2010Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
2010 election for Indiana's 8th District
U.S. House · Indiana
Larry Buchson (R) won with 57.5% of the vote, defeating W. Trent Vanhaaften (D) by 20.1 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Larry BuchsonRepublican · winner
57.5%117,259
W. Trent VanhaaftenDemocrat
37.4%76,265
John CunninghamLibertarian
5.0%10,240
203,764 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 2010
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.
W. Trent VanhaaftenLarry Buchson
$762.4K
Raised by the campaign
$1.1M
$762.4K
Spent by the campaign
$1.1M
$0
Cash on hand
$18.1K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2010.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2010