2008 Indiana Democratic presidential primary

none June 2025 September 2023 2008 Democratic Party presidential primaries 2008 Indiana Democratic presidential primary Indiana presidential no 2004 Indiana Democratic presidential primary 2004 2016 Indiana Democratic presidential primary 2016 2008 05 6 85 Democratic National Convention delegates(72 pledged, 13 unpledged) SDEs State delegate equivalents (SDEs) are used to calculate how many delegates each candidate gets both in each district and on state-level. The statewide total includes the four district SDE results as well as the SDE result from the satellite caucuses outside the state. Hillary_Rodham_Clinton-cropped.jpg Hillary Clinton d4aa00 New York 646,235 50.56% 38 Barack Obama Senate portrait crop.jpg Barack Obama 800080 Illinois 632,061 49.44% 34 250px 250px Primary results by county Clinton: #f1c98b 50–60% #e6b263 60–70% #d99a39 70–80%Obama: #cf94cf 50–60% #bd6fbd 60–70% GU NC right|thumb|200px|Hillary Clinton and Evan Bayh campaigning in Terre Haute, Indiana The 2008 Indiana Democratic presidential primary took place on May 6, 2008. It was an open primary with 72 delegates at stake. The winner in each of Indiana's nine congressional districts was awarded all of that district's delegates, totaling 47. Another 25 delegates were awarded to the statewide winner, Hillary Clinton. The 72 delegates represented Indiana at the Democratic National Convention in Denver, Colorado. Twelve other unpledged delegates, known as superdelegates, also attended the convention and cast their votes. Obama and Clinton were the only two candidates on the ballot in Indiana. Polls were opened in the state from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m., prevailing local time.http://www.in.gov/sos/08_IN_Primary_%20Media_Kit.pdf 2008 Indiana Primary Media Kit 2008-05-06 Todd Rokita Todd Rokita https://web.archive.org/web/20080529202302/http://www.in.gov/sos/08_IN_Primary_%20Media_Kit.pdf 2008-05-29 dead (Most of the state is on Eastern Daylight Time (UTC-4), but 12 counties in the Evansville and Gary Metropolitan Areas are on Central Daylight Time (UTC-5).) Clinton narrowly defeated Obama to win the primary. Polling Statewide opinion polling for the April, May, and June 2008 Democratic Party presidential primaries#Indiana In the last polling conducted before the primary from May 4 to May 5, Obama led Clinton by a statistically insignificant 45-43 percent with 7 percent undecided in a 3.9-percent margin of error.http://www.zogby.com/news/ReadNews.dbm?ID=1499 Zogby Poll: Obama Expands Lead in NC; Dems Still Biting Nails in Indiana! 2008-05-06 2008-05-06 May 6, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080506103110/http://www.zogby.com/news/ReadNews.dbm?ID=1499 dead Superdelegates There were 13 superdelegates up for grabs, who were not bound by the primary results.http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080306/NEWS05/803060462/1008/LOCAL19 Suddenly we matter 2008-03-06 2008-03-06 Indianapolis Star https://web.archive.org/web/20080311060144/http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F20080306%2FNEWS05%2F803060462%2F1008%2FLOCAL19 2008-03-11 dead Indiana Superdelegates Superdelegate Position Endorsement Joe Andrew Former DNC Chairman Barack Obama, after switching from Hillary Rodham Clintonhttp://www.wlfi.com/Global/story.asp?S=7854999 Clinton campaign takes a hit today 2008-05-01 2008-05-01 WTHR Channel 13 https://web.archive.org/web/20080418123606/http://www.wlfi.com/Global/story.asp?S=7854999 2008-04-18 dead Evan Bayh Junior U.S. Senator from Indiana Hillary Rodham Clinton Cordelia Lewis Burks Indiana Democratic Party Vice Chairwoman Barack Obama André Carson U.S. Representative – IN-07 Barack Obamahttp://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080416/NEWS0502/80416030 Rep. Andre Carson endorses Obama 2008-04-16 2008-04-16 Indianapolis Star dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120319204921/http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F20080416%2FNEWS0502%2F80416030 March 19, 2012 Phoebe Crane DNC Member Hillary Rodham Clintonhttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/sandy-kaczmarski/superdelegates-in-focus-_b_89152.html