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REPUBLICAN RACE

The incumbent Governor Of Indiana , Mitch Daniels , defeated the incumbent Democratic governor Joseph Kernan in 2004, becoming the first Republican governor in Indiana in 16 years. On June 16, 2007, Daniels announced he was running for re-election with his Lieutenant Governor Becky Skillman . It is unlikely Daniels will have more than token challengers in the primary. If Daniels wins re-election, he will remain Indiana's 49th Governor.


DEMOCRATIC RACE

On the Democratic side, Indianapolis businessman who died in office in 2003.

A late July 2007 poll showed Jill Long Thompson with a 21 point lead over Senator Young and a 25 point lead over Schellinger. The Beneson Strategy Group poll of 602 likely Democratic primary voters showed 33 percent favored Long Thompson with 12 percent favoring Young. Schellinger garnered only eight percent support. {Link without Title}

A Democratic win in November 2008 would generate Indiana's 50th Governor.


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