The newly created state of Indiana elected its sole member of the U.S. House of Representatives in August 1816, in advance of statehood, to represent .
Democratic-Republican
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William Hendricks was elected with 80.2% of the vote over
Allen Thom who received 19.7% of the vote.
The state was admitted December 11, 1816 and the new member was admitted on that day to the
14th Congress which would end March 3, 1817.
Hendricks was
re-elected August 4, 1817 to the
15th Congress.
See also
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1817 United States House of Representatives election in Indiana
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List of United States representatives from Indiana
References
1816
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