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1998 Indiana U.S. House District 8 Election

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Who won the 1998 Indiana U.S. House District 8 Election?

John N. Hostettler won the 1998 Indiana U.S. House District 8 Election. John N. Hostettler received 92,785 popular votes (52.11%). The main challenger was Gail Riecken (45.98%).

See the full head-to-head between Hostettler and Riecken

Hostettler +6.1 pts · won by 10,914 votes
John N. HostettlerRepublicanWINNER52.11%
92,785 votes
Gail RieckenDemocratic45.98%
81,871 votes
Paul HagerLibertarian1.91%
3,401 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.