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 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
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
Incumbent Mitch Daniels won re-election easily, even though Barack Obama won the state narrowly on the Presidential level.
Attorney General
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.
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