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2008 Indiana elections
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Indiana elections, 2008 Indiana presidential no 2006 2010 November 4th, 2008
Many state and local elections took place in the U.S. state of Indiana on November 4, 2008.
Presidential
2008 United States presidential election in Indiana
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 House of Representatives
2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana
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, 2008Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of RepresentativesPartyVotesPercentageSeats+/–Democratic1,388,96351.89%5 -Republican1,240,57746.34%4 -Libertarian47,3061.77%0 -Independents4<0.01%0 -Totals2,676,850100.00%9-
Governor
2008 Indiana gubernatorial election
Incumbent Mitch Daniels won re-election easily, even though Barack Obama won the state narrowly on the Presidential level.2008 Indiana gubernatorial electionhttp://www.in.gov/apps/sos/election/general/general2008?page=office&countyID=-1&officeID=37&districtID=937&candidate= Indiana General Election November 4, 2008, Statewide Indiana Secretary of State 2008-11-04 2008-11-07
Republican Party (United States) Mitch Daniels (incumbent) 1,563,885 57.8% +4.6
Democratic Party (United States) Jill Long Thompson 1,082,463 40.1% -5.4
Libertarian Party (United States) Andy Horning 57,376 2.1% +0.8
No party Write-Ins 27 0.0% —
481,422
2,703,751 62%
Republican Party (United States)
Attorney General
2008 Indiana Attorney General election
Incumbent Steve Carter chose not to run for re-election, Republicans nominated Greg Zoeller, while Democrats nominated Linda Pence. Greg Zoeller won by 38,863 votes.2008 Indiana attorney general election results2008 Attorney General General Election Results - Indiana https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?fips=18&year=2008&f=0&off=9&elect=0 US Election Atlas June 1, 2026
Republican Party (United States) Greg Zoeller 1,318,147 50.75% -7.43%
Democratic Party (United States) Linda Pence 1,279,284 49.25% +9.33%
2,597,431 100.00%
Republican Party (United States)
160px|thumb|Results by county
Zoeller: #E27F7F 50–60% #D75D5D 60–70%
Pence: #7996E2 50–60% #6674DE 60–70%
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