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Election 1908 Results

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1908 Indiana governor election

Thomas R. Marshall (Democrat) beat James E. Watson (Republican) in Indiana in 1908, 48.9% to 46.9%, a margin of 2.1 points and 14,803 votes.

Indiana changed party: in 1904 it went Republican, for J. Frank Hanly.

Democrats led in 50 of the 92 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 42. The largest, Marion, cast 70,482 votes and went to the Democrat by 6.7 points. The closest was Noble, where 6 votes separated the two parties.

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Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

Governor

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Thomas R. Marshall won	Democratic	348,843	48.9%
James E. Watson	Republican	334,040	46.9%
All other candidates		29,816	4.2%
Total		712,699

Every county

County	Democrat	Republican	Others	Total	Margin
Marion	36,674 52.0%	31,967 45.4%	1,841	70,482	D+6.7
Allen	12,985 58.5%	8,447 38.0%	775	22,207	D+20.4
Vigo	11,902 53.7%	9,202 41.5%	1,074	22,178	D+12.2
St. Joseph	9,289 45.1%	10,370 50.3%	944	20,603	R+5.2
Vanderburgh	8,775 47.6%	8,469 45.9%	1,206	18,450	D+1.7
Madison	8,507 50.0%	7,237 42.6%	1,261	17,005	D+7.5
Lake	6,022 40.2%	8,539 56.9%	436	14,997	R+16.8
Grant	6,021 42.1%	6,916 48.4%	1,358	14,295	R+6.3
Delaware	6,150 45.6%	6,568 48.7%	763	13,481	R+3.1
Elkhart	5,974 46.3%	6,022 46.7%	894	12,890	R+0.4
La Porte	5,872 50.4%	5,538 47.6%	233	11,643	D+2.9
Wayne	5,276 45.7%	5,840 50.6%	427	11,543	R+4.9
Tippecanoe	5,295 46.4%	5,768 50.6%	338	11,401	R+4.1
Cass	5,397 52.7%	4,507 44.0%	346	10,250	D+8.7
Knox	5,196 52.8%	4,108 41.8%	533	9,837	D+11.1
Greene	4,152 44.7%	4,071 43.8%	1,068	9,291	D+0.9
Montgomery	4,401 49.3%	4,306 48.2%	221	8,928	D+1.1
Howard	3,628 42.0%	4,291 49.6%	726	8,645	R+7.7
Clay	4,222 49.9%	3,661 43.3%	571	8,454	D+6.6
Miami	4,292 51.2%	3,683 43.9%	413	8,388	D+7.3
Huntington	3,762 45.5%	3,918 47.4%	594	8,274	R+1.9
Sullivan	4,497 56.5%	2,905 36.5%	563	7,965	D+20.0
Kosciusko	3,409 42.8%	4,315 54.2%	238	7,962	R+11.4
Henry	3,337 42.3%	4,168 52.9%	378	7,883	R+10.5
Clark	4,097 52.0%	3,648 46.3%	129	7,874	D+5.7
Shelby	4,101 52.2%	3,420 43.5%	335	7,856	D+8.7
Randolph	2,742 35.4%	4,570 59.1%	424	7,736	R+23.6
Hamilton	2,997 38.8%	4,320 55.9%	410	7,727	R+17.1
Gibson	3,682 48.0%	3,695 48.1%	301	7,678	R+0.2
Floyd	4,108 53.7%	3,283 42.9%	264	7,655	D+10.8
Clinton	3,660 48.3%	3,571 47.1%	352	7,583	D+1.2
Wabash	3,219 42.5%	3,991 52.6%	373	7,583	R+10.2
Boone	3,557 49.5%	3,439 47.9%	188	7,184	D+1.6
Bartholomew	3,798 53.0%	3,191 44.5%	182	7,171	D+8.5
Lawrence	3,103 43.6%	3,824 53.8%	184	7,111	R+10.1
Jay	3,379 48.0%	3,189 45.3%	468	7,036	D+2.7
Daviess	3,183 45.8%	3,413 49.1%	358	6,954	R+3.3
De Kalb	3,742 53.9%	2,869 41.3%	336	6,947	D+12.6
Noble	3,374 49.1%	3,368 49.0%	125	6,867	D+0.1
Jackson	3,697 57.3%	2,596 40.2%	163	6,456	D+17.1
Marshall	3,261 50.9%	2,911 45.5%	232	6,404	D+5.5
Parke	2,676 43.8%	2,963 48.5%	466	6,105	R+4.7
Morgan	2,807 46.8%	3,032 50.6%	154	5,993	R+3.8
Dearborn	3,401 57.0%	2,445 41.0%	119	5,965	D+16.0
Wells	3,312 55.6%	2,129 35.8%	514	5,955	D+19.9
Johnson	3,241 54.7%	2,493 42.1%	189	5,923	D+12.6
Hendricks	2,562 43.5%	3,188 54.1%	143	5,893	R+10.6
Jefferson	2,745 46.7%	2,879 49.0%	248	5,872	R+2.3
Putnam	3,086 52.9%	2,611 44.8%	134	5,831	D+8.1
Rush	2,563 44.1%	3,070 52.8%	183	5,816	R+8.7
Warrick	2,783 47.9%	2,798 48.2%	229	5,810	R+0.3
Fountain	2,860 49.3%	2,791 48.1%	153	5,804	D+1.2
Monroe	2,718 47.0%	2,992 51.7%	76	5,786	R+4.7
Posey	3,121 55.2%	2,334 41.3%	200	5,655	D+13.9
Decatur	2,562 45.6%	2,777 49.4%	278	5,617	R+3.8
Hancock	3,027 53.9%	2,441 43.5%	143	5,611	D+10.4
Spencer	2,635 47.2%	2,876 51.6%	68	5,579	R+4.3
Ripley	2,803 50.5%	2,583 46.5%	165	5,551	D+4.0
Carroll	2,598 48.8%	2,517 47.3%	208	5,323	D+1.5
Adams	3,311 63.9%	1,743 33.6%	128	5,182	D+30.3
Harrison	2,579 50.3%	2,396 46.7%	152	5,127	D+3.6
Tipton	2,547 49.7%	2,396 46.8%	182	5,125	D+2.9
Vermillion	1,841 37.5%	2,483 50.6%	584	4,908	R+13.1
Whitley	2,535 51.7%	2,241 45.7%	128	4,904	D+6.0
White	2,337 47.8%	2,387 48.8%	166	4,890	R+1.0
Fulton	2,346 48.0%	2,425 49.6%	118	4,889	R+1.6
Pike	2,314 47.6%	2,354 48.4%	193	4,861	R+0.8
Dubois	3,334 69.5%	1,373 28.6%	90	4,797	D+40.9
Porter	1,872 39.4%	2,738 57.6%	142	4,752	R+18.2
Washington	2,488 55.0%	1,951 43.1%	83	4,522	D+11.9
Orange	1,991 44.5%	2,373 53.1%	108	4,472	R+8.5
Steuben	1,515 35.2%	2,614 60.8%	170	4,299	R+25.6
Franklin	2,592 60.4%	1,633 38.0%	69	4,294	D+22.3
Fayette	1,789 41.9%	2,312 54.1%	170	4,271	R+12.2
Perry	2,357 55.4%	1,827 42.9%	72	4,256	D+12.5
Blackford	2,261 53.5%	1,775 42.0%	189	4,225	D+11.5
Jennings	1,900 46.7%	2,064 50.7%	107	4,071	R+4.0
Lagrange	1,461 37.7%	2,280 58.9%	132	3,873	R+21.1
Owen	2,010 52.4%	1,704 44.5%	119	3,833	D+8.0
Benton	1,664 46.8%	1,800 50.6%	91	3,555	R+3.8
Pulaski	1,845 52.6%	1,545 44.0%	119	3,509	D+8.5
Jasper	1,520 44.2%	1,847 53.7%	71	3,438	R+9.5
Martin	1,720 50.6%	1,637 48.1%	44	3,401	D+2.4
Warren	1,061 34.0%	1,994 64.0%	62	3,117	R+29.9
Crawford	1,507 48.6%	1,390 44.8%	203	3,100	D+3.8
Switzerland	1,519 50.1%	1,446 47.7%	68	3,033	D+2.4
Newton	1,299 44.8%	1,531 52.8%	69	2,899	R+8.0
Starke	1,315 45.8%	1,475 51.4%	82	2,872	R+5.6
Scott	1,220 54.3%	976 43.5%	50	2,246	D+10.9
Union	808 41.9%	1,046 54.3%	74	1,928	R+12.3
Brown	1,127 61.3%	642 34.9%	69	1,838	D+26.4
Ohio	623 49.9%	609 48.8%	17	1,249	D+1.1

