Electoral College Information
Electoral College
Total Electoral Votes: 538
Electoral Vote Majority: 270
Election Division
Presidental Electors
Q1: How many presidential electors does Indiana have?
What determines this number?
Indiana currently has 11 presidential electors.
Article 2, Section 1, Clause 2 of the Constitution of the United States provides that each state shall appoint a number of electors equal to the number of Senators or Representatives to which the state is entitled in Congress. Since Indiana has currently has 9 U.S. Representatives and 2 U.S. Senators, the state is entitled to 11 electors.
Q2: What are the requirements to serve as a presidential elector in Indiana?
The requirements are set forth in the Constitution of the United States.
Article 2, Section 1, Clause 2 provides that "no Senator or Representative, or person holding an Office of Trust or Profit under the United States, shall be appointed an Elector." Section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment also states that "No person shall be... elector of President or Vice-President... who, having previously taken an oath... to support the Constitution of the United States, shall have engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the same, or given aid or comfort to the enemies thereof. Congress may be a vote of two-thirds of each House, remove such disability." These requirements are included in state law at Indiana Code 3-8-1-6(b).
Q3: How does a person become a candidate to be chosen as a presidential elector in Indiana?
Three political parties (Democratic, Libertarian, and Republican) have their presidential and vice-presidential candidates placed on Indiana ballots after their party's national convention. The Indiana presidential electors pledged to support the party's candidates are chosen at the state conventions of these political parties. The state party conventions are usually held no later than June before the presidential election. Sometimes the individuals nominated at these state party conventions are recommended by party caucuses held earlier in each congressional district. Traditionally in Indiana, the state party conventions nominate an elector and an alternate elector for each congressional district in the state, along with two other electors and two other alternates who are designated as running "at large". However, since the electors run as a slate throughout the entire state, and not as individuals within districts, this designation has no practical effect on the election process.
If any other political party, or an independent presidential candidate, wishes to appear on Indiana's presidential election ballot, the party or candidate must circulate a petition to be placed on the ballot. The petition must be signed by at least 32,741 Indiana voters, and include the names of the Indiana presidential elector candidates of that party or candidate. Write-in presidential candidates must file a declaration of write-in candidacy, and include the name of at least one presidential elector candidate on their declaration.
The presidential electors for the presidential and vice-presidential candidates who receive the most votes in Indiana are then certified as the official presidential electors for the state. The winning slate of electors is only required to receive more votes in Indiana than any other elector slate. A majority (51%) of votes cast in Indiana is not required to be elected.
Q4: Do the names of the presidential elector candidates appear on the general election ballot?
No. Until the 1936 presidential election, the name of each presidential elector candidate appeared on the statewide ballot. However, since that election, only the name of the candidates nominated for president and vice-president are printed on the ballot. State law currently prohibits the names of the presidential elector candidates from being listed.
Q5: Can a voter split their vote between presidential elector candidates of different political parties?
No. In Indiana, a vote can only be cast for the entire slate of electors (usually eleven) nominated by a political party or independent candidate.
Q6: What happens after the presidential election in November? How and when do the electors assemble and cast their ballots?
After election day, each county sends its presidential vote totals to the Secretary of State in Indianapolis. It can take several weeks after the election for the final version of all these county returns to arrive. When all the county votes have been received (and any errors or omissions corrected), the Secretary of State certifies to the Governor the final, official returns for the presidential elector candidates.
The Governor then signs a "Certificate of Ascertainment." This document officially appoints the winning presidential electors to serve as Indiana's members of the Electoral College. Three copies of this document are immediately sent to the National Archives in Washington.
On the first Monday after the second Wednesday in December, Indiana's electors meet at 10 a.m., Indianapolis time, in the chamber of the House of Representatives in the State House.
After an invocation and any welcoming remarks by state officials, the Certificate of Ascertainment and the roll call of the electors are read. The electors who are present then take their oath of office.
If an elector is absent, the other electors must wait until at least 11 a.m. before proceeding further. If the missing elector does not arrive by then, or if the elector has submitted a resignation letter before the meeting, then the remaining electors vote to fill the vacant position. Since the major political parties usually choose "alternate electors" at the state party convention, a designated alternate is usually chosen by paper ballot and then commissioned by the Governor as an elector after taking the oath of office.
