2006Final results
2006 election for Indiana's 7th District
U.S. House · Indiana
Julia Carson (D) won with 53.8% of the vote, defeating Eric Dickerson (R) by 7.5 points.
Julia CarsonDemocrat · winner
53.8%74,750
Eric DickersonRepublican
46.2%64,304
139,054 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.
Julia CarsonEric Dickerson
$476.1K
Raised by the campaign
$79.6K
$605K
Spent by the campaign
$74.3K
$173.2K
Cash on hand
$4.3K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2006.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2006