2008 Indiana elections
The Indiana Elections took place on November 4, 2008.
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Presidential
For the first time since 1964, the Democrats managed to win the election in Indiana at the presidential level. Barack Obama won this state by 1.03%
United States Senate
There was no Senate election in 2008
United States House of Representatives
| District makeup | |||||||||
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| 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] | |||||
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| 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 | % | ±% | |
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| 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. 2008-05-11. Archived from the original on October 28, 2010. Retrieved 2008-05-11.
- Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives
- "Indiana General Election November 4, 2008, Statewide". Indiana Secretary of State. 2008-11-04. Retrieved 2008-11-07.
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