The presidential electors then vote for President on a paper ballot. The ballots are tabulated and the results announced. The electors then cast a separate paper ballot for Vice-President, and the result of this voting is announced. The electors then sign a Certificate that sets forth the votes each Presidential candidate and Vice-Presidential candidate received, and a transmittal cover sheet.
As required by federal law, copies of the Certificate of Ascertainment and the Certificate of Votes Cast are sent to the Vice-President (as President of the United States Senate), to the National Archives, to the Chief Judge of the Southern District Court of Indiana (the federal courts), and to the Indiana Secretary of State.
Q7: What happens after presidential elector votes are sent to Washington?
The electoral votes of each state are sent to the Vice-President of the United States. The votes are counted in a joint session of the United States Senate and House of Representatives, usually on January 6, although Congress can change the date of this joint session (to January 8, 2009, for example).
After the electoral votes from all states are states are counted, the Vice-President of the United States declares the candidates receiving a majority of the electoral votes cast to be President-elect and Vice President-elect. If no candidate receives a majority of the votes cast for either office, the Constitution sets forth special procedures for the House to choose the President and the Senate to choose the Vice-President.
The President-elect and Vice-President elect take their oaths of office for four year terms beginning at noon on the January 20 following the presidential election.
INDIANA ELECTORAL COLLEGE FACTS
Indiana has never had a "faithless" elector. Each individual has voted for the presidential and vice-presidential candidates to whom they were pledged.
The first woman to serve as an Indiana presidential elector was Mary Agnes Sleeth, an "at large" elector in 1924. Ms. Sleeth was a farmer and life-long resident of Rush County, and died on August 9, 1957.
Reid M. Dugger of Franklin served as an Indiana presidential elector six times, more than any other individual: (1940, 1944, 1948, 1952, 1956, and 1960). Kenneth R. Peterson of Highland served four times as an elector (1976, 1980, 1984, 1988).
FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE:
Contact the Federal Election Commission at 800-424-9530 to order The Electoral College, a publication authored by Mr. William Kimberling, a Kokomo, Indiana native, who formerly served as Deputy Director of the Federal Election Commission's Office of Election Administration.
Compiled and revised by
J. Bradley King
Co-Director, Indiana Election Division, Office of the Secretary of State
The following pages contain a list of all individuals who have served as Indiana presidential electors; the political parties and candidates that the electors supported; and a chart concerning presidential voting in Indiana since 1816.
SPECIAL THANKS... to Kris Willhelm of the Center for Legislative Archives, The National Archives and Records Administration, and to the entire staff of the Indiana State Archives, for their assistance in compiling the list of Indiana presidential electors.
1816 GENERAL ELECTION
Electors chosen by Indiana General Assembly, without party designation.
Three Indiana electors voted for:
James Monroe of Virginia for President of the United States and
Daniel D. Tompkins of New York for Vice-President of the United States
1. Joseph Bartholomew of Clark County
2. Thomas H. Blake of Knox County
3. Jesse L. Holman of Dearborn County
1820 GENERAL ELECTION
Electors chosen by Indiana General Assembly, without party designation.
Three Indiana electors voted for:
James Monroe of Virginia for President of the United States and
Daniel D. Tompkins of New York for Vice-President of the United States
4. Daniel J. Caswell of Franklin County
5. John H. Thompson of Clark County
6. Nathaniel Ewing of Knox County
1824 GENERAL ELECTION
Electors chosen by popular vote, but no party designation.
For five Indiana electors pledged to:
Andrew Jackson of Tennessee for President of the United States and
John C. Calhoun of South Carolina for Vice-President of the United States,
Total Popular Votes Cast For Winning Slate: 7,444*
* Each elector was listed individually on the ballot. This number indicates the total received by the individual elector on this ticket who received the greatest number of votes.
7. Jonathan McCarty
8. John Carr
9. David Robb
10. Elias McNamee
11. Samuel Milroy
1828 GENERAL ELECTION
Electors chosen by popular vote, but no party designation.
