Indiana

INDIANA	11 Electoral Votes
	Indiana goes from 12 electoral votes to 11 as a result of the 2000 Census

Population
(Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Indiana Secretary of State)

Total Population, July 1, 2004 est.	6,237,569
Total Registration, Nov. 2004	4,296,602

Indiana has: 92 counties.
Five largest counties: Marion, Lake, Allen, St. Joseph, Elkhart.
Five largest cities: Indianapolis, Fort Wayne, Evansville, Gary, South Bend.

Government
Governor: Joe Kernan (D) assumed office Sept. 13 2003 following death of Frank O' Bannon; defeated in election bid.
State Legislature: Indiana General Assembly House: 100 seats Senate: 50 seats
Local: Counties NACO Counties
U.S. House: 6R,3D - 1. P.Visclosky (D) | 2. C.Chocola (R) | 3. M.Souder (R) | 4. S.Buyer (R) | 5. D.Burton (R) | 6. M.Pence (R) | 7. J.Carson (D) | 8. J.Hostettler (R) | 9. B.Hill (D).
*lost 1 seat in 2002 as a result of the 2000 Census.
U.S. Senate: Dick Lugar (R) re-elected in 2000, Evan Bayh (D) re-elected in 2004.

In the governor's race, Republicans Mitch Daniels/Becky Skillman defeated Joe Kernan/Kathy Davis (D) 1,302,912 to 1,113,900 with 31,664 votes to the Libertarians. Sen. Bayh was comfortably re-elected, defeating Republican Marvin Scott 1,496,976 to 903,913 with 27,344 votes to the Libertarian. In a squeaker in the 9th CD (southeastern Indiana), Mike Sodrel (R) defeated incumbent Rep. Baron Hill (D) 142,197 (49.46%) to 140,772 (48.96%) with 4,541 (1.58%) to Libertarian candidate Al Cox, moving the balance in the congressional delegation to 7R and 2D.

The Hoosier State

State of Indiana
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General Election -- Tuesday, November 2, 2004

Kerry/Edwards (Dem.)	969,011	(39.26)
Badnarik/Campagna (Lib.)	18,058	(0.73)
+Bush/Cheney (Rep.)	1,479,438	(59.94)
Nader/Camejo (w/in Ind.)	1,328	(0.05)
Cobb/LaMarche (w/in Grn.)	102	-
J.J. Kennedy, W.Brown, L.M. Bone (w/ins)	65	-
Total........2,468,002

Total voters voting: 2,512,142
Absentee votes: 260,550

2004 Overview
Not since LBJ in 1964 has a Democrat carried Indiana. Bush-Cheney expanded upon their 2000 showing, gaining a plurality of 510,427 votes (20.68 percentage points). Bush carried 88 of the 92 counties; Kerry won in Marion (Indianapolis), Lake (Gary; northwest corner), La Porte (also in the northwest), and Monroe (Bloomington) counties.
General Election Details
Kerry/Allies | Bush-Cheney '04

Past Results

1996

Dole (Rep.).........1,006,693	(47.13)
Clinton (Dem.).......887,424	(41.55)
Perot (Ref.)............224,299	(10.50)
Others (1+w/ins).....17,426	(0.82)
Total........2,135,842

1992

Bush (Rep.)...........989,375
(42.91)

Clinton (Dem.).......848,420
(36.79)

Perot (Ind.) ...........455,934
(19.77)

Others(2+w/ins).......12,142
(0.53)

Total........2,305,871

2000

Gore/Lieberman (Dem.)	901,980	(41.01)
Browne/Olivier (Lib.)	15,530	(0.71)
+Bush/Cheney (Rep.)	1,245,836	(56.65)
Buchanan/Foster (Ind.)	16,959	(0.77)
Nader/LaDuke (w/in)	18,351	(0.84)
Hagelin/Goldhaber (w/in)	167	(0.01)
Phillips/Frazier (w/in)	200	(0.01)
David McReynolds (w/in)	43	-
J.Schriner, K.R. Judd, D.H. Birchler, E.L. Easton, G.D. Strickland (w/ins)	56	-
Total........2,199,302

Turnout as a percentage of voting age population was 49.44%. (U.S. avg. 53.76%)...l
Petition candidates were required to obtain signatures of 30,716 registered voters (2% of the votes received for Sec. of State in 1998). Nader petitions contained only 15,891 valid signatures, so the Indiana Election Commission in its Aug. 24 meeting declined to place Nader on the ballot.

2000 Overview
Bush-Cheney won Indiana's 12 electoral votes with a plurality of 343,856 votes (15.65 percentage points), carrying 86 of the state's 92 counties. Gore won in Lake (Gary), La Porte and St. Joseph (South Bend) counties in the Northwest corner of the state, as well as in Perry, Scott, and Vermillion.

Gov. Bush made a couple of visits to the state: on Sept. 6 he did an airport rally and a Republican Party reception in Indianapolis, and on Oct. 27, on his Michigan Bus tour, he did an airport departure in South Bend.

For the Democratic ticket, Sen. Lieberman delivered a major address on faith and values at the University of Notre Dame in South Bend on Oct. 24.

Primary Election -- Tuesday, May 4, 2004

Democratic

as updated June 3, 2004

	Votes	Percent
Wesley K. Clark	17,437	5.50%
Howard Dean	21,482	9.30%
John Edwards	35,651	11.24%
+John F. Kerry	231,047	72.84%
Dennis J. Kucinich	7,003	2.21%
Lyndon H. LaRouche, Jr.	4,591	1.45%
Total	317,211

81 Delegates (67 Pledged, 14 Unpledged ) and 12 Alternates.

Republican
George W. Bush: 469,973. 55 Delegates and 52 Alternates.

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