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1996 Indiana U.S. House District 9 Election

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Who won the 1996 Indiana U.S. House District 9 Election?

Lee Herbert Hamilton won the 1996 Indiana U.S. House District 9 Election. Lee Herbert Hamilton received 128,123 popular votes (56.48%). The main challenger was Jean Leising (42.51%).

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

Hamilton +14.0 pts · won by 31,681 votes
Lee Herbert HamiltonDemocraticWINNER56.48%
128,123 votes
Jean LeisingRepublican42.51%
96,442 votes
Diane L. FeeneyLibertarian1%
2,279 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.