For five Indiana electors pledged to:
Andrew Jackson of Tennessee for President of the United States and
John C. Calhoun of South Carolina for Vice-President of the United States,
Total Popular Votes Cast For Winning Slate: 22,201*
*Each elector was listed individually on the ballot. This number indicates the total received by the individual elector on this ticket who received the greatest number of votes.
12. Benjamin V. Beckes
13. Ratliff Boon
14. Jesse B. Durham
15. William Love
16. Ross Smiley
1832 GENERAL ELECTION
Electors chosen by popular vote, but no party designation.
For nine Indiana electors pledged to:
Andrew Jackson of Tennessee for President of the United States and
Martin Van Buren of New York for Vice-President of the United States,
Total Popular Votes Cast For Winning Slate: 31,652*
*Each elector was listed individually on the ballot. This number indicates the total received by the individual elector on this ticket who received the greatest number of votes.
17. George Boon
18. James Blake
19. Arthur Patterson
20. Nathan B. Palmer
21. Marks Crume
22. Thomas Givens
23. Alexander S. Burnett
24. Walter Armstrong
25. John Ketcham
1836 GENERAL ELECTION
WHIG PARTY TICKET
Total Popular Votes Cast For Winning Slate: 41,339*
*Each elector was listed individually on the ballot. This number indicates the total received by the individual elector on this ticket who received the greatest number of votes.
For nine Indiana electors pledged to:
William Henry Harrison of Ohio for President of the United States and
Francis Granger of New York for Vice-President of the United States
26. John G. Clendenin
27. Hiram Decker
28. Milton Shapp
29. Enoch McCarty
30. Achilles Williams
31. Austin W. Morris
32. Albert S. White
33. Marston G. Clark
34. Abraham P. Andrew
1840 GENERAL ELECTION
WHIG PARTY TICKET
Total Popular Votes Cast for Winning Slate: 65,280*
*Each elector was listed individually on the ballot. This number indicates the total received by the individual elector on this ticket who received the greatest number of votes.
For nine Indiana electors pledged to:
William Henry Harrison of Ohio for President of the United States and
John Tyler of Virginia for Vice-President of the United States
35. McCarty Jonathan
36. Joseph G. Marshall
37. John W. Payne
38. Richard W. Thompson
39. Joseph L. White
40. James H. Cravens
41. Caleb B. Smith
42. William Herod
43. Samuel C. Sample
1844 GENERAL ELECTION
DEMOCRATIC PARTY TICKET
Total Popular Votes Cast For Winning Slate: 70,183*
*Each elector was listed individually on the ballot. This number indicates the total received by the individual elector on this ticket who received the greatest number of votes.
For twelve Indiana electors pledged to:
James K. Polk of Tennessee for President of the United States and
George M. Dallas of Pennsylvania for Vice-President of the United States
44. Graham N. Fitch
45. James G. Read
46. William A. Bowles
47. Elijah Newland
48. John M. Johnston
49. Samuel E. Perkins
50. William W. Wick
51. Paris C. Dunning
52. Austin M. Puett
53. Henry W. Ellsworth
54. Charles W. Cathcart
55. John Gilbert
1848 GENERAL ELECTION
DEMOCRATIC PARTY TICKET
Total Popular Votes Cast For Winning Slate: 74,695*
*Each elector was listed individually on the ballot. This number indicates the total received by the individual elector on this ticket who received the greatest number of votes.
For twelve Indiana electors pledged to:
Lewis Cass of Michigan for President of the United States and
William O. Butler of Kentucky for Vice-President of the United States
56. Robert D. Owen
57. E. M. Chamberlain
58. Nathaniel Albertson
59. Cyrus L. Dunham
60. William McCarty
61. Charles H. Test
62. James Ritchey
63. George W. Carr
64. James M. Hanna
65. Daniel Mace
66. Graham N. Fitch
67. Andrew J. Harlan
1852 GENERAL ELECTION
DEMOCRATIC PARTY TICKET
Total Popular Votes Cast for Winning Slate: 95,340*
*Each elector was listed individually on the ballot. This number indicates the total received by the individual elector on this ticket who received the greatest number of votes.
