1998Final results
1998 election for Indiana's 4th District
U.S. House · Indiana
Mark Souder (R) won with 63.3% of the vote, defeating Mark Wehrle (D) by 26.6 points.
Mark SouderRepublican · winner
63.3%93,671
Mark WehrleDemocrat
36.7%54,286
147,957 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 1998
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.
Mark WehrleMark Souder
$7.9K
Raised by the campaign
$268.6K
$6.9K
Spent by the campaign
$221.3K
$959
Cash on hand
$49.9K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 1998.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 1998