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1982 Indiana U.S. House District 9 Election

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Who won the 1982 Indiana U.S. House District 9 Election?

Lee Herbert Hamilton won the 1982 Indiana U.S. House District 9 Election. Lee Herbert Hamilton received 121,094 popular votes (67.07%). The main challenger was Floyd Eugene Coates (32.42%).

See the full head-to-head between Hamilton and Coates

Hamilton +34.6 pts · won by 62,562 votes
Lee Herbert HamiltonDemocraticWINNER67.07%
121,094 votes
Floyd Eugene CoatesRepublican32.42%
58,532 votes
Stephen Arnoldcitizens0.51%
913 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.