For thirteen Indiana electors pledged to:
Franklin Pierce of New Hampshire for President of the United States and
William Rufus DeVane King of Alabama for Vice-President of the United States
68. John Pettit
69. James S. Lane
70. Benjamin R. Edmonston (failed to appear; replaced by John F. Read)
71. James S. Athon
72. John A. Hendricks (failed to appear; replaced by James S. Heister)
73. Ebenezer Dumont
74. William Grose (failed to appear; replaced by Nathaniel Bolton)
75. William J. Brown (failed to appear; replaced by Alexander F. Morrison)
76. Oliver P. Davis (failed to appear; replaced by William C. Larrabee)
77. Lorenzo C. Dougherty (failed to appear; replaced by George P. Buell)
78. Samuel A. Hall
79. Reuben J. Dawson (failed to appear; replaced by Austin H. Brown)
80. James F. McDowell (failed to appear; replaced by John M. Talbott)
1856 GENERAL ELECTION
DEMOCRATIC PARTY TICKET
Total Popular Votes Cast for Winning Slate: 118,673*
*Each elector was listed individually on the ballot. This number indicates the total received by the individual elector on this ticket who received the greatest number of votes.
For thirteen Indiana electors pledged to:
James Buchanan of Pennsylvania for President of the United States and
John Breckinridge of Kentucky for Vice-President of the United States
81. Graham N. Fitch
82. Samuel H. Buskirk
83. William F. Parrett
84. Simeon K. Wolfe
85. Samuel W. Short
86. Daniel D. Jones
87. Edmund Johnson
88. Martin M. Ray
89. James M. Hanna
90. James S. McClelland
91. Orpheus Everts
92. Franklin P. Randall
93. Samuel S. Mickle
1860 GENERAL ELECTION
REPUBLICAN PARTY TICKET
Total Popular Votes Cast for Winning Slate: 139,033*
*Each elector was listed individually on the ballot. This number indicates the total received by the individual elector on this ticket who received the greatest number of votes.
For thirteen Indiana electors pledged to:
Abraham Lincoln of Illinois for President of the United States and
Hannibal Hamlin of Maine for Vice-President of the United States
94. Will Cumback
95. John L. Mansfield
96. Cyrus M. Allen
97. John W. Ray
98. Morton C. Hunter
99. John H. Farquahar
100. Nelson Trusler
101. Reuben A. Riley
102. John Hanna
103. Samuel A. Huff
104. James N. Tyner
105. Isaac Jenkinson
106. David O. Dailey
1864 GENERAL ELECTION
NATIONAL UNION PARTY TICKET
Total Popular Votes Cast for Winning Slate: 149,887*
*Each elector was listed individually on the ballot. This number indicates the total received by the individual elector on this ticket who received the greatest number of votes.
For thirteen Indiana electors pledged to:
Abraham Lincoln of Illinois for President of the United States and
Andrew Johnson of Tennessee for Vice-President of the United States
107. David C. Gooding
108. Richard W. Thompson
109. James C. Denny
110. Cyrus F. Nixon
111. Henry R. Pritchard
112. Leonidas Sexton
113. Benjamin F. Claypool
114. Jonathan J. Wright
115. John Osborn
116. Robert P. Davidson
117. James R. Belford
118. Timothy R. Dickinson
119. John W. Wallace
1868 GENERAL ELECTION
REPUBLICAN PARTY TICKET
Total Popular Votes Cast for Winning Slate: 176,548*
*Each elector was listed individually on the ballot. This number indicates the total received by the individual elector on this ticket who received the greatest number of votes.
For thirteen Indiana electors pledged to:
Ulysses S. Grant of Illinois for President of the United States and
Schyler Colfax of Indiana for Vice-President of the United States
120. Thomas H. Nelson
121. Benjamin F. Claypool
122. Andrew L. Robinson
123. William T. Jones
124. John Schwantz
125. John H. Farquahar
126. Samuel P. Oyler
127. Elihu E. Rose
128. James M. Justice
129. Robert W. Harrison
130. Joshua H. Mellett
131. Milo S. Hascall
132. Robert Dwiggins
1872 GENERAL ELECTION
REPUBLICAN PARTY TICKET
Total Popular Votes Cast for Winning Slate: 186,147*
*Each elector was listed individually on the ballot. This number indicates the total received by the individual elector on this ticket who received the greatest number of votes.
