2004 Indiana elections explained

Election Name:Indiana elections, 2004
Country:Indiana
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Next Year:2006
Election Date:2004
Previous Year:2002

Presidential

[1]

Senate

Popular Incumbent Evan Bayh won by a considerably large margin, even as George W. Bush won this state by 20 points at the national level.

Election Name:2004 United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana
Popular Vote1:1,381,699
Swing2:0.76%
Percentage2:41.35%
Popular Vote2:999,082
Seat Change2:1
Seats2:2
Last Election2:3
Party2:Democratic Party (United States)
Swing1:1.92%
Percentage1:57.18%
Seat Change1:1
Country:Indiana
Seats1:7
Last Election1:6
Party1:Republican Party (United States)
Seats For Election:All 9 Indiana seats to the United States House of Representatives
Next Year:2006
Next Election:2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana
Previous Year:2002
Previous Election:2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana
Ongoing:no
Type:legislative

House

United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana, 2004[2]
PartyVotesPercentageSeats+/–
Republican1,381,69957.18%7+1
Democratic999,08241.35%2-1
Libertarian35,4701.47%0-
Totals2,416,251100.00%9-

Governor

Incumbent Joe Kernan lost in an upset against Mitch Daniels (former Director of the Office of Management and Budget under George W. Bush), this was the first time that the Republicans had held the office in 16 years, and that the Republican Party had control of most of the most important statewide offices

Attorney General

Incumbent Republican Steve Carter won with 59% of the vote against Democrat Joseph Hogsett (former Secretary of State and Chair of the Indiana Democratic Party)

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Archived copy . July 17, 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090513011625/http://www.fec.gov/pubrec/fe2004/2004pres.pdf . May 13, 2009 .
  2. Web site: Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives.