INDIANA 11 Electoral Votes
Population 
(Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Indiana Secretary of State)
Total Population, July 1, 2008 est. 6,376,792
Total Registration, Nov. 2008 4,514,804
Indiana has: 92 counties.
Five largest counties: Marion, Lake, Allen, St. Joseph, Hamilton. >
Five largest cities: Indianapolis, Fort Wayne, Evansville, South Bend, Gary. >

Government
Governor: Mitch Daniels (R) elected Nov. 2004; up for re-election in 2008.
State Legislature: Indiana General Assembly  House: 100 seats  Senate: 50 seats
Local: Gov't  NACO Counties
U.S. House: 5D, 4R - 1. P.Visclosky (D) | 2. J.Donnelly (D) | 3. M.Souder (R) | 4. S.Buyer (R) | 5. D.Burton (R) | 6. M.Pence (R) | 7. A.Carson (D) | 8. B.Ellsworth (D) | 9. B.Hill (D)
U.S. Senate: Dick Lugar (R) re-elected in 2006, Evan Bayh (D) re-elected in 2004. 
2008
update    
Governor:  Gov. Mitch Daniels (R) won a second term, defeating former Rep. Jill Long Thompson (D) by 57.84% to 40.04% and 2.12% for the Libertarian candidate. 
U.S. House:  In a re-match in the 9th CD (south eastern and south central Indiana) Rep. Baron Hill (D)
defeated former Rep. Mark Sodrel (R) by 57.77% to 38.41%; Democrats also had no trouble holding the 2nd CD and 8th CD seats they had picked up in 2006.  Also, in the 7th CD, Andre Carson (D) who was elected in the March 11, 2008 special election to succeed Rep. Julia Carson (D), won the May 6 primary and Nov. 4 general election.  The U.S. House delegation remains at 5D, 4R.  MORE

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The Hoosier State

 

General Election -- Tuesday, November 4, 2008
Voting Eligible Population*: 4,634,261.
VEP Highest Office Turnout Rate: 59.4%.

In terms of registered voters...
Highest turnout county was Adams (79%).
Lowest turnout county was Crawford (48%).

2,143,831 voted in person.
   662,443 voted absentee (24%).

Highest absentee vote county was Cass (67%).
Lowest absentee vote county was Vermillion (11%).

Total Registration: 4,514,804.
Official Results >


+Obama/Biden (Dem.)
1,374,039
(49.95)
Barr/Root (Lib.)
29,257
(1.06)
McCain/Palin (Rep.) 1,345,648
(48.91)
Baldwin (w/in Ind.)
1,024
(0.04)
Nader (w/in Ind.)
909
(0.03)
8 more w/ins 177
 -
Total........2,751,054

Total voters 2,805,374.
62% of 4,514,804 registered.
2008 Overview
Indiana ripened into a tight battleground state, and the Obama-Biden ticket eked out a win, gaining a plurality of 28,391 votes (1.04 percentage points).  McCain carried 77 counties to 15 for Obama, but Obama's pluralities of 107,674 votes in Marion County (Indianapolis) 71,559 votes Lake County (NW corner, in the Chicago metro area) combined with showings in the 45-49% range in another 22 counties and inroads in the donut counties around Indianapolis tipped the balance.
General Election Details
Obama/Allies  |  McCain/Allies  |  Nader


Primary Election -- Tuesday, May 6, 2008
Total Registration, May 5, 2008:  4,318,977.

Democrats

84 Delegates (72 Pledged, 12 Unpledged) and 12 Alternates. 
2.07% of the 4,049 Delegate Votes.

Clinton  |  Obama

Official Results
+Hillary Clinton
646,282
50.56%
Barack Obama
632,073
49.44%

1,278,355


Notes: 1, 2, 3.  Reactions: Clinton  |  Obama

former: Edwards
...Sen. Evan Bayh (D) had considered a run for the White House in 2008 but ruled it out on Dec. 16, 2006. >
Republicans
57 Delegates: 3 RNC; 27 at-large; 27 by CD (3 x 9 CDs).
2.39% of the 2,380 Delegates.

