Complete November 2008 Area Candidate Listing
All names as to be listed on ballot.
Italics indicate incumbent.
Where available, clicking on candidate's names will lead you to their campaign website or similar information.
For races with unresolved primaries, all primary candidates will remain listed until updated information becomes available.
*denotes Write-In candidates
President of the United States of America (w/ Vice President)
Barack Obama (D-IL) - Joe Biden (D-DE)
John McCain (R-AZ) - Sarah Palin (R-AK)
Cynthia McKinney* (Green-GA) - Rosa A. Clemente (Green-NY)
Chuck Baldwin* (Const.-FL) - Darrell L. Castle (Const.-TN)
Lawson Mitchell Bone* (Ind.-TN) - No VP Named
Michael L. Faith* (Ind.-OH) - No VP Named
Brian Moore* (Socialist-FL) - Stewart A. Alexander (Socialist-CA)
Kevin Mottus* (Ind.-CA) - No VP Named
Ralph Nader* (Ind.-CT) - Matt Gonzalez (Ind.-CA)
John Leroy Plemons* (Ind.-OH) - No VP Named
"Lou" Kujawski* (Ind. OH) - No VP Named
Governor
Jill Long Thompson (D-Argos)
Mitch Daniels (R-Indianapolis)
Andy Horning (L-Freedom)
Timothy Lee Frye* (Ind.-Greenwood)
Christopher Stried* (Ind.-West Lafayette)
Lieutenant Governor
Dennie Oxley (D-English)
Becky Skillman (R-Bedford)
Lisa Kelly (L-Indianapolis)
United States Senate
No elections this year.
Attorney General
Linda Pence (D-Indianapolis)
Greg Zoeller (R-New Albany)
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Richard D. Wood (D-Lafayette)
Tony Bennett (R-Clarksville)
Kevin R. Brown* (D-Ft. Wayne)
United States Representative
District 4
Nels Ackerson (D-Zionsville)
Steve Buyer (R-Monticello)
District 6
Barry A. Welsh (D-Connersville)
Mike Pence (R-Anderson)
George T. Holland (L-Rushville)
District 8
Brad Ellsworth (D-Evansville)
Greg Goode (R-Terre Haute)
District 9
Baron P. Hill (D-Seymour)
Mike Sodrel (R-Jeffersonville)
D. Eric Schansberg (L-New Albany)
Indiana State Senate
District 39:
None filed
District 40
Vi Simpson (D-Bloomington)
Leslie O. Compton (R-Bloomington)
District 44
Matthew S. Colglazier (D-Heltonville)
Brent Steele (R-Bedford)
District 48
None filed
Indiana House of Representatives
District 60
Peggy Welch (D-Bloomington)
No Republican filed
District 62:
Sandra Blanton (D-Orleans)
Brook Tarr (D-Orleans)
District 65
Eric A. Koch (R-Bedford)
No Democrat filed
District 73
Dennie Oxley (D-English)
Steve Davisson (R-Salem)
North Lawrence Community School Board District 4
Barb Alexander
Larry Arnold
Rowena Cross-Najafi
J. Scott Gillespie
L. Tom Harrell
Jeff Lambrecht
Patricia "Trisha" O'Rourke
Samuel "Sam" Shaw
Tony G. Van Pelt
Rickey Dale Wessel
Judge of the Circuit Court
Lawrence (81st Circuit)
Andrea K. McCord (R-Mitchell)
No Democrat filed
Monroe (10th Circuit) Div. V
Kenneth G. Todd (R-Bloomington)
No Democrat filed
Monroe (10th Circuit) Div. VI
Valeri Haughton (D-Bloomington)
Joby D. Jerrells (R-Bloomington)
Monroe (10th Circuit) Div. IX
Elizabeth Ann Cure (D-Bloomington)
Christine Talley-Haseman (R-Bloomington)
Judge of the Superior Court
Greene County
Democratic Party:
Jacob Fish (D-Jasonville)
Dena Benham Martin (R-Worthington)
Jackson County
Bruce Markel, III (R-Brownstown)
No Democrat filed
Lawrence County No. 2
William G. Sleva (R-Bedford)
No Democrat filed
Orange County
Robert Michael Cloud (R-Orleans)
No Democrat filed
Lawrence County Races
Circuit Court Clerk
Myron Rainey (R-Bedford)
No Democrat filed
Coroner
John C. Sherrill (R-Bedford)
No Democrat filed
Recorder
Jessica L. Allen (R-Bedford)
No Democrat filed
Auditor
Billie J. Tumey (R-Bedford)
No Democrat filed
Treasurer
Debbie Harrison Thompson (R-Bedford)
No Democrat filed
Surveyor
Michael D. Arena (R-Bedford)
No Democrat filed
Commissioner - Dist. 2 (Pick 1)
William Luttrell (D-Mitchell)
William Spreen (R-Williams)
Commissioner - Dist. 3 (Pick 1)
Darin S. Kinser (D-Bedford)
David A. Flinn (R-Bedford)
County Council at Large (Pick 3)
Penny Sue Pierce (D-Mitchell)
Kristine Van Pelt (D-Bedford)
Mike Branham (R-Bedford)
James R. Edwards (R-Bedford)
Gene McCracken (R-Bedford)
Orange County Races
Circuit Court Clerk
Roger Purkhiser (R-French Lick)
No Democrat filed
Coroner
Terry L. Pinnick (R-French Lick)
No Democrat filed
Recorder
Stacie L. Wolfington (R-Paoli)
No Democrat filed
Auditor
Diann Mathers (R-Paoli)
No Democrat filed
Treasurer
Sandy D. Hill (R-Paoli)
No Democrat filed
Commissioner - Dist. 2
Donald R. Crockett (R-Paoli)
No Democrat filed
Commissioner Dist. 3
Thomas A. Lamb (R-Orleans)
No Democrat filed
County Council at Large (Pick 3)
Greg Farlow (R-Paoli)
John F. Noblitt (R-Orleans)
Alan D. Waynick (R-Paoli)
No Democrat filed
Updated: 2/25/2008 1:44pm Lawrence County races
Updated: 2/25/2008 1:59pm Orange County races
Updated: 2/26/2008 7:54am Mitchell, Orleans, Paoli, Springs Valley School Boards
Updated: 3/03/2008 10:43pm Migrated from "Politics" section, added cities of origin for several candidates
Updated: 4/07/2008 7:38am Added several campaign websites, plus VoteSmart pages for those candidates without sites.
Updated: 4/11/2008 1:03pm Added several candidate home towns
Updated: 5/8/2008 7:31pm Changed races to reflect move from Primary Election to General Election
Updated: 8/18/2008 10:18am Added several statewide races and third party candidates, also, added races for 6th and 8th District US Congress
Updated: 8/25/2008 6:53am Added candidates for North Lawrence Community School Board District 4
Updated: 9/29/2008 7:45am Finalized list with corrected race listings and all locations-of-origin.
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