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2018Final results

2018 election for Indiana's 9th District

U.S. House · Indiana

Trey Hollingsworth (R) won with 56.1% of the vote, defeating Liz Watson (D) by 12.1 points.

Trey HollingsworthRepublican · winner
56.1%146,879
Liz WatsonDemocrat
43.9%115,073
261,984 votes

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 6:17 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 2018

Races before and after

EvenR+10.92012R+28.52014R+13.72016R+12.12018R+27.72020R+29.92022

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 6:17 AM ET

Money in this race

Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.

Liz WatsonTrey Hollingsworth
$2.5M
Raised by the campaign
$1.5M
$2.5M
Spent by the campaign
$1.5M
$16.5K
Cash on hand
$7.3K

Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2018.

Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2018