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Many state and local elections took place in the
U.S. state
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of Indiana
Indiana ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Lake Michigan to the northwest, Michigan to the north and northeast, Ohio to the east, the Ohio River and Kentucky to the s ...
on November 4, 2008.
Presidential
For the first time since 1964, the Democrats won Indiana in a presidential election. Barack Obama, aU.S. senator
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from the neighboring state of Illinois won Indiana by a margin of 1.03%
United States Senate
There was no Senate election in 2008 in Indiana.United States House of Representatives
The Democrats had just won a decisive victory in 2006, after picking up 3 Republican-held seats. Democrats were on to win it againGovernor
Incumbent Mitch Daniels won re-election easily, even though Barack Obama won the state narrowly on the Presidential level.Attorney General
As Incumbent Steve Carter chose not to run for re-election, Republican Greg Zoeller was the Republican nominee, while Democrats nominated Linda Pence. Greg Zoeller won by 400,000 votes.
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Indiana ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Lake Michigan to the northwest, Michigan to the north and northeast, Ohio to the east, the Ohio River and Kentucky to the s ...