2008 Indiana Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 2008 Indiana Gubernatorial Election?

Mitch Daniels won the 2008 Indiana Gubernatorial Election. Mitch Daniels received 1,563,885 popular votes (57.84%). The main challenger was Jill Long Thompson (40.04%).

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

Daniels +17.8 pts · won by 481,422 votes

Mitch Daniels RepublicanWINNER57.84%

1,563,885 votes

Jill Long Thompson Democratic40.04%

1,082,463 votes

Other candidates received the remaining 2.1% 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.