2006Final results
2006 election for Indiana's 5th District
U.S. House · Indiana
Dan Burton (R) won with 65.0% of the vote, defeating Katherine Fox Carr (D) by 33.6 points.
Dan BurtonRepublican · winner
65.0%133,118
Katherine Fox CarrDemocrat
31.4%64,362
Sheri Conover SharlowLibertarian
3.6%7,431
204,929 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.
Katherine Fox CarrDan Burton
$13.3K
Raised by the campaign
$527.8K
$13K
Spent by the campaign
$781.7K
$413
Cash on hand
$723.6K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2006.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2006