The Governor of Indiana is elected to a four-year term and responsible for overseeing the day-to-day management of the functions of many agencies of the Indiana state government.
1816–1850
Under the original constitution of 1816, the state held gubernatorial elections every three years. The first election was held before statehood was approved, in August 1816. Until the constitution was replaced in 1851, elections were held in October, and winners took office in December.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic-Republican | Jonathan Jennings | 5,211 | 57 | |
Democratic-Republican | Thomas Posey (incumbent territorial governor) | 3,934 | 43 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic-Republican | Jonathan Jennings (incumbent) | 11,256 | 84.9 | |
Independent | Christopher Harrison | 2,008 | 15.1 | |
Independent | Samuel Carr | 80 | — |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic-Republican | William Hendricks | 18,340 | 100 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | James B. Ray | 13,140 | 55.8 | |
Whig | Isaac Blackford | 10,418 | 44.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | James B. Ray (incumbent) | 15,131 | 39.6 | |
Whig | Israel T. Branby | 12,251 | 31.8 | |
Democratic | Harbin H. Moore | 10,898 | 28.6 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Noah Noble | 25,318 | 47.6 | |
Democratic | James G. Reed | 21,002 | 39.5 | |
Independent | Milton Sapp | 6,894 | 13 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Noah Noble (incumbent) | 27,767 | 58.1 | |
Democratic | James G. Reed | 19,994 | 41.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | David Wallace | 45,240 | 55.6 | |
Whig | John Dumont | 36,197 | 44.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Samuel Bigger | 62,932 | 53.7 | |
Democratic | Tilghman Howard | 54,274 | 46.3 | |
Liberty | James Duncan | 30 | — |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | James Whitcomb | 60,784 | 50.2 | |
Whig | Samuel Bigger (incumbent) | 58,721 | 48.5 | |
Liberty | Elizur Demming | 1,683 | 1.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | James Whitcomb (incumbent) | 64,104 | 50.7 | |
Whig | Joseph G. Marshall | 60,138 | 47.5 | |
Liberty | Stephen Stevens | 2,301 | 1.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Joseph A. Wright | 76,996 | 52.3 | |
Whig | John A. Matson | 67,218 | 45.6 | |
Free Soil | James H. Cravens | 3,076 | 2.1 |
1851–1971
In 1851, Indiana adopted its second and current constitution, which banned governors from serving consecutive terms and lengthened terms to four years. Elections since then have been held on Election Day in November during years divisible by four, concurrent with presidential elections.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Joseph A. Wright (incumbent) | 95,576 | 55.4 | |
Whig | Nicholas McCarty | 73,641 | 42.7 | |
Free Soil | James H. Cravens | 3,308 | 1.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Ashbel P. Willard | 117,981 | 51.3 | |
Republican | Oliver P. Morton | 112,139 | 48.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Henry S. Lane | 139,675 | 51.8 | |
Democratic | Thomas Hendricks | 129,968 | 48.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Oliver P. Morton (incumbent) | 152,084 | 53.7 | |
Democratic | Joseph E. McDonald | 131,201 | 46.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Conrad Baker (incumbent) | 171,575 | 50.1 | |
Democratic | Thomas Hendricks | 170,614 | 49.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Thomas Hendricks | 189,242 | 50.1 | |
Republican | Thomas M. Browne | 188,276 | 49.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | James D. Williams | 213,219 | 49.1 | |
Republican | Benjamin Harrison | 208,080 | 47.9 | |
Greenback | Anson Woolcott | ?? |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Albert G. Porter | 231,405 | 49.2 | |
Democratic | Franklin Landers | 224,452 | 47.7 | |
Greenback | Richard Gregg | 14,881 | 3.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Isaac P. Gray | 245,140 | 49.5 | |
Republican | William H. Calkins | 237,748 | 48.0 | |
Greenback | Hiram Z. Leonard | 8,338 | 1.7 | |
Prohibition | Robert S. Dwiggins | 3,868 | 0.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Alvin P. Hovey | 281,752 | 49.0 | |
Democratic | Courtland C. Matson | 280,603 | 48.8 | |
