2004 Indiana elections

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Indiana elections, 2004
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  2002 2004 2006  

Presidential

[1]

2004 United States presidential election in Indiana [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican George Walker Bush (Incumbent)1,479,43859.94%
Democratic John Forbes Kerry 969,01139.26%
Libertarian Michael Badnarik 18,0580.73%
Write In Ralph Nader 1,3280.1%
Write In David Cobb 1020.0%
Write In John Joseph Kennedy 370.0%
Write In Walt Brown 220.0%
Write In Lawson Mitchell Bone 60.0%
Majority510,42720.68%
Turnout 2,468,00258%

Senate

Popular Incumbent Evan Bayh won by a considerably large margin, even as George W. Bush won this state by 20 points at the national level.

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General election results [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Evan Bayh (incumbent) 1,496,976 61.7%
Republican Marvin Scott 903,91337.2%
Libertarian Albert Barger27,3441.1%
Total votes2,428,233 100.0%
Democratic hold
2004 United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana
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  2002 November 2, 2004 (2004-11-02) 2006  

All 9 Indiana seats to the United States House of Representatives
 Majority partyMinority party
 
Party Republican Democratic
Last election63
Seats won72
Seat changeIncrease2.svg1Decrease2.svg1
Popular vote1,381,699999,082
Percentage57.18%41.35%
SwingIncrease2.svg1.92%Decrease2.svg0.76%

House

United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana, 2004 [4]
PartyVotesPercentageSeats+/–
Republican 1,381,69957.18%7+1
Democratic 999,08241.35%2-1
Libertarian 35,4701.47%0-
Totals2,416,251100.00%9-

Governor

Indiana gubernatorial election, 2004 [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Mitch Daniels 1,302,912 53.21% +11.54%
Democratic Joe Kernan (incumbent)1,113,90045.49%-11.06%
Libertarian Kenn Gividen31,6641.29%-0.48%
Write-ins220.00%
Majority189,0127.72%-7.16%
Turnout 2,448,49857%
Republican gain from Democratic Swing

Incumbent Joe Kernan lost in an upset against Mitch Daniels (former Director of the Office of Management and Budget under George W. Bush), this was the first time that the Republicans had held the office in 16 years, and that the Republican Party had control of most of the most important statewide offices

Attorney General

Incumbent Republican Steve Carter won with 59% of the vote against Democrat Joseph Hogsett (former Secretary of State and Chair of the Indiana Democratic Party)

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