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Governor: Mitch Daniels (R) elected 2004; re-elected in 2008; term-limited in 2012.
State Legislature: Indiana General Assembly  House: 100 seats  Senate: 50 seats
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U.S. House: 6R, 3D - 1. P.Visclosky (D) | 2. J.Donnelly (D) | 3. M.Stutzman (R)  | 4. T.Rokita (R) | 5. D.Burton (R) | 6. M.Pence (R) | 7. A.Carson (D) | 8. L.Bucshon (R) | 9. T.Young (R). 
U.S. Senate: Dick Lugar (R) defeated in primary, Dan Coats (R) elected in 2010. 

2012

Governor: Vying to succeed Gov. Mitch Daniels (R), Rep. Mike Pence (R) defeated former state Speaker of the House John Gregg (D) and businessman and former "Survivor" contestant Rupert Boneham (L) by 1,275,424 (49.49%) to 1,200,016 (46.56%) and 101,868 (3.95%). U.S. Senate: Rep. Joe Donnelly (D) defeated State Treasurer Richard Mourdock (R) and Andrew Horning (L), who works in cardiovascular healthcare, by 1,281,181 (50.03%) to 1,133,621 (44.27%) and 145,282 (5.67%).  Mourdock had defeated six-term Sen. Dick Lugar in the May 20, 2012 Republican primary by 60.5% to 39.5%. U.S. House:  Indiana had three open seats.  Republicans picked up one seat going from 6R, 3D to 7R, 2D. - In the 2nd CD (North Central Indiana ...Donnelly), former state Rep. Jackie Walorski (R), the 2010 nominee, defeated veteran and consultant Brendan Mullen (D) and Joe Ruiz (L) by a bit less than 3,920 votes, 49.01% to 47.58% and 3.41%. - In the 5th CD (north of Indianapolis, between but not including Kokomo and Muncie ...Burton), former U.S. Attorney Susan Brooks (R) defeated state Rep. Scott Reske (D) and high school teacher Chard Reid (L) by a comfortable margin. - In the 6th CD (Southeast Indiana ...Pence), former state Rep. Luke Messer (R), who ran for Congress in 2010, defeated homebuilder Brad Bookout (D) and Rex Bell (L), a carpenter. State Legislature: All 100 House seats and 25 Senate seats were up.  Republicans expanded their majority in the House from 60R, 40D to 69R, 31D while the Senate remained at 37R, 13D.

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President Obama, unchallenged, received 221,466 votes.

In the pre-campaign phase, Indiana had two potential 2012 GOP presidential candidates, but both opted not to run.  Rep. Mike Pence, a conservative favorite, ruled it out on Jan. 27, 2011 and later started his run for governor.  Gov. Mitch Daniels was seen as a strong contender if he had decided to run, but he ruled it out on May 22, 2011. 

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.

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.