Electoral History
| United States House of Representatives General Election, 2006 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Brad Ellsworth | 131,019 | 61.0% | ||
| Republican | John Hostettler (incumbent) | 83,704 | 39.0% | ||
| Turnout | 214,723 | 46% | |||
| Democratic gain from Republican | Swing | ||||
| United States House of Representatives General Election, 2008 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Brad Ellsworth (incumbent) | 188,693 | 64.7% | +3.7% | |
| Republican | Greg Goode | 102,769 | 35.3% | ||
| Turnout | 291,462 | 60% | |||
| Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
| United States Senate General election results, 2010 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | Dan Coats | 952,116 | 54.60% | +17.37% | |
| Democratic | Brad Ellsworth | 697,775 | 40.01% | -21.64% | |
| Libertarian | Rebecca Sink-Burris | 94,330 | 5.39% | +4.27% | |
| Majority | 254,341 | 14.58% | |||
| Total votes | 1,743,921 | 100% | |||
| Republican gain from Democratic | Swing | ||||
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