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1988 Indiana U.S. House District 9 Election

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Who won the 1988 Indiana U.S. House District 9 Election?

Lee Herbert Hamilton won the 1988 Indiana U.S. House District 9 Election. Lee Herbert Hamilton received 147,193 popular votes (70.72%). The main challenger was Floyd Eugene Coates (29.28%).

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

Hamilton +41.4 pts · won by 86,247 votes
Lee Herbert HamiltonDemocraticWINNER70.72%
147,193 votes
Floyd Eugene CoatesRepublican29.28%
60,946 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.