Counties as they stood in 1908; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

Indiana governor elections we hold

Year	Winner	Margin
2024	Mike Braun (R)	R+13.3
2020	Eric Holcomb (R)	R+24.5
2016	Eric Holcomb (R)	R+6.0
2012	Mike Pence (R)	R+2.9
2008	Mitch Daniels (R)	R+17.8
2004	Mitch Daniels (R)	R+7.7
2000	Frank O'Bannon (D)	D+14.9
1996	Frank O'Bannon (D)	D+4.7
1992	Evan Bayh (D)	D+25.1
1988	Evan Bayh (D)	D+6.4
1984	Robert D. Orr (R)	R+5.0
1980	Robert D. Orr (R)	R+15.8
1976	Otis R. Bowen (R)	R+14.2
1972	Otis R. Bowen (R)	R+14.3
1968	Edgar D. Whitcomb (R)	R+5.6
1964	Roger D. Branigin (D)	D+12.7
1960	Matthew E. Welsh (D)	D+1.1
1956	Harold W. Handley (R)	R+11.6
1952	George N. Craig (R)	R+12.1
1948	Henry F. Schricker (D)	D+8.4
1944	Ralph F. Gates (R)	R+2.8
1940	Henry F. Schricker (D)	D+0.2
1936	Maurice Clifford Townsend (D)	D+11.0
1932	Paul V. McNutt (D)	D+12.3
1928	Harry G. Leslie (R)	R+3.1
1924	Ed Jackson (R)	R+6.6
1920	Warren T. McCray (R)	R+13.4
1916	James P. Goodrich (R)	R+1.8
1912	Samuel M. Ralston (D)	D+20.8
1908	Thomas R. Marshall (D)	D+2.1
1904	J. Frank Hanly (R)	R+12.6
1900	Winfield T. Durbin (R)	R+3.8
1896	James A. Mount (R)	R+4.1
1892	Claude Matthews (D)	D+1.3
1888	Alvin P. Hovey (R)	R+0.4
1884	Isaac P. Gray (D)	D+1.5
1880	Albert Gallatin Porter (R)	R+1.5
1876	James Douglas Williams (D)	D+1.2
1872	Thomas Andrews Hendricks (D)	D+0.3
1868	Conrad Baker (R)	R+0.3

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