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1998 Indiana U.S. House District 6 Election

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Who won the 1998 Indiana U.S. House District 6 Election?

Dan Burton won the 1998 Indiana U.S. House District 6 Election. Dan Burton received 135,250 popular votes (72.01%). The main challenger was Bob Kern (16.76%).

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Burton +55.3 pts · won by 103,778 votes
Dan BurtonRepublicanWINNER72.01%
135,250 votes
Bob KernDemocratic16.76%
31,472 votes
Joe HauptmannLibertarian11.2%
21,032 votes
Douglas W. GarlingerIndependent0.04%
73 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.