2008 Indiana elections

Many state and local elections took place in the U.S. state of Indiana on November 4, 2008.

Presidential

For the first time since 1964, the Democrats won Indiana in a presidential election. Barack Obama, a U.S. senator from the neighboring state of Illinois, won Indiana by a margin of 1.03%

United States House of Representatives

The Democrats had just won a decisive victory in 2006, after picking up 3 Republican-held seats. Democrats were on to win it again.

United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana, 2008^[1]
Party	Votes	Percentage	Seats	+/–
	Democratic	1,388,963	51.89%	5	-
	Republican	1,240,577	46.34%	4	-
	Libertarian	47,306	1.77%	0	-
	Independents	4	<0.01%	0	-
Totals	2,676,850	100.00%	9	-

Governor

Incumbent Mitch Daniels won re-election easily, even though Barack Obama won the state narrowly on the Presidential level.

2008 Indiana gubernatorial election^[2]
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Mitch Daniels (incumbent)	1,563,885	57.8%	+4.6
	Democratic	Jill Long Thompson	1,082,463	40.1%	−5.4
	Libertarian	Andy Horning	57,376	2.1%	+0.8
	No party	Write-Ins	27	0.0%	—
Majority	481,422
Turnout	2,703,751	62%
	Republican hold	Swing

Attorney General

As Incumbent Steve Carter chose not to run for re-election, Republican Greg Zoeller was the Republican nominee, while Democrats nominated Linda Pence. Greg Zoeller won by 400,000 votes.

Results by county

Zoeller:

  50–60%

  60–70%

Pence:

  50–60%

  60–70%

References

↑ Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives
↑ "Indiana General Election November 4, 2008, Statewide". Indiana Secretary of State. November 4, 2008. Retrieved November 7, 2008.

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[1] Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives

[2] "Indiana General Election November 4, 2008, Statewide". Indiana Secretary of State. November 4, 2008. Retrieved November 7, 2008.

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