2008 Indiana Attorney General election
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November 4, 2008
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 Zoeller: 50–60% 60–70% Pence: 50–60% 60–70% | ||||||||||||||||
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The 2008 Indiana attorney general election was held on November 4, 2008, to elect the Indiana attorney general. Incumbent Republican Steve Carter chose to retire rather than seek a third term. Republican nominee Chief Deputy Attorney General of Indiana Greg Zoeller won the election by a narrow margin, defeating Democratic attorney Linda Pence by 1.5 percentage points.
As of 2026, this is the last Indiana attorney general election to be decided by less than 15 percentage points.
Republican convention
Candidates
Nominee
- Greg Zoeller, chief deputy attorney general of Indiana (2001–2009)
Eliminated at convention
- Jon Costas, mayor of Valparaiso, Indiana (2004–2020)
Endorsements
Greg Zoeller
- Steve Carter, Indiana attorney general (2001–2009)[1]
Jon Costas
- Mitch Daniels, governor of Indiana (2005–2013)[1]
Results
| Republican convention results[2] | |||||||||
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| Candidate | Round 1 | ||||||||
| Votes | % | ||||||||
| Greg Zoeller | 1,061 | 60.01 | |||||||
| Jon Costas | 707 | 39.99 | |||||||
| Total ballots | 1,768 | 100.00 | |||||||
Democratic convention
Candidates
Nominee
- Linda Pence, attorney
Results
Pence was unopposed for the Democratic nomination.
General election
Candidates
- Linda Pence, attorney (Democratic)
- Greg Zoeller, chief deputy attorney general of Indiana (2001–2009) (Republican)
Polling
| Source | Date | Linda Pence (D) |
Greg Zoeller (R) |
Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howey/Gauge[3] | October 23–24, 2008 | 24% | 30% | – |
| Public Policy Polling (D)[4] | October 31 – November 2, 2008 | 44% | 44% | 12% |
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Greg Zoeller | 1,318,147 | 50.75% | −7.43% | |
| Democratic | Linda Pence | 1,279,284 | 49.25% | +9.33% | |
| Total votes | 2,597,431 | 100.00% | |||
| Republican hold | |||||
References
- 1 2 Gramlich, John (May 30, 2008). "Indiana Attorney General Race Mirrors Obama-Clinton". Stateline. Retrieved June 1, 2026.
- ↑ Smith, Mike (June 3, 2008). "Republicans nominate Zoeller for Indiana attorney general". The Herald-Times. Retrieved June 1, 2026.
- ↑ Howey/Gauge
- ↑ Public Policy Polling
- ↑ "2008 Attorney General General Election Results - Indiana". US Election Atlas. Retrieved June 1, 2026.
External links
Official campaign websites (archived)