2004 Indiana elections

Indiana elections, 2004

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The Indiana general election was held on November 2, 2004. Primary elections took place on May 4, 2004.

Federal elections

President

Main article: 2004 United States presidential election in Indiana

United States presidential election in Indiana, 2004 ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	George W. Bush (Incumbent)	1,479,438	59.94%
	Democratic	John Kerry	969,011	39.26%
	Libertarian	Michael Badnarik	18,058	0.73%
	Write In	Ralph Nader	1,328	0.1%
	Write In	David Cobb	102	0.0%
	Write In	John Joseph Kennedy	37	0.0%
	Write In	Walt Brown	22	0.0%
	Write In	Lawson Mitchell Bone	6	0.0%
Majority			510,427	20.68%
Turnout			2,468,002	58%

Senate

Main article: 2004 United States Senate election in Indiana

Incumbent Democratic Senator Evan Bayh easily defeated Republican nominee Marvin Scott, a sociology professor at Butler University. ^[2]

United States Senate election in Indiana, 2004 ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Evan Bayh (incumbent)	1,496,976	61.7%
	Republican	Marvin Scott	903,913	37.2%
	Libertarian	Albert Barger	27,344	1.1%
Total votes			2,428,233	100.0%
	Democratic hold

House

Main article: 2004 United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana

United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana, 2004
Party		Votes	Percentage	Seats	+/–
	Republican	1,381,699	57.18%	7	+1
	Democratic	999,082	41.35%	2	-1
	Libertarian	35,470	1.47%	0	-
Totals		2,416,251	100.00%	9	-

State elections

Governor

Main article: 2004 Indiana gubernatorial election

Incumbent Democratic governor Joe Kernan lost in an upset against Republican nominee Mitch Daniels, former Director of the Office of Management and Budget under George W. Bush. It was the first time that the Republicans had held the office in 16 years. ^[4]

Indiana gubernatorial election, 2004 ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Mitch Daniels	1,302,912	53.21%	+11.54%
	Democratic	Joe Kernan (incumbent)	1,113,900	45.49%	−11.06%
	Libertarian	Kenn Gividen	31,664	1.29%	−0.48%
	Write-ins		22	0.00%
Majority			189,012	7.72%	−7.16%
Turnout			2,448,498	57%
	Republican gain from Democratic		Swing

Results by county

Carter:

•   40–50%
•   50–60%
•   60–70%
•   70–80%

Hogsett:

•   40–50%
•   50–60%

Attorney general

Main article: 2004 Indiana Attorney General election

Incumbent Republican attorney general Steve Carter defeated Democratic nominee Joe Hogsett, former Indiana secretary of state and former chair of the Indiana Democratic Party. ^[6]

2004 Indiana Attorney General election results ^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Steve Carter	1,389,640	58.18%	+6.90%
	Democratic	Joe Hogsett	953,500	39.92%	−6.64%
	Libertarian	Aaron T. Milewski	45,212	1.89%	−0.27%
Total votes			2,388,352	100.00%
	Republican hold

References

1. "Official General Election Results for US president (2004)" (PDF). p. 30. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 13, 2009. Retrieved July 17, 2009.
2. Groppe, Maureen (November 3, 2004). "Bayh easily wins 2nd term over Republican challenger". The Indianapolis Star. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "2004 Senatorial General Election Results - Indiana". US Election Atlas. Retrieved October 29, 2026.
4. Tully, Matthew; Schneider, Mary Beth (November 3, 2004). "Daniels vows changes to government, economy after ending Democratic rule". The Indianapolis Star. pp. 1, 9 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "2004 Gubernatorial General Election Results - Indiana". US Election Atlas. Retrieved October 29, 2026.
6. Tuohy, John (November 3, 2004). "Voters re-elect GOP's Carter". The Indianapolis Star. p. 23 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "2004 Attorney General General Election Results - Indiana". US Election Atlas. Retrieved May 31, 2026.