2008 Indiana elections

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

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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 Senate

There was no Senate election in 2008 in Indiana.

United States House of Representatives

District makeup
District 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th
Incumbent Pete Visclosky Joe Donnelly Mark Souder Steve Buyer Dan Burton Mike Pence André Carson Brad Ellsworth Baron Hill
CPVI D+8R+4R+16R+17R+20R+11D+9R+9R+7
CQ Rating [1] Safe DSafe DLeans RSafe RSafe RSafe RSafe DSafe DD Favored

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 [2]
PartyVotesPercentageSeats+/–
Democratic 1,388,96351.89%5-
Republican 1,240,57746.34%4-
Libertarian 47,3061.77%0-
Independents4<0.01%0-
Totals2,676,850100.00%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 [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Mitch Daniels (incumbent) 1,563,885 57.8% +4.6
Democratic Jill Long Thompson 1,082,46340.1%−5.4
Libertarian Andy Horning57,3762.1%+0.8
No party Write-Ins 270.0%—
Majority 481,422
Turnout 2,703,75162%
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.

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Results by county
Zoeller:
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
Pence:
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%

References

  1. ↑ "Balance of Power Scorecard: House". CQ Politics. May 11, 2008. Archived from the original on October 28, 2010. Retrieved May 11, 2008.
  2. ↑ Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives
  3. ↑ "Indiana General Election November 4, 2008, Statewide". Indiana Secretary of State. November 4, 2008. Retrieved November 7, 2008.
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