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The 2008 Indiana gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 2008. Incumbent Republican nominee Mitch Daniels was challenged by Democratic nominee Jill Long Thompson and Libertarian nominee Andy Horning. Daniels easily won reelection, defeating Long Thompson by over 17 points. Despite Daniels' landslide victory, Barack Obamanarrowly carried Indiana in the concurrent presidential election; the only Democratic candidate to do so since 1964. As of 2024, this is the last election Marion County (containing the state's largest city, Indianapolis) would vote Republican for governor and a statewide race.

Primaries

May 6, 2008 – Democratic and Republican primary elections.

October 6, 2008 – Deadline for voter registration for the general election.

Democratic

On the Democratic side, Indianapolis businessman Jim Schellinger and former U.S. Representative Jill Long Thompson announced their candidacies. Indiana Senate Minority Leader Richard Young also ran early, but dropped out of the race well before the primary. Schellinger raised over $1 million in campaign funds, with support of key Democratic officials such as former Indiana House SpeakerJohn R. Gregg, former Indianapolis MayorBart Peterson and U.S. Representative Julia Carson.[1] Long Thompson's support came from Democrats such as popular former U.S. Representative Andrew Jacobs, Jr. and former Indiana First Lady Maggie Kernan.[2]

The contest was very close. The difference between the two was 13,769 votes out of over 1.1 million cast, a difference of 1.1%. Both Long Thompson and Schellinger won various counties from many different political geographies of the state. Schellinger narrowly beat Long Thompson in heavily populated Marion County, home of Indianapolis. Long Thompson trounced Schellinger in Allen County, home of Fort Wayne, the second most populous city in the state. Many attribute her very narrow statewide victory to her strong performance in Allen County. Schellinger also did well in Evansville and the Indianapolis suburbs. Long Thompson and Schellinger basically split the rural vote. It was one of the closest statewide primaries in state history, and also had the highest turnout of any Indiana non-presidential primary. Schellinger called Long Thompson around 5 a.m. the day after the election to concede. He pledged her his full support.

County results:
Long Thompson
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
Schellinger
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%

On June 16, Long Thompson announced that her running mate and the Democratic nominee for Lieutenant Governor would be longtime State Representative Dennie Oxley.[4]

Republican

On June 16, 2007, incumbent Governor Mitch Daniels announced he was running for reelection with his Lieutenant Governor Becky Skillman. He was unopposed in the Republican primary.

Libertarian

Andy Horning, an engineer, Libertarian Party activist and frequent candidate, ran unopposed for his party's nomination. He appeared on the November ballot with Lisa Kelly as running mate.

General election

Debates

Three debates organized by the Indiana Debate Commission were held:[5]

Predictions

Polling

Polling had largely shown Daniels with a slight lead over both Long Thompson and Schellinger. Long Thompson later slipped further behind Daniels in most polls. In the last polls before the election, conducted by Public Policy Polling (November 2, 2008), Daniels led Long Thompson 60% to 37%.

Results

By county

Daniels won 79 of Indiana's counties compared to 13 for Long Thompson.[12]

Condados que pasaron de republicanos a demócratas
  • Suiza (Ciudad más grande: Vevay ) (anteriormente empatados)
  • Crawford (Ciudad más grande: Marengo ) (anteriormente empatados)
Condados que pasaron de ser demócratas a republicanos.

Referencias

  1. ↑ "Schellinger para gobernador: Apoyos" . JimSchellinger.com. Archivado del original el 7 de abril de 2008. Consultado el 26 de abril de 2008 .
  2. ↑ "Hoosiers for Jill: Noticias" . HoosiersforJill.com . Consultado el 26 de abril de 2008 .
  3. 1 2 Resultados de las primarias demócratas en in.gov Archivado el 2 de diciembre de 2008 en Wayback Machine
  4. ↑ "Oxley se une a Long Thompson en la candidatura demócrata" . HoosiersforJill.com. 16 de junio de 2008. Consultado el 26 de junio de 2008 .
  5. ↑ "Debates para gobernador" . Comisión de Debates de Indiana. 1 de octubre de 2008. Consultado el 23 de octubre de 2008 .
  6. ↑ "Debate final para la gobernación de Indiana el martes por la noche" . Associated Press. 14 de octubre de 2008. Consultado el 23 de octubre de 2008 .
  7. ↑ "Calificaciones de la carrera por gobernador de 2008" . The Cook Political Report . Consultado el 4 de marzo de 2021 .
  8. ↑ "Calificaciones para gobernadores de 2008" . Calificaciones para gobernadores . The Rothenberg Political Report . Consultado el 25 de mayo de 2021 .
  9. ↑ "LA ÚLTIMA PALABRA Las proyecciones finales de la bola de cristal para las elecciones de 2008" . Bola de cristal de Sabato . Consultado el 25 de diciembre de 2021 .
  10. ↑ "Elecciones a gobernador de Indiana de 2008" . RealClearPolitics . 4 de noviembre de 2008. Consultado el 5 de marzo de 2021 .
  11. ↑ "Elecciones generales de Indiana del 4 de noviembre de 2008, en todo el estado" . Secretaría de Estado de Indiana. 4 de noviembre de 2008. Consultado el 7 de noviembre de 2008 .
  12. ↑ "Elecciones generales de Indiana del 4 de noviembre de 2008, por condado" . Secretaría de Estado de Indiana. 4 de noviembre de 2008. Consultado el 9 de noviembre de 2008 .
  • Elecciones de la Secretaría de Estado de Indiana
  • Candidatos a gobernador de Indiana en Project Vote Smart
  • Elecciones a gobernador de Indiana según OurCampaigns.com
  • Rastreador de resultados de las elecciones a gobernador de Indiana de 2008
  • Contribuciones de campaña de Follow the Money
  • Gráfico de resultados de encuestas recopilados de Pollster.com : Daniels (Ri) vs. Long Thompson (D).
  • Sitios web oficiales de la campaña (Archivados)
    • Mitch Daniels , candidato republicano en ejercicio
    • Jill Long Thompson , candidata demócrata
    • Andy Horning , candidato libertario