For fifteen Indiana electors pledged to:
Ulysses S. Grant of Illinois for President of the United States and
Henry Wilson of Massachusetts for Vice-President of the United States
133. Jonathan W. Gordon
134. Joseph L. Buckles
135. John Schwartz
136. Isaac S. Moore
137. Daniel B. Kumler
138. Cyrus T. Nixon
139. James Y. Allison
140. John R. Goodwin
141. George W. Grubbs
142. James T. Johnson
143. Benjamin F. Gregory
144. Caline Cawgill
145. Robert S. Taylor
146. Erastus W. H. Ellis
147. Sidney Keith
1876 GENERAL ELECTION
DEMOCRATIC PARTY TICKET
Total Popular Votes Cast for Winning Slate: 213,529*
*Each elector was listed individually on the ballot. This number indicates the total received by the individual elector on this ticket who received the greatest number of votes.
For fifteen Indiana electors pledged to:
Samuel Tilden of New York for President of the United States and
Thomas Hendricks of Indiana for Vice-President of the United States
148. Daniel W. Voorhees
149. John S. Scobey
150. Gustavus V. Alenzies
151. William D. Bynum
152. Jonas G. Howard
153. Edwin P. Ferris
154. Noah S. Givan
155. Charles C. Offute
156. Thomas Cottrell
157. Samuel D. Puett
158. Thomas H. Harrison
159. George Burson
160. James A. Adrian
161. Isaiah B. McDonald
162. Woodson S. Marshall
1880 GENERAL ELECTION
REPUBLICAN PARTY TICKET
Total Popular Votes Cast for Winning Slate: 232,169*
*Each elector was listed individually on the ballot. This number indicates the total received by the individual elector on this ticket who received the greatest number of votes.
For fifteen Indiana electors pledged to:
James A. Garfield of Ohio for President of the United States and
Chester A. Arthur of New York for Vice-President of the United States
163. James M. Shackleford
164. William W. Curry
165. Francis B. Posey
166. Adam G. Cavins
167. Nicholas R. Peckinpaugh
168. John W. Linck
169. William P. McNary
170. Benjamin S. Parker
171. William Wallace
172. Fred F. White
173. James Tullis
174. William D. Owen
175. James O'Brien
176. Lindley Ninde
177. Henry G. Thayer
1884 GENERAL ELECTION
DEMOCRATIC PARTY TICKET
Total Popular Votes Cast for Winning Slate: 244,989*
*Each elector was listed individually on the ballot. This number indicates the total received by the individual elector on this ticket who received the greatest number of votes.
For fifteen Indiana electors pledged to:
Grover Cleveland of New York for President of the United States and
Thomas Hendricks of Indiana for Vice-President of the United States
178. Bayless W. Hanna
179. William D.H. Hunter
180. William F. Townsend
181. Henry F. Cauthorn
182. Aaron A. Cravens
183. Frank E. Gavin
184. Willis Hickam
185. Nimrod R. Elliot
186. James A. New
187. James M. Seller
188. William R. Oglebay
189. Johannes Kopelke
190. William H. Harkins
191. William H. Dills
192. Mortimer Nye
1888 GENERAL ELECTION
REPUBLICAN PARTY TICKET
Total Popular Votes Cast for Winning Slate: 263,366*
*Each elector was listed individually on the ballot. This number indicates the total received by the individual elector on this ticket who received the greatest number of votes.
For fifteen Indiana electors pledged to:
Benjamin Harrison of Indiana for President of the United States and
Levi P. Morton of New York for Vice-President of the United States
193. Cicero Buchanan
194. Thomas J. Brooks
195. David W. Voyles
196. John O. Cravens
197. David E. Beem
198. Leander P. Mitchell
199. Winfield T. Durbin
200. John C. Chaney
201. David C. Scull
202. Frank Swigart
203. William H. Trammel
204. Winfield S. Penfield
205. Hiram S. Biggs
206. James M. Shackleford
207. Thomas H. Nelson
1892 GENERAL ELECTION
DEMOCRATIC PARTY TICKET
Total Popular Votes Cast: 262,740*
*Each elector was listed individually on the ballot. This number indicates the total received by the individual elector on this ticket who received the greatest number of votes.