Superdelegates In Focus: Indiana's Phoebe Crane And Iowa's Scott Brennan 2008-02-29 2008-03-06 The Huffington Post Joe Donnelly U.S. Representative – IN-02 Barack Obamahttp://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080513/NEWS0502/805130391 Indiana superdelegate supports Obama 2008-05-13 2008-05-13 Indianapolis Star dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120402195749/http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F20080513%2FNEWS0502%2F805130391 April 2, 2012 Brad Ellsworth U.S. Representative – IN-08 Hillary Rodham Clintonhttp://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2008/05/the-ellsworth-e.html The Ellsworth Endorsement 2008-05-08 2008-05-13 ABC News https://web.archive.org/web/20080512143926/http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2008/05/the-ellsworth-e.html 2008-05-12 dead Baron Hill U.S. Representative – IN-09 Barack Obamahttp://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080430/NEWS0502/80430027 Obama picks up Baron Hill support 2008-04-30 2008-04-30 Indianapolis Star dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120319205029/http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F20080430%2FNEWS0502%2F80430027 March 19, 2012 Joe Hogsett Former Indiana Secretary of State Barack Obamahttp://www.wishtv.com/Global/story.asp?S=8567590&nav=menu35_15 Obama will need Clinton's help to capture state in general election 2008-06-27 2008-06-29 WISH-TV June 2023 InternetArchiveBot yes Dan Parker Indiana Democratic Party Chairman Hillary Rodham Clintonhttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/off-the-bus-reporter/dnc-indiana-superdelegate_b_88993.html DNC Indiana Superdelegates 2008-02-28 2008-03-06 The Huffington Post Bob Pastrick DNC Member Hillary Rodham Clinton Connie Thurman DNC Member Barack Obama Peter Visclosky U.S. Representative – IN-01 Barack Obamahttp://www.wishtv.com/global/story.asp?s=8326946 Ellsworth is last named and uncommitted superdelegate 2008-05-14 2008-05-14 Wish-TV August 2024 InternetArchiveBot yes Results Results of the 2008 Democratic Party presidential primaries Primary date: May 6, 2008 2008 Indiana Democratic presidential primary results PartyCandidateVotesPercentageDelegates Democratic Hillary Clinton 646,235 50.56% 38 Democratic Barack Obama 632,061 49.44% 34 Totals 1,278,296 100.00% 72 Voter turnout % — The day on which the Indiana primary occurred was known as Super Tuesday III. Along with North Carolina, which held its primary on the same day, this was largely considered the "Waterloo" of the Democratic primaries. Obama had been under fire for controversial remarks made by the Reverend Jeremiah Wright and was not initially expected to do well in Indiana, a state with similar demographics to Ohio and Pennsylvania, so pulling out a narrow loss was perceived as successful by the media. Further hurting Clinton's campaign was the time-zone difference; her double-digit defeat in North Carolina was reported in prime time, and the news of the slim victory in Indiana had come too late. MSNBC's Tim Russert said that Clinton "did not get the game-changer she wanted tonight" and "We now know who the Democratic nominee will be."https://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/08/us/politics/08recon.html?partner=rssnyt The Long Road to a Clinton Exit 2008-06-08 2008-06-22 The New York Times Peter Baker Jim Rutenberg Analysis Hillary Rodham Clinton's narrow win in the Indiana Democratic primary can be traced to a number of factors. According to exit polls, 78 percent of voters in the Indiana Democratic Party were Caucasian and they opted for Clinton 60–40 percent compared to the 17 percent of voters who were African American who backed Obama by a margin of 89–11. Obama won young voters under the age of 40 by a margin of 59–41 while Clinton won older voters over the age of 40 by a margin of 58–42. The results varied according to socioeconomic class in Indiana. Obama won extremely poor voters with less than a $15,000 family income by a margin of 58–42. Clinton won middle class voters with family incomes of $15,000-$75,000 by a margin of 53–47. Obama won upper middle voters with a family income of $75,000-$100,000 by a