2008Final results
2008 election for Indiana Governor
Governor · Indiana
Mitch Daniels (R) won with 59.1% of the vote, defeating Jill Long Thompson (D) by 18.2 points.
Mitch DanielsRepublican · winner
59.1%1,563,885
Jill Long ThompsonDemocrat
40.9%1,082,463
2,646,348 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 2008
Races before and after
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET