1994Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1994 election for Indiana's 8th District
U.S. House · Indiana
John Hostettler (R) won with 52.4% of the vote, defeating Francis McCloskey (D) by 4.9 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
John HostettlerRepublican · winner
52.4%93,529
Francis McCloskeyDemocrat
47.6%84,857
178,386 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 1994
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.
Francis McCloskeyJohn Hostettler
$578.4K
Raised by the campaign
$324.2K
$565.8K
Spent by the campaign
$315.6K
$21.1K
Cash on hand
$8.6K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 1994.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 1994