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      Home/Elections/2016/US House/Indiana/IN-06
      2016·US House·Indiana·District profile →

      Indiana District 6 US House

      Winner
      REP
      Luke Messer
      69.1%204,920 votes
      Runner-up
      DEM
      Barry A Welsh
      26.7%79,135 votes
      Margin
      R+42.4
      296,385 total votes
      3 candidates296,385 total votes
      CandidatePartyVotes ▼%Vote Share
      Luke MesserREP✓
      		REP204,92069.1%
      Barry A WelshDEM
      		DEM79,13526.7%
      Rich TurveyLIB
      		LIB12,3304.2%

      Presidential Vote by District

      5 elections · 2008–2024 · 118th Congress boundaries
      Latest (2024)R+33.1
      Shift vs 2020↓ R+1.2
      R+20EvenD+2020082012201620202024
      YearDem %Rep %MarginTurnout
      202433.5%66.5%R+33.1319,915
      202033.0%64.9%R+31.9331,748
      201628.2%65.3%R+37.2297,501
      201235.5%64.5%R+29.0265,291
      200841.5%56.8%R+15.3285,346

      Seat History

      US House in Indiana

      2024
      Jefferson ShreveREP
      R+32.2
      2022
      Greg PenceREP
      R+35.1
      Redistricted
      2020
      Greg PenceREP
      R+40.9
      2018
      Greg PenceREP
      R+31.0
      2014
      Luke MesserREP
      R+36.5
      2012
      Luke MesserREP
      R+23.9
      Redistricted
      2010
      Mike PenceREP
      R+36.6
      2008
      Mike PenceREP
      R+30.6
      2006
      Mike PenceREP
      R+20.0
      2004
      Mike PenceREP
      R+35.8
      2002
      Mike PenceREP
      R+29.4
      Redistricted
      2000
      Danny BurtonREP
      R+43.9
      1998
      Danny BurtonREP
      R+55.3
      1996
      Danny BurtonREP
      R+51.8
      View all US House history for Indiana →

      Candidates

      Barry A WelshDEM
      Record0W-5L
      Avg MarginR+39.1
      Career2004-2016
      US House / State Senate
      Full profile →
      Luke MesserREP
      Record4W-0L
      Avg MarginR+100.0
      Career2004-2016
      US House / State House
      Full profile →
      Rich TurveyLIB
      Record0W-1L
      Avg Margin---
      Career2016-2016
      US House
      Full profile →

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