Prohibition | JS Hughes | 9,920 | 2.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Claude Matthews | 233,881 | 47.5 | |
Republican | Ira J. Chase (incumbent) | 214,302 | 46.2 | |
Populist | Leroy Templeton | 22,401 | 3.5 | |
Prohibition | Aaron Wirth | 12,960 | 1.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | James A. Mount | 321,032 | 47.7 | |
Democratic | Benjamin F. Shively | 294,855 | 47.0 | |
Populist | Thomas Wadsworth | 8,525 | 1.4 | |
Prohibition | Leonard M. Christ | 2,996 | 0.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Winfield T. Durbin | 331,531 | 50.5 | |
Democratic | John W. Kern | 306,272 | 46.7 | |
Prohibition | Charles N. Eckhart | 13,453 | 2.1 | |
Populist | A.G. Burkhart | 1,504 | 0.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Frank Hanly | 359,362 | 53.5 | |
Democratic | John Kern | 274,998 | 41.0 | |
Prohibition | McWhirter | 22,690 | 3.4 | |
Socialist | Hallenberger | 10,991 | 1.6 | |
Populist | Leroy Templeton | 2,605 | 0.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Thomas R. Marshall | 348,439 | 49.5 | |
Republican | James E. Watson | 338,262 | 48.0 | |
Prohibition | Samuel W. Haynes | 15,926 | 2.3 | |
Populist | F.J.S. Robinson | 986 | 0.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Samuel M. Ralston | 275,357 | 48.1 | |
Progressive | Albert J. Beveridge | 166,124 | 28.6 | |
Republican | Winfield T. Durbin | 142,850 | 26.7 | |
Prohibition | Leonard M. Christ | 22,352 | 3.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | James P. Goodrich | 337,831 | 47.8 | |
Democratic | John A. M. Adair | 325,060 | 46.0 | |
Prohibition | William Hickman | 16,401 | 2.3 | |
Progressive | Frank Hanly | 7,067 | 1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Warren T. McCray | 683,253 | 54.6 | |
Democratic | Carleton B. McCulloch | 515,252 | 41.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Edward L. Jackson | 654,784 | 52.9 | |
Democratic | Carleton B. McCulloch | 572,303 | 46.3 | |
Prohibition | 9,947 | 0.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Harry G. Leslie | 728,203 | 51.3 | |
Democratic | Frank Dailey | 683,545 | 48.1 | |
Prohibition | 8,517 | 0.6 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Paul V. McNutt | 862,127 | 55.0 | |
Republican | Raymond Springer | 669,797 | 42.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | M. Clifford Townsend | 908,494 | 55.4 | |
Republican | Raymond Springer | 727,526 | 44.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Henry F. Schricker | 889,620 | 49.9 | |
Republican | Glenn R. Hillis | 885,657 | 49.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Ralph F. Gates | 849,346 | 51.0 | |
Democratic | Samuel D. Jackson | 802,765 | 48.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Henry F. Schricker | 884,995 | 53.6 | |
Republican | Hobart Creighton | 745,892 | 45.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | George N. Craig | 1,075,685 | 55.7 | |
Democratic | John A. Watkins | 841,984 | 43.6 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Harold W. Handley | 1,086,868 | 55.6 | |
Democratic | Ralph Tucker | 859,393 | 44.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Matthew E. Welsh | 1,072,717 | 50.39 | |
Republican | Crawford F. Parker | 1,049,540 | 49.30 | |
Prohibition | J. Ralston Miller | 5,892 | 0.28 | |
Socialist Labor | Herman Kronewitter | 816 | 0.04 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Roger D. Branigin | 1,164,620 | 56.18 | |
Republican | Richard O. Ristine | 901,342 | 43.48 | |
Prohibition | Chester G. Bohannon | 5,771 | 0.28 | |
Socialist Labor | Gordon A. Long | 1,182 | 0.06 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Edgar Whitcomb | 1,080,271 | 52.72 | |
Democratic | Robert L. Rock | 965,816 | 47.13 | |
Prohibition | Melvin E. Hawk | 2,985 | 0.15 |
1972–present
In 1972 a constitutional amendment allowing governors to serve two consecutive four-year terms was approved.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Otis R. Bowen | 1,203,903 | 56.77 | |
Democratic | Matthew E. Welsh | 900,489 | 42.46 | |
American Independent | Berryman S. Hurley | 8,525 | 0.40 | |
Peace and Freedom | Finley N. Campbell | 6,278 | 0.30 | |
Socialist Labor | John Marion Morris | 1,652 | 0.08 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Otis Bowen (incumbent) | 1,236,555 | 56.85 | |
