2008 Indiana elections
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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 managed to win 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+8 | R+4 | R+16 | R+17 | R+20 | R+11 | D+9 | R+9 | R+7 |
| CQ Rating[1] | Safe D | Safe D | Leans R | Safe R | Safe R | Safe R | Safe D | Safe D | D 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] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
| 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
References
- ^ "Balance of Power Scorecard: House". CQ Politics. May 11, 2008. Archived from the original on October 28, 2010. Retrieved May 11, 2008.
- ^ 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.