For fifteen Indiana electors pledged to:
Grover Cleveland of New York for President of the United States and
Adlai E. Stevenson of Illinois for Vice-President of the United States
208. William H. Bracken
209. John C. Robinson
210. Thomas Duncan
211. Ephraim Inman
212. George H. Voigt
213. Jacob L. Benham
214. Luther Short
215. Thomas Bagot
216. Albert Lieben
217. Austin W. Knight
218. Samuel M. Ralston
219. Hiram D. Hattery
220. David W. Krisher
221. Otis L. Ballou
222. Preston F. Miles
1896 GENERAL ELECTION
REPUBLICAN PARTY TICKET
Total Popular Votes Cast for Winning Slate: 323,754*
*Each elector was listed individually on the ballot. This number indicates the total received by the individual elector on this ticket who received the greatest number of votes.
For fifteen Indiana electors pledged to:
William McKinley of Ohio for President of the United States and
Garrett Hobart of New Jersey for Vice-President of the United States
223. Henry G. Thayer
224. Charles F. Jones
225. William C. Mason
226. Arthur M. Warel
227. Edmund A. Maguiness
228. Donald McCallum
229. William C. Neall
230. Eugene C. Thompson
231. Addison K. Sills
232. Benjamin G. Shiner
233. James R. Christian
234. Duncan McWilliams
235. John Z. Powell
236. Caldwell W. Tuttle
237. Samuel W. Gould
1900 GENERAL ELECTION
REPUBLICAN PARTY TICKET
Total Popular Votes Cast for Winning Slate: 336,063*
*Each elector was listed individually on the ballot. This number indicates the total received by the individual elector on this ticket who received the greatest number of votes.
For fifteen Indiana electors pledged to:
William McKinley of Ohio for President of the United States and
Theodore Roosevelt of New York for Vice-President of the United States
238. Hugh H. Hanna
239. Charles W. Miller
240. Martin W. Fields
241. George M. Cook
242. William K. Borden
243. Frank E. Little
244. Allen B. Powell
245. William A. Lough
246. William A. Johnson
247. Barton W. Quinn
248. Robert W. Harrison
249. Eli Stansbary
250. Quincy A. Myers
251. Henry S. Parks
252. Simpson E. Lowe
1904 GENERAL ELECTION
REPUBLICAN PARTY TICKET
Total Popular Votes Cast for Winning Slate: 368,289*
*Each elector was listed individually on the ballot. This number indicates the total received by the individual elector on this ticket who received the greatest number of votes.
For fifteen Indiana electors pledged to:
Theodore Roosevelt of New York for President of the United States and
Charles W. Fairbanks of Indiana for Vice-President of the United States
253. George A. Cunningham
254. Joseph D. Oliver
255. Gilbert R. Stormont
256. Joseph H. Barr
257. Harvey Morris
258. Frank S. Jones
259. Barton S. Aikman
260. Milton Maxwell
261. John L. Griffiths
262. Abbott L. Johnson
263. George W. Landon
264. Addison K. Sills
265. John R. Johnston
266. Jacob D. Leighty
267. Lyman M. Brackett
1908 GENERAL ELECTION
REPUBLICAN PARTY TICKET
Total Popular Votes Cast for Winning Slate: 348,993*
*Each elector was listed individually on the ballot. This number indicates the total received by the individual elector on this ticket who received the greatest number of votes.
For fifteen Indiana electors pledged to:
William Howard Taft of Ohio for President of the United States and
James S. Sherman of New York for Vice-President of the United States
268. Winfield T. Durbin
269. Fred C. Gardner
270. David Ingle
271. David E. Beem
272. Jacob V. Stimson
273. Thomas L. Creath
274. Benjamin F. Corwin
275. Edwin P. Thayer
276. Caleb S. Denny
277. John M. Frisinger
278. George H. Palmer
279. Daniel Fraser
280. Milton Kraus
281. Francis D. Merritt
282. Edward B. Smith
1912 GENERAL ELECTION
DEMOCRATIC PARTY TICKET
Total Popular Votes Cast for Winning Slate: 281,890*
*Each elector was listed individually on the ballot. This number indicates the total received by the individual elector on this ticket who received the greatest number of votes.