McCain - endorsed by Governor Mitch Daniels (announced Feb. 22, 2007) and Attorney General Steve Carter (announced March 7, 2007)

Mike Huckabee
41,173
9.98%
+John McCain
320,318
77.62%
Ron Paul
31,612
7.66%
Mitt Romney
19,581
4.74%

412,684

former:
Giuliani - Carl Brizzi, Indiana State Finance Chair (announced April 16, 2007).
Huckabee
Romney 

...Congressman Mike Pence (R) was subject of a draft effort in 2005-06.

Filing requirements.  See Indiana Code 3-8-3.  By petition [DOC], requires petitions signed by at least 4,500 voters, including at least 500 voters from each of Indiana's 9 congressional districts.
Jan. 2-Feb. 12, 2008 - Submit petitions to the circuit court clerks or boards of voter registration for certification.
Jan. 23-noon Feb. 22, 2008 - Submit certified petitions and candidate's consent to be placed on the ballot to the Secretary of State.


General Election -- Tuesday, November 2, 2004
Voting Eligible Population: 4,504,260.  
VEP Highest Office Turnout Rate: 54.8%.


Absentee votes: 260,550


Total Registration:  4,296,602.
Official Results


Kerry/Edwards (Dem.)
969,011
(39.26)
Badnarik/Campagna (Lib.) 18,058 (0.73)
+Bush/Cheney (Rep.) 1,479,438
(59.94)
Nader/Camejo (w/in Ind.)
1,328
(0.05)
Cobb/LaMarche (w/in Grn.)
102
J.J. Kennedy, W.Brown, L.M. Bone (w/ins)
65
Total........2,468,002
 

Total voters voting: 2,512,142
2004 Overview
Not since LBJ in 1964 has a Democrat carried Indiana.  Bush-Cheney expanded upon their 2000 showing, gaining a plurality of 510,427 votes (20.68 percentage points).  Bush carried 88 of the 92 counties; Kerry won in Marion (Indianapolis), Lake (Gary; northwest corner), La Porte (also in the northwest), and Monroe (Bloomington) counties. 
General Election Details
Kerry/Allies  |  Bush-Cheney '04

General Election -- Tuesday, November 7, 2000
Voting Eligible Population: 4,424,909.
VEP Highest Office Turnout Rate: 49.3%.


Total Registration: 4,000,809.
Official Results


Gore/Lieberman (Dem.)
901,980
 (41.01)
Browne/Olivier (Lib.)
15,530
(0.71)
+Bush/Cheney (Rep.)
1,245,836
(56.65)
Buchanan/Foster (Ind.)
16,959
(0.77)
Nader/LaDuke (w/in)
18,351
(0.84)
Hagelin/Goldhaber (w/in)
167
 (0.01)
Phillips/Frazier (w/in)
  200
(0.01)
David McReynolds (w/in)
43
J.Schriner, K.R. Judd, D.H. Birchler, E.L. Easton, G.D. Strickland (w/ins)
56
-
Total........2,199,302

Petition candidates were required to obtain signatures of 30,716 registered voters (2% of the votes received for Sec. of State in 1998).  Nader petitions contained only 15,891 valid signatures, so the Indiana Election Commission in its Aug. 24 meeting declined to place Nader on the ballot.

2000 Overview
Bush-Cheney won Indiana's 12 electoral votes with a plurality of 343,856 votes (15.65 percentage points), carrying 86 of the state's 92 counties.  Gore won in Lake (Gary), La Porte and St. Joseph (South Bend) counties in the Northwest corner of the state, as well as in Perry, Scott, and Vermillion. 

Gov. Bush made a couple of visits to the state: on Sept. 6 he did an airport rally and a Republican Party reception in Indianapolis, and on Oct. 27, on his Michigan Bus tour, he did an airport departure in South Bend. 

For the Democratic ticket, Sen. Lieberman delivered a major address on faith and values at the University of Notre Dame in South Bend on Oct. 24.


1992 and 1996 General Elections

1992
Bush (Rep.)...........989,375
(42.91)
Clinton (Dem.).......848,420
(36.79)
Perot (Ind.) ...........455,934
(19.77)
Others(2+w/ins).......12,142
(0.53)
Total........2,305,871
1996
Dole (Rep.).........1,006,693 
(47.13)
Clinton (Dem.).......887,424
(41.55)
Perot (Ref.)............224,299
(10.50)
Others (1+w/ins).....17,426
(0.82)
Total........2,135,842
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