2006Final results
2006 election for Indiana's 3rd District
U.S. House · Indiana
Mark Souder (R) won with 54.3% of the vote, defeating Thomas Hayhurst (D) by 8.6 points.
Mark SouderRepublican · winner
54.3%95,421
Thomas HayhurstDemocrat
45.7%80,357
175,778 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 2006
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.
Thomas HayhurstMark Souder
$708.2K
Raised by the campaign
$622K
$708.2K
Spent by the campaign
$642.3K
$0
Cash on hand
$2.8K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2006.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2006