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Indiana gubernatorial election, 2012

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November 6, 2012 (2012-11-06)
  
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1,264,877
  
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Indiana gubernatorial election, 2012

The 2012 Indiana gubernatorial election took place on November 6, 2012. Incumbent governor Mitch Daniels was term-limited and unable to seek a third term. The Republican candidate, Congressman Mike Pence; the Democratic candidate, former Speaker of the Indiana House of Representatives John R. Gregg; and the Libertarian candidate, youth mentor, small business owner and reality TV personality, Rupert Boneham, were all unopposed in their respective primaries or conventions and contested the general election.

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Four years later Mike Pence would be elected Vice President of the United States along with President Donald Trump.

Candidates

  • Mike Pence, U.S. Representative

    • Removed from ballot

  • Jim Wallace, former Hamilton County councilman

    • Candidates

  • John R. Gregg, former Speaker of the Indiana House of Representatives

    • Candidates

  • Rupert Boneham, four-time contestant on Survivor and founder of Rupert's Kids Boneham was nominated by delegates at his party's state convention.

    • Candidates

  • Mike Pence (Republican), U.S. Representative
  • Running mate: Sue Ellspermann, state Representative
  • John Gregg (Democratic), former Speaker of the Indiana House of Representatives
  • Running mate: Vi Simpson, state Senate Minority Leader
  • Rupert Boneham (Libertarian), four-time contestant on Survivor and founder of Rupert's Kids
  • Running mate: Brad Klopfenstein, former executive director of the Libertarian Party of Indiana
  • Donnie Harold Harris (Public Party) (Write-in)
  • Running mate: George Fish

    • Debates

    The Indiana Debate Commission organized three televised debates between Indiana Gubernatorial candidates Republican Mike Pence, Democrat John R. Gregg and Libertarian Rupert Boneham.

    Debate Schedule

    The first debate was held on Wednesday, October 10, 2012 at the Zionsville Performing Arts Center in Zionsville, Indiana and was moderated by former Indianapolis Star editor Dennis Ryerson.

  • Complete video and transcript, C-SPAN

    • The second debate was held on Wednesday, October 17, 2012 at the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center in South Bend, Indiana and was moderated by Indiana Fiscal Policy Institute president John Ketzenberger.

  • Complete video and transcript, C-SPAN

    • The third debate was held on Thursday, October 25, 2012 at the WFWA PBS 39 studio in Fort Wayne, Indiana and was moderated by DePauw University Executive Director of Media Relations Ken Owen.

  • Complete video, YouTube

    • Statewide results

    When the polls closed, the election was very close, and continued to stay close throughout the night. Gregg performed well in Marion County (Indianapolis) and Lake County (Gary), which were Democratic strongholds. Pence performed well in the Indianapolis suburbs and the Fort Wayne area. At 12:34 A.M EST, the Associated Press called the race for Pence. At 1:06 A.M., Gregg called Pence to concede, realizing there weren't enough votes left to overtake him. Pence ultimately won the election.

    Pence took office on January 13, 2013. This was one of Indiana's closest gubernatorial elections.

    References

    Indiana gubernatorial election, 2012 Wikipedia
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