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Elections / 2008 · Governor · IN

Mitch Daniels won Indiana's 2008 governor's race.

Mitch Daniels (Republican) led by 17.7 points statewide.

Statewide result
Indiana 2008 governor — certified statewide results.
CandidatePartyVotesShare
Mitch DanielsRRepublican1,563,88557.8%
Jill Long ThompsonDDemocratic1,082,46340.1%

Statewide returns compiled from the Wikipedia gubernatorial-election article for this cycle, which aggregates the official state canvass returns it cites. No county map before the precinct era.

presidential baselinePresident 2008D+1.0Governor 2008R+18.2vs. baselineR+19.2

Indiana's 2008 governor race ran 19.2 points more Republican than the presidential race on the same ballot.

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