2004Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
2004 election for Indiana's 9th District
U.S. House · Indiana
Michael Sodrel (R) won with 49.5% of the vote, defeating Baron Hill (D) by 0.5 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Michael SodrelRepublican · winner
49.5%142,197
Baron HillDemocrat
49.0%140,772
Al CoxLibertarian
1.6%4,541
287,510 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.
Baron HillMichael Sodrel
$1.6M
Raised by the campaign
$1.6M
$1.6M
Spent by the campaign
$1.5M
$9.8K
Cash on hand
$39.1K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2004.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2004