Representative |
Party |
Years |
Cong ress |
Electoral history |
District created March 4, 1843 |
John Pettit (Lafayette) |
Democratic |
March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1849 |
28th 29th 30th |
Elected in 1843. Re-elected in 1845. Re-elected in 1847. Lost renomination. |
Joseph E. McDonald (Crawfordsville) |
Democratic |
March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1851 |
31st |
Elected in 1849. Retired. |
Daniel Mace (Lafayette) |
Democratic |
March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1855 |
32nd 33rd 34th |
Elected in 1851. Re-elected in 1852. Re-elected in 1854. Retired. |
People's |
March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857 |
James Wilson (Crawfordsville) |
Republican |
March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1861 |
35th 36th |
Elected in 1856. Re-elected in 1858. Retired. |
Albert S. White (Stockwell) |
Republican |
March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1863 |
37th |
Elected in 1860. Retired. |
Godlove S. Orth (Lafayette) |
Republican |
March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1869 |
38th 39th 40th |
Elected in 1862. Re-elected in 1864. Re-elected in 1866. Redistricted to the 7th district. |
James N. Tyner (Peru) |
Republican |
March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1875 |
41st 42nd 43rd |
Elected to the term left vacant by the resignation of Representative-elect Daniel D. Pratt. Re-elected in 1870. Re-elected in 1872. Lost renomination. |
Morton C. Hunter (Bloomington) |
Republican |
March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1879 |
44th 45th |
Redistricted from the 6th district and re-elected in 1874. Re-elected in 1876. Lost re-election. |
Abraham J. Hostetler (Bedford) |
Democratic |
March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1881 |
46th |
Elected in 1878. Retired. |
Robert B. F. Peirce (Crawfordsville) |
Republican |
March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1883 |
47th |
Elected in 1880. Lost re-election. |
John E. Lamb (Terre Haute) |
Democratic |
March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885 |
48th |
Elected in 1882. Lost re-election. |
James T. Johnston (Rockville) |
Republican |
March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1889 |
49th 50th |
Elected in 1884. Re-elected in 1886. Lost re-election. |
Elijah V. Brookshire (Crawfordsville) |
Democratic |
March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1895 |
51st 52nd 53rd |
Elected in 1888. Re-elected in 1890. Re-elected in 1892. Lost re-election. |
George W. Faris (Terre Haute) |
Republican |
March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1897 |
54th |
Elected in 1894. Redistricted to the 5th district. |
Charles L. Henry (Anderson) |
Republican |
March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1899 |
55th |
Redistricted from the 7th district and re-elected in 1896. Retired. |
George W. Cromer (Muncie) |
Republican |
March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1907 |
56th 57th 58th 59th |
Elected in 1898. Re-elected in 1900. Re-elected in 1902. Re-elected in 1904. Lost re-election. |
John A. M. Adair (Portland) |
Democratic |
March 4, 1907 – March 3, 1917 |
60th 61st 62nd 63rd 64th |
Elected in 1906. Re-elected in 1908. Re-elected in 1910. Re-elected in 1912. Re-elected in 1914. Retired to run for Governor of Indiana. |
Albert H. Vestal (Anderson) |
Republican |
March 4, 1917 – April 1, 1932 |
65th 66th 67th 68th 69th 70th 71st 72nd |
Elected in 1916. Re-elected in 1918. Re-elected in 1920. Re-elected in 1922. Re-elected in 1924. Re-elected in 1926. Re-elected in 1928. Re-elected in 1930. Died. |
Vacant |
April 1, 1932 – March 3, 1933 |
72nd |
|
John W. Boehne Jr. (Evansville) |
Democratic |
March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1943 |
73rd 74th 75th 76th 77th |
Redistricted from the 1st district and re-elected in 1932. Re-elected in 1934. Re-elected in 1936. Re-elected in 1938. Re-elected in 1940. Lost re-election. |
Charles M. La Follette (Evansville) |
Republican |
January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1947 |
78th 79th |
Elected in 1942. Re-elected in 1944. Retired to run for U.S. Senator. |
E. A. Mitchell (Evansville) |
Republican |
January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1949 |
80th |
Elected in 1946. Lost re-election. |
Winfield K. Denton (Evansville) |
Democratic |
January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1953 |
81st 82nd |
Elected in 1948. Re-elected in 1950. Lost re-election. |
D. Bailey Merrill (Evansville) |
Republican |
January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1955 |
83rd |
Elected in 1952. Lost re-election. |
Winfield K. Denton (Evansville) |
Democratic |
January 3, 1955 – December 30, 1966 |
84th 85th 86th 87th 88th 89th |
Elected in 1954. Re-elected in 1956. Re-elected in 1958. Re-elected in 1960. Re-elected in 1962. Re-elected in 1964. Lost re-election and resigned early. |
Vacant |
December 30, 1966 – January 3, 1967 |
89th |
|
Roger H. Zion (Evansville) |
Republican |
January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1975 |
90th 91st 92nd 93rd |
Elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1968. Re-elected in 1970. Re-elected in 1972. Lost re-election. |
Philip H. Hayes (Evansville) |
Democratic |
January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1977 |
94th |
Elected in 1974. Retired to run for U.S. Senator. |
David L. Cornwell (Paoli) |
Democratic |
January 3, 1977 – January 3, 1979 |
95th |
Elected in 1976. Lost re-election. |
H. Joel Deckard (Evansville) |
Republican |
January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1983 |
96th 97th |
Elected in 1978. Re-elected in 1980. Lost re-election. |
Frank McCloskey (Bloomington) |
Democratic |
January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1985 |
98th |
Elected in 1982. Seat left vacant while election contest resolved. |
Vacant |
January 3, 1985 – May 1, 1985 |
99th |
Election contested and the House of Representatives refused to seat anyone. |
Frank McCloskey (Smithville) |
Democratic |
May 1, 1985 – January 3, 1995 |
99th 100th 101st 102nd 103rd |
Re-elected in 1985. Re-elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Re-elected in 1990. Re-elected in 1992 Lost re-election. |
John Hostettler (Blairsville) |
Republican |
January 3, 1995 – January 3, 2007 |
104th 105th 106th 107th 108th 109th |
Elected in 1994. Re-elected in 1996. Re-elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2000. Re-elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Lost re-election. |
Brad Ellsworth (Evansville) |
Democratic |
January 3, 2007 – January 3, 2011 |
110th 111th |
Elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Retired to run for U.S. Senator. |
Larry Bucshon (Evansville) |
Republican |
January 3, 2011 – present |
112th 113th 114th 115th 116th 117th 118th |
Elected in 2010. Re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Re-elected in 2022.
Retiring at end of term. |