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CANDIDATE DIRECTORY LEGEND:
Bold = Active Candidate
Italics = Potential Candidate
* = Incumbent
= Winner
(Incumbent Party Listed First)

Filing Deadline (Major Parties): February 22, 2008
Filing Deadline (Third Parties): June 2008
Primary: May 6, 2008

This page was last updated on May 6, 2008

STATE CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS:

2008 Elections:

GOVERNOR & LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR:
(Note: Governor & Lt. Governor candidates run together on tickets in the General Election.)
Mitch Daniels (R)* - (Campaign Site)
& Becky Skillman (R)* - (Campaign Site)

Jill Long Thompson (D) - Ex-Congresswoman, Ex-Asst. US Agriculture Secretary & '86 US Senate Nominee
& Runningmate Not Yet Named

Andy Horning (Libertarian) - Engineer, Libertarian Party Activist & Frequent Candidate
& Runningmate Not Yet Named

ATTORNEY GENERAL:
[ Steve Carter (R)* - Retiring in 2008. ]
Jon Costas (R) - Valparaiso Mayor & Attorney
Greg Zoeller (R) - Chief Deputy Attorney General, Ex-Aide to VP Dan Quayle & '96 Candidate
Linda Pence (D) - Attorney

STATE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION:
[ Suellen Reed (R)* - Retiring in 2008. ]
Tony Bennett (R) - Clark County School Superintendent
Sam Goldstein (Libertarian) - '00 Nominee & '02 State Treasurer Nominee

2010 Elections:

SECRETARY OF STATE:
Todd Rokita (R)* - (Campaign Site)

STATE TREASURER:
Richard Mourdock (R)* - (Campaign Site)

STATE AUDITOR:
Tim Berry (R)*

U.S. SENATOR:

Dick Lugar (R)* - (Campaign Site) - Next Election in 2012.

Evan Bayh (D)* - (Campaign Site) - Next Election in 2010.

District 1:
Peter Visclosky (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Mark Leyva (R) - Carpenter & Frequent Candidate

District 2:
Joe Donnelly (D) - (Campaign Site)
Luke Puckett (R) - Businessman

District 3:
Mark Souder (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Mike Montagano (D) - Attorney
William Larson (Libertarian)

District 4:
Steve Buyer (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Nels Ackerson (D) - Attorney

District 5:
Dan Burton (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Mary Etta Ruley (D) - Businesswoman & Ex-Congressional Aide

District 6:
Mike Pence (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Barry Welsh (D) - Methodist Minister, Ex-Teacher, '06 Nominee & '04 State Sen. Nominee
George Holland (Libertarian) - Retired Salesman, Ex-Republican & Frequent Candidate