Governor elections in Indiana
● In officeMike BraunRepublican
Elections won
R 25 · D 21 · Other 1056 gubernatorial elections since 1816
Last decided by
13.3 pts2024, Mike Braun over Jennifer McCormick
Closest ever
0.23 pts1940, Henry F. Schricker over Glenn R. Hillis
Longest streak
6 in a rowNonpartisan candidate, 1816–1831
Next election
2028Tuesday, November 7, 2028
Indiana's governor is Republican Mike Braun; Braun won the most recent race by 13.3 points in 2024. Braun has held the office since 2024. The 2024 race put Braun ahead of Jennifer McCormick, 13.3 points clear. Across 56 elections since 1816, Republicans have won 25 and Democrats 21, with 10 going to other parties. Of those, the closest was 1940, decided by 0.23 points; the widest 1819, by 50.9 points.
Mike Braun R 1,566,081 · Jennifer McCormick D 1,183,741
Eric Holcomb R 1,397,396 · John R. Gregg D 1,235,503
Mike Pence R 1,275,424 · John R. Gregg D 1,200,016
Mitch Daniels R 1,563,885 · Jill Long Thompson D 1,082,463
Mitch Daniels R 1,302,912 · Joe Kernan D 1,113,900
Frank O'Bannon D 1,232,525 · David McIntosh R 908,285
Frank O'Bannon D 1,087,128 · Steve Goldsmith R 986,982
Evan Bayh D 1,382,151 · Linley E. Pearson R 822,533
Robert D. Orr R 1,146,497 · Wayne Townsend D 1,036,922
Robert D. Orr R 1,257,383 · John A. Hillenbrand II D 913,116
Otis Bowen R 1,236,555 · Larry A. Conrad D 927,243
Otis Bowen R 1,203,903 · Matthew E. Welsh D 900,489
Edgar Whitcomb R 1,080,271 · Robert L. Rock D 965,816
Roger D. Branigin D 1,164,620 · Richard O. Ristine R 901,342
Matthew E. Welsh D 1,072,717 · Crawford F. Parker R 1,049,540
Harold W. Handley R 1,086,868 · Ralph Tucker D 859,393
George N. Craig R 1,075,685 · John A. Watkins D 841,984
Henry F. Schricker D 884,995 · Hobart Creighton R 745,892
Ralph F. Gates R 849,346 · Samuel D. Jackson D 802,765
Henry F. Schricker D 889,620 · Glenn R. Hillis R 885,657
M. Clifford Townsend D 908,494 · Raymond S. Springer R 727,526
Paul V. McNutt D 862,127 · Raymond S. Springer R 669,797
Harry G. Leslie R 728,203 · Frank C. Dailey D 683,545
Edward L. Jackson R 654,184 · Carleton B. McCulloch D 572,303
Warren T. McCray R 683,253 · Carleton B. McCulloch D 515,253
James P. Goodrich R 337,831 · John A. M. Adair D 325,060
Samuel M. Ralston D 275,357 · Albert J. Beveridge P 166,654
Thomas R. Marshall D 348,849 · James Eli Watson R 334,040
Frank Hanly R 359,362 · John W. Kern D 274,998
Winfield T. Durbin R 331,531 · John W. Kern D 306,272
James A Mount R 320,936 · Benjamin F. Shively D 294,855
Claude Matthews D 260,601 · Ira Joy Chase R 253,625
Alvin Peterson Hovey R 263,194 · Courtland C. Matson D 260,994
Isaac P. Gray D 245,130 · William H. Calkins R 237,748
Albert G. Porter R 231,405 · Franklin Landers D 224,452
James D. Williams D 213,164 · Benjamin Harrison R 208,080
Thomas A. Hendricks D 189,424 · Thomas M. Browne R 188,276
Conrad Baker R 171,523 · Thomas A. Hendricks D 170,602
Oliver P. Morton N 152,275 · Joseph E. McDonald D 131,200
Henry S. Lane R 136,736 · Thomas A. Hendricks D 126,767
Ashbel P. Willard D 117,971 · Oliver P. Morton P 112,039
Joseph A. Wright D 92,576 · Nicholas McCarty W 73,641
Joseph A. Wright D 76,996 · John A Matson W 67,218
James Whitcomb D 64,104 · Joseph G. Marshall W 60,138
James Whitcomb D 60,784 · Samuel Bigger W 58,721
Samuel Bigger W 62,932 · Tilghman Howard D 54,274
David Wallace W 46,067 · John Dumont W 36,915
Noah Noble W 36,773 · James G. Read D 27,257
James B. Ray N 13,852 · Isaac Blackford N 12,165
Jonathan Jennings N 9,287 · Christopher Harrison N 2,997
Jonathan Jennings N 5,211 · Thomas Posey N 3,934