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2000 Indiana U.S. House District 8 Election

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Who won the 2000 Indiana U.S. House District 8 Election?

John N. Hostettler won the 2000 Indiana U.S. House District 8 Election. John N. Hostettler received 116,879 popular votes (52.65%). The main challenger was Paul E. Perry (45.27%).

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

Hostettler +7.4 pts · won by 16,391 votes
John N. HostettlerRepublicanWINNER52.65%
116,879 votes
Paul E. PerryDemocratic45.27%
100,488 votes
Thomas TindleLibertarian1.96%
4,342 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.