margin of 51–49 while Clinton won more affluent voters with incomes of over $100,000 by a margin of 54–46 percent. Clinton won less educated voters (high school graduates backed her 54–46 while those with some college and/or an associate degree supported her 55–45) while Obama won more educated voters (college graduates and those with postgraduate studies both backed him 56–44). Clinton won self-identified Democrats, who made up 67 percent of the electorate, by a margin of 52–48 as well as self-identified Republicans, who made up 10 percent of the electorate, by a margin of 54–46; Obama won Independents, who made up 23 percent of the electorate, by a margin of 54–46. Obama won voters who identified themselves as liberal while Clinton won voters who said they were moderate and/or conservative. Regarding religion, Clinton won Protestants by a margin of 51–49 percent along with Roman Catholics by a margin of 61–39 percent; Obama won voters who identified with other religions by a margin of 60–40 as well as atheists/agnostics by a margin of 57–43.January 2026 Clinton performed well statewide through Indiana, winning most of the counties. Obama performed best in Marion County, which contains the state capital and heavily African American largest city of Indianapolis as well as the Indianapolis suburbs. He also won Northeast Indiana, which is anchored in Allen County by Fort Wayne. Clinton performed best in Southern Indiana along the Ohio River with neighboring Kentucky, as well as East Central Indiana and Northern Indiana, although the latter to a lesser extent. Obama also won Lake County in Northwest Indiana, which contains Gary and is a part of the Chicago Metropolitan Area, in addition to St. Joseph County, which contains South Bend and the University of Notre Dame. He also won Monroe County, containing the left-wing city of Bloomington, home to Indiana University. Clinton won Vanderburgh County, which contains Evansville, as well as Vigo County, which contains Terre Haute.January 2026 Obama's active campaigning in Indiana during the primary is widely believed to be a cause of his narrow win in this heavily Republican state in the 2008 general election against John McCain.January 2026 Charges of election fraud On April 3, 2012, four St. Joseph County Democratic officials had charges filed against them for allegedly forging Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton primary petitions during the 2008 election. Authorities charged that the scheme to submit the fake petitions for Obama was put together at the local county Democratic headquarters.January 2026 Under state law, presidential candidates need to qualify with 500 signatures from each of Indiana's nine congressional districts. Indiana elections officials said that in St. Joseph County, which is the 2nd Congressional District, the Obama campaign qualified with 534 signatures; Clinton's camp had 704. The signatures, which were certified by the elections board, were never challenged. If the number of legitimate signatures for Obama or Clinton had been challenged and had fallen below the legal requirement of 500, they could have been removed from the state ballot. Reports previously put the number of phony signatures for both candidates at about 150, but state investigators plucked names from the petitions at random and cited only 20 individual alleged forgeries as part of their case.https://www.foxnews.com/politics/4-indiana-dems-charged-with-election-fraud-in-2008-presidential-race 4 Indiana Dems charged with election fraud in 2008 presidential race 2012-04-03 2012-04-03 Fox News Two officials, former St. Joseph County Democratic party Chairman Butch Morgan Jr. and former county Board of Elections worker Dustin Blythe, were both found guilty of various felonies associated with their faking petitions that enabled Obama to get on the presidential primary ballot in 2008.http://ireport.cnn.com/docs/DOC-964323 Indiana Election Officials Convicted of Felony Voter Fraud 2013-04-28 2016-01-27 CNN iReport See also 2008 Democratic Party presidential primaries 2008 Indiana Republican presidential primary References External links IN Secretary of State - Primary Election Result Indiana Democratic 2008