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Indiana gubernatorial election, 2012

Indiana gubernatorial election, 2012
Indiana
← 2008 November 6, 2012 (2012-11-06) 2016 →
  Mike Pence, official portrait, 112th Congress.jpg John R. Gregg.jpg
Nominee Mike Pence John R. Gregg
Party Republican Democratic
Running mate Sue Ellspermann Vi Simpson
Popular vote 1,264,877 1,183,213
Percentage 49.6% 46.4%

Indiana Governor Election Results by County, 2012.svg
County results

Governor before election

Mitch Daniels
Republican

Elected Governor

Mike Pence
Republican


Mitch Daniels
Republican

Mike Pence
Republican

The 2012 Indiana gubernatorial election took place on November 6, 2012. Incumbent governor Mitch Daniels was term-limited and unable to seek a third term. The Republican candidate, Congressman Mike Pence; the Democratic candidate, former Speaker of the Indiana House of Representatives John R. Gregg; and the Libertarian candidate, youth mentor, small business owner and reality TV personality, Rupert Boneham, were all unopposed in their respective primaries or conventions and contested the general election.

Four years later Mike Pence would be elected Vice President of the United States along with President Donald Trump.

The Indiana Debate Commission organized three televised debates between Indiana Gubernatorial candidates Republican Mike Pence, Democrat John R. Gregg and Libertarian Rupert Boneham.

The first debate was held on Wednesday, October 10, 2012 at the Zionsville Performing Arts Center in Zionsville, Indiana and was moderated by former Indianapolis Star editor Dennis Ryerson.

The second debate was held on Wednesday, October 17, 2012 at the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center in South Bend, Indiana and was moderated by Indiana Fiscal Policy Institute president John Ketzenberger.

The third debate was held on Thursday, October 25, 2012 at the WFWA PBS 39 studio in Fort Wayne, Indiana and was moderated by DePauw University Executive Director of Media Relations Ken Owen.


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