8th District
The eighth district runs along the western border of Indiana/Illinois as well as southwest Indiana. It is the largest district in area in Indiana. It has been nicknamed the "Bloody Eighth" for its hard-fought campaigns and political reversals. The district consists of the counties of Clay, Daviess, Dubois, Gibson, Greene, Knox, Martin, Owen, Parke, Perry, Pike, Posey, Spencer, Sullivan, Vanderburgh, Vermillion, Vigo and Warrick, and a portion of Crawford county and includes the cities of Terre Haute, Vincennes, and Evansville, Indiana's third largest city.
The 8th District is represented by Republican Larry Bucshon.
Read more about this topic: Indiana's Congressional Districts
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