Indiana gubernatorial election, 2008

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Nominee	Mitch Daniels	Jill Long Thompson
Party	Republican	Democratic
Running mate	Becky Skillman	Dennie Oxley
Popular vote	1,563,885	1,082,463
Percentage	57.8%	40.1%

County Results

Governor before election

Mitch Daniels
Republican

Elected Governor

Mitch Daniels
Republican

The Indiana gubernatorial election of 2008 was held on November 4, 2008. Incumbent Republican nominee Mitch Daniels (Lt. Gov. nominee Becky Skillman) was challenged by Democratic nominee Jill Long Thompson (Lt. Gov. nominee Dennie Oxley) and Libertarian nominee Andy Horning (Lt. Gov. nominee Lisa Kelly). Governor Daniels easily won reelection and defeated the Democratic candidate by over 17 points.

May 6, 2008 – Democratic and Republican Primary elections.

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

November 4, 2008 – General election.

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

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