Evans was elected as a
Democrat to the
Ninety-fourth Congress as well as to the three succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1975 - January 3, 1983). After the 1980 census, the Republican-controlled
Indiana General Assembly radically altered Evans' 6th District, turning it into a heavily Republican district centered on Indianapolis' wealthy northern suburbs. It appeared that the district was redrawn for
State Senator Dan Burton. In the process, Evans' home was moved into the neighboring 10th District of fellow Democrat
Andy Jacobs. Rather than face almost certain defeat in the 6th, Evans ran against Jacobs in the Democratic primary for the 10th and was soundly defeated. He was succeeded by Burton, who would hold the seat (now numbered as the 5th District) for 30 years. ==Later career ==