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1998 Indiana U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 1998 Indiana U.S. House District 5 Election?

Stephen E. Buyer won the 1998 Indiana U.S. House District 5 Election. Stephen E. Buyer received 101,567 popular votes (62.55%). The main challenger was David Steele (36.03%).

See the full head-to-head between Buyer and Steele

Buyer +26.5 pts · won by 43,063 votes
Stephen E. BuyerRepublicanWINNER62.55%
101,567 votes
David SteeleDemocratic36.03%
58,504 votes
Carl D. WatersLibertarian1.43%
2,317 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.