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Indiana Secretary of State - Elections Division
2008 Indiana Congressional and Statewide Primary Results
Governor Primary Filing Deadline: 2/19/08, Primary Filing Deadline: 2/22/08, Primary: 5/6/08, Independent Filing Deadline: 6/30/08, 3rd Party Filing Deadline: 7/15/08, General Election 11/4/08,
Last Updated: May 7, 2008
Predictions, Notes, List of State Parties,
President, 59.9% in '04 for Bush, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican,
U.S. Sen. Hillary R. Clinton (D-NY) 50.7%,
U.S. Sen. Barack H. Obama (D-IL) 49.3%, 		U.S. Sen. John S. McCain, III (R-AZ) 77.6%,
ex-Gov. Mike Huckabee (R-AR) 10.0%, U.S. Rep. Ronald E. "Ron" Paul (R-TX) 7.7%, ex-Gov. W. Mitt Romney (R-MA) 4.8%, 		Libertarian nominee
Governor 53.2% in '04, 1st term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Chris Cillizza: 2nd Most Likely Governor to Switch Parties, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Leans Republican, Cook Political Report: Lean Republican, Louis Jacobson's Rundown: Vulnerable, Rothenberg Political Report: Narrow Advantage Republican, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Likely Republican,
ex-U.S. Rep. Jill L. Long Thompson (D) 50.3%,
businessman Jim Schellinger (D) 49.7%, 		Mitchell E. "Mitch" Daniels, Jr. (R),
Kathleen Petitjean (G),
engineer / '99 Indianapolis Mayor / 00 Libertarian nominee / '02 & '04 congressional nominee Andrew M. "Andy" Horning (L),
Attorney General, 58.2% in '04, Steve Carter (R) retiring
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican,
attorney Linda Pence (D), Chief Deputy Attorney General Greg Zoeller (R) 60%,
Mayor Jon Costas (R) 40%,
1st Congressional District, 69.6% in '06, 12th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Democratic,
Peter J. Visclosky (D), carpenter / '00 candidate, '02, '04 and '06 nominee Mark J. Leyva (R) 36.1%,
Mark E. Coleman (R) 19.6%, Richard "Ric" Holtz (R) 18.9%, Chuck Barman (R) 14.7%, Jayson Reeves (R) 10.8%,
2nd Congressional District, 54.0% in '06, 1st term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Democrat Favored, Cook Political Report: Likely Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Likely Democratic, Rothenberg Political Report: Democrat Favored,
Joseph S. Donnelly (D), businessman Luke Puckett (R) 47.7%,
Joseph "Joe" Roush (R) 35.9%, '04 & '06 candidate / attorney Tony H. Zirkle (R) 16.4%, John N. Frame (R) withdrew
3rd Congressional District, 52.3% in '06, 7th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Likely Republican,
attorney Michael A. "Mike" Montagano (D), Mark E. Souder (R) 77.1%,
Scott Wise (R) 22.9%,		 Scott Wise (L),
4th Congressional District, 62.4% in '06, 8th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Republican,
attorney / '80 nominee Nels Ackerson (D), Stephen Buyer (R) 71.6%,
'04 & '06 candidate Mike Campbell (R) 15.0%, ex-firefighter LaRon Keith (R) 13.4%,
5th Congressional District, 65.0% in '06, 13th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Republican,
Mary Etta Ruley (D) 46.6%,
Dr. Kenny Stall (D) 29.5%, Chester Kelsey (D) 23.9%, 		Dan Burton (R) 51.9%,
ex-Co. Coroner John McGoff (R) 45.0%, Clayton L. Alfred (R) 3.1%,
6th Congressional District, 60.0% in '06, 4th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Republican,
'06 nominee / minister / teacher Barry A. Welsh (D), Mike Pence (R),
7th Congressional District, 54.1% in '08, Julia M. Carson (D) died on 12/14/07, 1st term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Leans Democratic, Cook Political Report: Likely Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Likely Democratic, DCCC target, Rothenberg Political Report: Safe Democrat,
André D. Carson (D) 46.0%,
ex-St. Health Comm'r. Woodrow A. "Woody" Myers, Jr. (D) 23.7%, St. Rep. David Orentlicher (D) 20.7%, St. Rep. Carolene Mays (D) 7.6%, Joseph C. "Hippie Joe" Stockett, III (D) 0.8%, Frances Nelson Williams (D) 0.5%, Larry Lamont Ledford (D) 0.5%, Pierre Quincy Pullins (D) 0.2%, 		'08 Special election nominee / St. Rep. Jon Elrod (R) 84.5%,
Catherine "Cat" Ping (R) 11.4%, environmental engineer Lawrence B. "Larry" Shouse (R) 4.1%, 		'08 Special election nominee Sean Shepard (L),
8th Congressional District, 61.0% in '06, 1st term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Democrat Favored, Cook Political Report: Likely Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Likely Democratic, Rothenberg Political Report: Safe Democrat,
Brad Ellsworth (D), lobbyist Greg Goode (R),
9th Congressional District, 50.0% in '06, 1st / 4th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Leans Democratic, Cook Political Report: Lean Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Tossup, Rothenberg Political Report: Lean Democratic, NRCC Target,
Baron P. Hill (D) 67.7%,
'06 candidate / educator Gretchen Clearwater (D) 15.7%, John R. Bottorff (D) 12.9%, '00, '04 & '06 candidate Lendall B. Terry (D) 3.7%, 		ex-U.S. Rep. Michael E. "Mike" Sodrel (R), Eric Schansberg (L),

1. Link to Predictions:
D.C.'s Political Report,
Washington Post's Chris Cillizza,
Campaign & Elections: Political Oddsmaker,
Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard,
Cook Political Report,
National Journal's Rankings,
Roll Call's Outlook,
Rothenberg Political Report,
Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball,

2. D.C.'s Political Report's stars indicate the rating of the race from 1 star to 5 stars depending on its entertainment value.
The color indicates D.C.'s Political Report's prediction of the winning party.
= Democrat retain control, = Democrats take over control,
= Republican retain control, = Republicans take over control,
= Independent / 3rd Party retains control, = Independent / 3rd Party take over control
Bold indicates incumbent. Yellow district indicates open races.
Light Blue boxes indicates Democrats maintained control. Light Red boxes indicates Republicans maintained control.
Blue boxes indicates Democrats took control. Red boxes indicates Republicans took control.

3. Key to Indiana Political Parties:
(D) = Democratic Party
(G) = Green Party 		(L) = Libertarian Party
(R) = Republican Party


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