2008 Indiana elections
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November 4th, 2008
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Many state and local elections took place in the U.S. state of Indiana on November 4, 2008.
For the first time since 1964, the Democrats won Indiana in a presidential election. Barack Obama, a U.S. senator from the neighboring state of Illinois, won Indiana by a margin of 1.03%
United States House of Representatives
The Democrats had just won a decisive victory in 2006, after picking up 3 Republican-held seats. Democrats were on to win it again.
| United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana, 2008[1] | |||||
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| Party | Votes | Percentage | Seats | +/– | |
| Democratic | 1,388,963 | 51.89% | 5 | - | |
| Republican | 1,240,577 | 46.34% | 4 | - | |
| Libertarian | 47,306 | 1.77% | 0 | - | |
| Independents | 4 | <0.01% | 0 | - | |
| Totals | 2,676,850 | 100.00% | 9 | - | |
