Nov 4, 2008
Incumbents pulled off a sweep in Indiana's major elections in 2008.
Governor Mitch Daniels (pictured left) easily beat DFL challenger Jill Long Thompson, while all nine incumbent members of the House of Representatives returned to Washington - and they all won fairly easily.
Indiana Democratic Senator Evan Bayh's term expires in 2010, while Republican Dick Lugar is up for re-election in 2012.
Indiana awarded it's 11 electoral votes to Barack Obama.
2008 Indiana Election Winners
| Indiana Governor | ||
| Mitchell Daniels Incumbent (58%) REP | ||
| Also on the ballot: Jill Long Thompson (DFL - 40%); Andy Horning (LIB - 2%) | ||
| Indiana 1st District | ||
| Peter J Visclosky Incumbent (71%) DFL | ||
| Also on the ballot: Mark Leyva (REP - 27%); Jeff Duensing (LIB - 2%) | ||
| Indiana 2nd District | ||
| Joe Donnelly Incumbent (67%) DFL | ||
| Also on the ballot: Luke Puckett (REP - 30%); Mark Vogel (LIB - 3%) | ||
| Indiana 3rd District | ||
| Mark Souder Incumbent (55%) REP | ||
| Also on the ballot: Michael Montagano (DFL - 40%); William Larson (LIB - 5%) | ||
| Indiana 4th District | ||
| Steve Buyer Incumbent (60%) REP | ||
| Also on the ballot: Nels Ackerson (DFL - 40%) | ||
| Indiana 5th District | ||
| Dan Burton Incumbent (66%) REP | ||
| Also on the ballot: Mary Etta Ruley (DFL - 34%) | ||
| Indiana 6th District | ||
| Mike Pence Incumbent (64%) REP | ||
| Also on the ballot: Barry Welsh (DFL - 33%); George Holland (LIB - 3%) | ||
| Indiana 7th District | ||
| Andre Carson Incumbent (65%) DFL | ||
| Also on the ballot: Gabrielle Campo (REP - 35%) | ||
| Indiana 8th District | ||
| Brad Ellsworth Incumbent (65%) DFL | ||
| Also on the ballot: Greg Goode (REP - 35%) | ||
| Indiana 9th District | ||
| Baron Hill Incumbent (57%) DFL | ||
| Also on the ballot: Mike Sodrel (REP - 39%); Eric Schansberg (LIB - 4%) | ||
Every attempt is made to insure the accuracy of the above information, however accuracy is not guaranteed.
Web hosting services provided by Netlink Communications, Inc.
