2004Final results
2004 election for Indiana's 8th District
U.S. House · Indiana
John Hostettler (R) won with 53.4% of the vote, defeating Jon P. Jennings (D) by 8.8 points.
John HostettlerRepublican · winner
53.4%145,576
Jon P. JenningsDemocrat
44.5%121,522
Mark GarvinLibertarian
2.1%5,680
272,778 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.
Jon P. JenningsJohn Hostettler
$1.5M
Raised by the campaign
$480.2K
$1.5M
Spent by the campaign
$494.8K
$7.5K
Cash on hand
$1.6K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2004.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2004