2002Final results
2002 election for Indiana's 8th District
U.S. House · Indiana
John Hostettler (R) won with 51.3% of the vote, defeating Bryan L. Hartke (D) by 5.3 points.
John HostettlerRepublican · winner
51.3%98,952
Bryan L. HartkeDemocrat
46.0%88,763
Pam WilliamsLibertarian
2.7%5,150
192,865 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 2002
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.
Bryan L. HartkeJohn Hostettler
$397.5K
Raised by the campaign
$564.2K
$395.8K
Spent by the campaign
$573.2K
$2.3K
Cash on hand
$16.1K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2002.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2002