 4, 1849 - March 3, 1853
Thomas A. Hendricks	Democratic	March 4, 1853 - March 3, 1855		Redistricted from the 5th district
Lucien Barbour	Opposition	March 4, 1855 - March 3, 1857
James M. Gregg	Democratic	March 4, 1857 - March 3, 1859
Albert G. Porter	Republican	March 4, 1859 - March 3, 1863
Ebenezer Dumont	Republican	March 4, 1863 - March 3, 1867
John Coburn	Republican	March 4, 1867 - March 3, 1869		Redistricted to the 5th district
Daniel W. Voorhees	Democratic	March 4, 1869 - March 3, 1873
Morton C. Hunter	Republican	March 4, 1873 - March 3, 1875		Redistricted to the 8th district
Milton S. Robinson	Republican	March 4, 1875 - March 3, 1879
William R. Myers	Democratic	March 4, 1879 - March 3, 1881
Thomas M. Browne	Republican	March 4, 1881 - March 3, 1891		Redistricted from the 5th district
Henry U. Johnson	Republican	March 4, 1891 - March 3, 1899
James E. Watson	Republican	March 4, 1899 - March 3, 1909
William O. Barnard	Republican	March 4, 1909 - March 3, 1911
Finly H. Gray	Democratic	March 4, 1911 - March 3, 1917
Daniel W. Comstock	Republican	March 4, 1917 - May 19, 1917		Died
Vacant		May 19, 1917 - June 29, 1917
Richard N. Elliott	Republican	June 29, 1917 - March 3, 1931
William Larrabee	Democratic	March 4, 1931 - March 3, 1933		Redistricted to the 11th district
Virginia E. Jenckes	Democratic	March 4, 1933 - January 3, 1939
Noble J. Johnson	Republican	January 3, 1939 - July 1, 1948		Resigned after being appointed judge of the US Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
Vacant		July 1, 1948 - January 3, 1949
Cecil M. Harden	Republican	January 3, 1949 - January 3, 1959
Fred Wampler	Democratic	January 3, 1959 - January 3, 1961
Richard L. Roudebush	Republican	January 3, 1961 - January 3, 1967		Redistricted to the 10th district
William G. Bray	Republican	January 3, 1967 - January 3, 1975		Redistricted from the 7th district
David W. Evans	Democratic	January 3, 1975 - January 3, 1983
Dan Burton	Republican	January 3, 1983 - January 3, 2003		Redistricted to the 5th district
Mike Pence	Republican	January 3, 2003 - January 3, 2013		Redistricted from the 2nd district
Luke Messer	Republican	January 3, 2013 - Present	Shelbyville	Incumbent

Election Results

2002

Indiana's 6th Congressional District Election (2002)
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Republican	Mike Pence	118,436	63.79%
	Democratic	Melina Ann Fox	63,871	34.40%
	Libertarian	Doris Robertson	3,346	1.80%
Totals			185,653	100.00%
Voter turnout			%
	Republican hold

2004

Indiana's 6th Congressional District Election (2004)
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Republican	Mike Pence*	182,529	67.09%
	Democratic	Melina Ann Fox	85,123	31.29%
	Libertarian	Chad (Wick) Roots	4,397	1.62%
Totals			272,049	100.00%
Voter turnout			%
	Republican hold

2006

Indiana's 6th Congressional District Election (2006)
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Republican	Mike Pence*	115,266	60.01%
	Democratic	Barry A. Welsh	76,812	39.99%
Totals			192,078	100.00%
Voter turnout			%
	Republican hold

2008

Indiana's 6th Congressional District Election (2008)
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Republican	Mike Pence*	180,549	63.96%
	Democratic	Barry A. Welsh	94,223	33.38%
	Libertarian	George T. Holland	7,534	2.67%
Totals			282,306	100.00%
Voter turnout			%
	Republican hold

2010

Indiana's 6th Congressional District Election (2010)
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Republican	Mike Pence*	126,027	66.57%
	Democratic	Barry A. Welsh	56,647	29.92%
	Libertarian	Talmage "T.J." Thompson, Jr.	6,635	3.51%
Totals			189,309	100.00%
Voter turnout			41%
	Republican hold

2012

Indiana's 6th Congressional District Election (2012)
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Republican	Luke Messer	162,613	59.08%
	Democratic	Brad Bookout	96,678	35.12%
	Libertarian	Rex Bell	15,962	5.80%
Totals			275,253	100.00%
Voter turnout			%
	Republican 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 Mike Pence Official House site