1908 Indiana Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1908 Indiana Gubernatorial Election?

Thomas R. Marshall won the 1908 Indiana Gubernatorial Election. Thomas R. Marshall received 348,849 popular votes (48.95%). The main challenger was James Eli Watson (46.87%).

See the full head-to-head between Marshall and Watson

Marshall +2.1 pts · won by 14,809 votes
348,849 votes
334,040 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 4.2% of the popular vote; only the leading candidates are individually recorded for this election.
Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.