CQ Risk Rating: Safe Democrat 
| GENERAL ELECTION: NOVEMBER 7, 2000 |
|
| Julia Carson (D) | 91,689 | 59% |
| Marvin B. Scott (R) | 62,233 | 40% |
| Na'llah Ali (LIBERT) | 2,780 | 2% |
| PRIMARY ELECTION: MAY 2, 2000 |
|
| | Votes | Percentage | | Democratic |
| Julia Carson | 22,891 | 90% |
| Ralph Spelbring | 1,639 | 6% |
| Bobby Hidalgo | 956 | 4% |
| | Republican |
| Marvin B. Scott | 11,041 | 58% |
| Tony Samuel | 7,877 | 42% |
Source: Congressional Quarterly. To suggest updates and corrections: politics.feedback@cq.com
Major Industry | Population | Cities | People | Race | Median Household Income | Unusual Features
INDIANA 10
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Central - Indianapolis
Indiana's largest concentration of minorities lives in the urban 10th,
which houses one of the state's largest white-collar workforces but also has
one of its lowest median incomes. Four times bigger than Fort Wayne, the
state's next-largest city, Indianapolis is the state's capital as well as
its banking and commercial center. Heavy industry also plays a role in the
city's economy, with a few automotive plants hanging on despite industry
downturns.
Indianapolis has a reputation for being one of the nation's most
conservative metropolitan areas - although Democratic, the 10th tends to
support moderate candidates. But in 1998, the 10th elected Indiana's most
socially liberal Democratic representative to a second term. The district
also threw strong support to Clinton in 1992 and '96.
Large minority populations in central Indianapolis form the 10th's
Democratic core. The joint Indiana U.-Purdue U. campus is here, and some
communities are up to 65 percent black. In the city's northern tier,
white-collar residents are some of the wealthiest in the state. These
communities are more receptive to Republican candidates and supported them
heavily for state office in the 1990s.
In the southern part of the district, blue-collar, mostly white
populations built around the city's manufacturing industry are more socially
conservative and generally supported Republicans on the local level in the
1990s.
Major Industry
Manufacturing, health care, higher education, financial services
Population
554,797 (1990)
Cities
Indianapolis (pt.), 517,952; Lawrence (pt.), 20,008; Beech Grove (pt.),
10.434 (1990)
People
100% urban; 12% age 65+ (ranks ninth of 10 in state; middle third
nationally); 43% married couples, 20% married couples with children; 17%
college educated (ranks second of 10 in state; middle third nationally); 57%
white collar (ranks second of 10 in state; middle third nationally), 27%
blue collar (ranks ninth of 10 in state; middle third nationally) (1990)
Race
69% white, 30% black, 1% Asian; 1% Hispanic origin (1990)
Median Household Income
$25,304 (ranks ninth of 10 in state; bottom third nationally) (1990)
Unusual Features
President Benjamin Harrison's family home; John Dillinger's gravesite.
Source: Congressional Quarterly (Updated April 1999)
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