Brad Ellsworth, a conservative Democrat, handily defeated John Hostettler, the six-term Republican.

Other prominent supporters of the amendment included Representatives Brad Ellsworth, Marcy Kaptur, Kathy Dahlkemper, Daniel Lipinski, and Chris Smith.

Brad Ellsworth, a conservative Democrat, trounced John Hostettler, the six-term Republican, who had a reputation as a colorful maverick.

It was a great day for conservative Democrats like Heath Shuler in North Carolina and Brad Ellsworth in Indiana.

The district was previously represented by Brad Ellsworth, a moderate Democrat.

Upon Sen. Evan Bayh's announcement he would not seek re-election in 2010, two-term Democratic incumbent Brad Ellsworth decided to run for the United States Senate seat.

A Democratic candidate like Brad Ellsworth, the sheriff of Vanderburgh County in Indiana, is already carefully differentiating himself from his national party leaders.

This was an open seat as Democratic incumbent Brad Ellsworth ran for the U.S. Senate.

In Indiana, Brad Ellsworth, the Vanderburgh County sheriff, criticized Representative John Hostettler, a Republican, for his vote against the Hurricane Katrina aid package.