2006Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
2006 election for Indiana's 8th District
U.S. House · Indiana
Brad Ellsworth (D) won with 61.0% of the vote, defeating John Hostettler (R) by 22.0 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Brad EllsworthDemocrat · winner
61.0%131,019
John HostettlerRepublican
39.0%83,704
214,723 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.
Brad EllsworthJohn Hostettler
$1.8M
Raised by the campaign
$598.4K
$1.7M
Spent by the campaign
$580.2K
$27.6K
Cash on hand
$19.8K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2006.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2006