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2008 election for Indiana House District 44

Indiana House of Representatives · Indiana

Nancy A. Michael (D) won with 50.8% of the vote, defeating Amos P. Thomas (R) by 4.7 points, a seat Republicans won last time.

Nancy A. MichaelDemocrat · winner
50.8%12,451
Amos P. ThomasRepublican · incumbent
46.1%11,295
Darrell GoldmanLibertarian
3.1%765
24,511 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 2008

Races before and after

EvenR+16.12002R+35.02004R+6.92006D+4.72008R+13.32010R+30.22012

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The candidates

Nancy A. Michael (D)Amos P. Thomas (R)

Also on the ballot: Darrell Goldman (Libertarian), 3.1%