Democratic | Larry A. Conrad | 927,243 | 42.63 | |
American | Daniel P. Talbot | 9,850 | 0.45 | |
U.S. Labor | Samuel L. Washington | 1,676 | 0.08 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Robert D. Orr | 1,257,383 | 57.72 | |
Democratic | John Hillenbrand | 913,116 | 41.92 | |
American | Cletis Artist | 7,904 | 0.36 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Robert D. Orr (Incumbent) | 1,146,497 | 52.16 | |
Democratic | Wayne Townsend | 1,036,922 | 47.18 | |
American | Rockland Snyder | 7,455 | 0.34 | |
Libertarian | James A. Ridenour | 7,114 | 0.32 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Evan Bayh | 1,138,574 | 53.2 | |
Republican | John Mutz | 1,002,207 | 46.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Evan Bayh (incumbent) | 1,382,151 | 62.0 | |
Republican | Linley Pearson | 822,533 | 36.9 | |
New Alliance | Mary Barton | 24,378 | 1.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Frank O'Bannon | 1,087,128 | 51.52 | |
Republican | Stephen Goldsmith | 986,982 | 46.78 | |
Libertarian | Steve Dillon | 35,805 | 1.70 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Frank O'Bannon (incumbent) | 1,232,525 | 56.56 | |
Republican | David M. McIntosh | 908,285 | 41.68 | |
Libertarian | Andrew Horning | 38,458 | 1.76 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Mitch Daniels | 1,302,912 | 53.2 | |
Democratic | Joe Kernan (incumbent) | 1,113,900 | 45.5 | |
Libertarian | Kenn Gividen | 31,664 | 1.3 | |
Majority | 189,012 | |||
Turnout | 2,448,476 | 57 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Mitch Daniels (incumbent) | 1,563,885 | 57.8 | |
Democratic | Jill Long Thompson | 1,082,463 | 40.1 | |
Libertarian | Andy Horning | 57,376 | 2.1 | |
Majority | 481,422 | |||
Turnout | 2,703,751 | 62 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Mike Pence | 1,275,424 | 49.49 | |
Democratic | John R. Gregg | 1,200,016 | 46.56 | |
Libertarian | Rupert Boneham | 101,868 | 3.95 | |
Turnout | 2,703,751 | 57.81 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Eric Holcomb | 1,397,396 | 51.4 | |
Democratic | John R. Gregg | 1,235,503 | 45.4 | |
Libertarian | Rex Bell | 87,025 | 3.20 | |
Turnout | 2,807,676 | 58 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Eric Holcomb (incumbent) | 1,706,727 | 56.5 | |
Democratic | Woody Myers | 968,094 | 32.1 | |
Libertarian | Donald Rainwater | 345,567 | 11.4 | |
Turnout | 3,068,625 | 65 |
References
- ^ Gugin, pp. 1–2
- Woollen, p. 33
- Election return summary for all Indiana gubernatorial elections can be found in: Congressional Quarterly's Guide to U.S. Elections. CQ Press. 2001. p. 1119. ISBN 1-56802-602-1.
- Gugin, p. 51
- Gugin, p. 55
- Gugin, p. 62
- ^ Congressional Quarterly, p. 406
- Gugin, p. 66
- ^ Gugin, p. 72
- Cady, Charles W (1846). The Indiana annual register and pocket manual for the year 1845. E. Chamberlain.
- Gugin, p. 90
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- Gugin, p. 119
- Esarey, Logan (1922). A History of Indiana. Harcourt, Brace and company. p. 187.
- Gugin, p. 137
- Gugin, p. 147
- Gugin, p. 158
- Gugin, p. 163
- Gugin, p. 170
- ^ Gugin, p. 187
- Gugin, p. 194
- Gugin, p. 206
- Gugin, p. 212
- Gugin, p. 218
- Gugin, p. 227
- Gugin, p. 236
- ^ Gugin, p. 252
- New International Encyclopedia. Dodd, Mead. 1915. p. 95.
- After accepting the Progressive nomination for governor, Hanly accepted the Prohibition Party nomination for President.
- Gugin, p. 264
- Gugin, p. 276
- Gugin, p. 284
- Gugin, p. 292
- Gugin, p. 330
- "Our Campaigns - IN Governor Race - Nov 08, 1960".
- "Our Campaigns - IN Governor Race - Nov 03, 1964".
- "Our Campaigns - IN Governor Race - Nov 05, 1968".
- "Our Campaigns - IN Governor Race - Nov 07, 1972".
- "Our Campaigns - IN Governor Race - Nov 02, 1976".
- "Our Campaigns - IN Governor Race - Nov 04, 1980".
- "Our Campaigns - IN Governor Race - Nov 06, 1984".
- "Our Campaigns - IN Governor Race - Nov 08, 1988".
- "Indiana General Election November 2, 2004, Statewide". Indiana Secretary of State. 2004-11-02. Retrieved 2008-11-07.
- ^ Number of votes the candidate won by
- "Indiana General Election November 4, 2008, Statewide". Indiana Secretary of State. 2008-11-04. Retrieved 2008-11-07.
Bibliography
- Gugin, Linda C.; St. Clair, James E, eds. (2006). The Governors of Indiana. Indianapolis, Indiana: Indiana Historical Society Press. ISBN 0-87195-196-7.