1990Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1990 election for Indiana's 4th District
U.S. House · Indiana
Jill L. Long (D) won with 60.7% of the vote, defeating Richard Walter Hawks (R) by 21.3 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Jill L. LongDemocrat · winner
60.7%99,347
Richard Walter HawksRepublican
39.3%64,415
163,762 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1990
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Jill L. LongRichard Walter Hawks
$1.2M
Raised by the campaign
$580K
$1.2M
Spent by the campaign
$575.4K
$1.4K
Cash on hand
$3.2K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 30, 1990; FEC, through Dec 31, 1990.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 30, 1990