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1948 Indiana Gubernatorial Election

Indiana · 2 candidates · See every 1948 Governor race

Who won the 1948 Indiana Gubernatorial Election?

Henry F. Schricker won the 1948 Indiana Gubernatorial Election. Henry F. Schricker received 884,995 popular votes (53.56%). The main challenger was Hobart Creighton (45.14%).

See the full head-to-head between Schricker and Creighton

Schricker +8.4 pts · won by 139,103 votes
Henry F. SchrickerDemocraticWINNER53.56%
884,995 votes
Hobart CreightonRepublican45.14%
745,892 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 1.3% 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.