2004 Indiana Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 2004 Indiana Gubernatorial Election?

Mitch Daniels won the 2004 Indiana Gubernatorial Election. Mitch Daniels received 1,302,912 popular votes (53.21%). The main challenger was Joe Kernan (45.49%).

See the full head-to-head between Daniels and Kernan

Daniels +7.7 pts · won by 189,012 votes
1,302,912 votes
1,113,900 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.