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Indiana Secretary of State - Elections Division
2008 Indiana Congressional and Statewide Results
Governor Primary Filing Deadline: 2/19/08, Primary Filing Deadline: 2/22/08, Primary: 5/6/08, Independent Filing Deadline: 6/30/08, 3rd Party Filing Deadline: 7/15/08, General Election 11/4/08,
Last Updated: December 4, 2008 |
| Predictions, Notes, List of State Parties, State Media, |
President, 59.9% in '04 for Bush, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:  McCain, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: No Clear Favorite, Cook Political Report: Toss Up, Rothenberg Political Report: Toss-Up, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Leaning McCain, |
| U.S. Sen. Barack H. Obama (D-IL) 49.9%, |
U.S. Sen. John S. McCain, III (R-AZ) 48.9%, |
ex-U.S. Rep. Robert L. "Bob" Barr (L-GA) 1.1%, |
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Minister Charles O. "Chuck" Baldwin (WI-FL) 0.0%,
Ralph Nader (WI-CT) 0.0%,
ex-U.S. Rep. Cynthia A. McKinney (WI-GA) 0.0%,
Brian P. Moore (WI-FL) 0.0%, |
Governor 53.2% in '04, 1st term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Chris Cillizza: 2nd Most Likely Governor to Switch Parties, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Leans Republican, Cook Political Report: Lean Republican, Louis Jacobson's Rundown: Vulnerable, Rothenberg Political Report: Narrow Advantage Republican, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Leans Republican, |
| ex-U.S. Rep. Jill L. Long Thompson (D) 40.0%, |
Mitchell E. "Mitch" Daniels, Jr. (R) 57.8%,
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engineer / '99 Indianapolis Mayor / 00 Libertarian nominee / '02 & '04 congressional nominee Andrew M. "Andy" Horning (L) 2.1%, |
| Christopher Stried (WI), Timothy Lee Frye (WI), Kathleen Petitjean (G/WI), |
Lt. Governor, 53.2% in '04, 1st term,
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, |
| St. Rep. Dennie Oxley, II (D) 40.0%, |
Becky Skillman (R) 57.8%, |
Lisa Kelly (L) 2.1%, |
| Fallon O'Brien (WI), |
Attorney General, 58.2% in '04, Steve Carter (R) retiring
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, |
| attorney Linda Pence (D) 49.2%, |
Chief Deputy Attorney General Greg Zoeller (R) 50.8%, |
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School Superintendent, 56.1% in '04, Suellen Reed (R) retiring,
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, |
| Richard Wood (D) 49.0%, |
Clark County School Superintendent Charles "Tony" Bennett (R) 51.0%, |
Kevin R. Brown (WI) 0.0%, '02 Treas. nominee / '00 nominee Sam Goldstein (L/WI) 0.0%, |
1st Congressional District, 69.6% in '06, 12th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:  Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Democratic, |
| Peter J. Visclosky (D) 70.9%, |
carpenter / '00 candidate, '02, '04 and '06 nominee Mark J. Leyva (R) 27.2%, |
Jeff Duensing (L) 1.9%, |
2nd Congressional District, 54.0% in '06, 1st term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democrat, Cook Political Report: Safe Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Likely Democratic, Rothenberg Political Report: Safe Democratic, |
| Joseph S. Donnelly (D) 67.1%, |
businessman Luke Puckett (R) 30.2%, |
Mark Vogel (L) 2.7%, |
3rd Congressional District, 52.3% in '06, 7th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Leans Republican, Cook Political Report: Lean Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Likely Republican, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Leans Republican, |
| attorney Michael A. "Mike" Montagano (D) 39.7%, |
Mark E. Souder (R) 55.0%, |
William Lersen (L) 5.3%, |
4th Congressional District, 62.4% in '06, 8th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Republican, |
| attorney / '80 nominee Nels Ackerson (D) 40.1%, |
Stephen Buyer (R) 59.9%, |
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5th Congressional District, 65.0% in '06, 13th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Republican, |
| Mary Etta Ruley (D) 34.4%, |
Dan Burton (R) 65.6%, |
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6th Congressional District, 60.0% in '06, 4th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Republican, |
| '06 nominee / minister / teacher Barry A. Welsh (D) 33.4%, |
Mike Pence (R) 63.9%, |
George Holland (L) 2.7%, |
7th Congressional District, 54.1% in '08, Julia M. Carson (D) died on 12/14/07, 1st term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democrat, Cook Political Report: Safe Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Democratic, DCCC target, Rothenberg Political Report: Safe Democrat, |
| André D. Carson (D) 65.1%, |
'08 special election candidate social worker Gabrielle Campo (R) 34.9%, |
Delbert Suits (WI) 0.0%, |
8th Congressional District, 61.0% in '06, 1st term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democrat, Cook Political Report: Safe Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Likely Democratic, Rothenberg Political Report: Safe Democrat, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Likely Democrat, |
| Brad Ellsworth (D) 65.7%, |
lobbyist Greg Goode (R) 35.3%, |
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9th Congressional District, 50.0% in '06, 1st / 4th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Democrat Favored, Cook Political Report: Likely Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Likely Democratic, Rothenberg Political Report: Safe Democrat, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Likely Democrat, NRCC Target, |
| Baron P. Hill (D) 57.8%, |
ex-U.S. Rep. Michael E. "Mike" Sodrel (R) 38.4%, |
Eric Schansberg (L) 3.8%, |
1. Link to Predictions:
2. D.C.'s Political Report's stars indicate the rating of the race from 1 star to 5 stars depending on its entertainment value.
The color indicates D.C.'s Political Report's prediction of the winning party.
| = Democrat retain control, |
 = Democrats take over control, |
| = Republican retain control, |
 = Republicans take over control, |
 = Independent / 3rd Party retains control, |
 = Independent / 3rd Party take over control |
| Bold indicates incumbent. |
Yellow district indicates open races. |
| Light Blue boxes indicates Democrats maintained control. |
Light Red boxes indicates Republicans maintained control. |
| Blue boxes indicates Democrats took control. |
Red boxes indicates Republicans took control. |
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