2004Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
2004 election for Indiana Governor
Governor · Indiana
Mitch Daniels (R) won with 53.9% of the vote, defeating Joseph E. Kernan (D) by 7.8 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Mitch DanielsRepublican · winner
53.9%1,302,912
Joseph E. KernanDemocrat
46.1%1,113,900
2,416,812 votes
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2004
Races before and after
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET