2004Final results
2004 election for Indiana's 5th District
U.S. House · Indiana
Dan Burton (R) won with 71.8% of the vote, defeating Katherine Fox Carr (D) by 45.9 points.
Dan BurtonRepublican · winner
71.8%228,718
Katherine Fox CarrDemocrat
26.0%82,637
Rick HodginLibertarian
2.2%7,008
318,363 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 2004
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.
Katherine Fox CarrDan Burton
$9.4K
Raised by the campaign
$761.4K
$10.2K
Spent by the campaign
$777.5K
$84
Cash on hand
$977.4K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2004.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2004