• President-elect Barack Obama won Indiana's eleven electoral votes in the 2008 Presidential election. Indiana had not voted for a Democrat since the state went to Lyndon Johnson in 1964 with 56% of the vote.Use Election Atlas: 1964 Presidential General Election Results - Indiana

• 1. Republican Mitch Daniels won re-election as Governor
  2. Electoral votes: Eleven
  3. Polls open: 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.
  4. Pre-election polls: McCain by 1.4 pointsReal Clear Politics: Indiana: McCain vs. Obama
  5. Registered voters: 4,513,633Indiana Voter Registration System: Homepage
  6. Democratic Primary/Caucus winner: Hillary Rodham Clinton

• Other Indiana Races

  • Governor:
    • Winner: Governor Mitch Daniels (R)
    • Challenger: Jill Thompson (D)
  • Number of Representative races: 9

• Past Indiana Winners

  • 2004: George W. Bush
  • 2000: George W. Bush
  • 1996: Bob Dole
  • 1992: George H. W. Bush
  • 1988: George H. W. Bush
  • 1984: Ronald Reagan
  • 1980: Ronald Reagan
  • 1976: Gerald Ford
  • 1972: Richard Nixon
  • 1968: Richard Nixon

• Indiana Government

  • Governor: Mitch Daniels
  • Lieutenant Governor: Becky Skillman
  • Attorney General: Steve Carter
  • Senators: Dick Lugar (R), Evan Bayh (D)

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