For fifteen Indiana electors pledged to:
Woodrow Wilson of New Jersey for President of the United States and
Thomas R. Marshall of Indiana for Vice-President of the United States
283. John B. Stoll
284. George H. Voigt
285. Robert M. Gray
286. John W. Cravens
287. Elijah A. Gladden
288. George P. Shoemaker
289. Maxwell Carson Hamill
290. William L. Newbold
291. Joseph A. Rink
292. Edward Shields Edgar
293. Francis W. McCoughtry
294. Michael Duffy
295. Charles A. Edwards
296. Simon J. Straus
297. Joseph J. Rumely
1916 GENERAL ELECTION
REPUBLICAN PARTY TICKET
Total Popular Votes Cast for Winning Slate: 341,005*
*Each elector was listed individually on the ballot. This number indicates the total received by the individual elector on this ticket who received the greatest number of votes.
For fifteen Indiana electors pledged to:
Charles Evans Hughes of New York for President of the United States and
Charles R. Fairbanks of Indiana for Vice-President of the United States
298. Walter J. Riley
299. James W. Dunbar
300. James H. Blackburn
301. Ralph R. Boyers
302. Jacob V. Stimson
303. William A. Guthrie
304. Monroe G. Hosford
305. William A. Hough
306. Charles O. Roemler
307. Thomas J. Ault
308. Ralph K. Kane
309. Warren T. McCray
310. William P. Modlin
311. William H. Willenham
312. John L. Moorman
1920 GENERAL ELECTION
REPUBLICAN PARTY TICKET
Total Popular Votes Cast for Winning Slate: 696,370*
*Each elector was listed individually on the ballot. This number indicates the total received by the individual elector on this ticket who received the greatest number of votes.
For fifteen Indiana electors pledged to:
Warren G. Harding of Ohio for President of the United States and
Calvin Coolidge of Massachusetts for Vice-President of the United States
313. John Barbazette
314. Louis C. Huesmann
315. John G. Rimstidt
316. Homer Elliot
317. Lee L. Persise
318. John E. Amick
319. Francis A. Hays
320. Lee B. Nusbaum
321. Emsley W. Johnson
322. Frank W. Merry
323. Edwin T. Staley
324. John B. Lyons
325. Joseph M. Rabb
326. Harry Brown
327. Sam Leeper
1924 GENERAL ELECTION
REPUBLICAN PARTY TICKET
Total Popular Votes Cast for Winning Slate: 703,042*
*Each elector was listed individually on the ballot. This number indicates the total received by the individual elector on this ticket who received the greatest number of votes.
For fifteen Indiana Electors pledged to:
Calvin Coolidge of Massachusetts for President of the United States and
Charles G. Dawes of Illinois for Vice-President of the United States
328. George J. Nattkemper
329. Mary A. Sleeth
330. Benjamin F. Huffman
331. W. Edward Showers
332. Noble F. Moore
333. William G. Irwin
334. Andrew A. Spears
335. John W. Judkins
336. Caleb S. Denny
337. George A. Ball
338. Willis B. Dye
339. Edward Bechley
340. William D. Moss
341. William M. Griffin
342. John O. Motto
1928 GENERAL ELECTION
REPUBLICAN PARTY TICKET
Total Popular Votes Cast for Winning Slate: 848,290*
*Each elector was listed individually on the ballot. This number indicates the total received by the individual elector on this ticket who received the greatest number of votes.
For fifteen Indiana electors pledged to:
Herbert C. Hoover of Iowa for President of the United States and
Charles Curtis of Kansas for Vice-President of the United States
343. Arthur Binford
344. Morris Ritchie
345. James Boonshot
346. Frank Gilkison
347. Horace M. Trueblood
348. William A. Guthrie
349. Gail Roberts
350. G. Andrew Golden
351. Charles O. Roemler
352. Harvey S. Swisher
353. Bert McKinney
354. Charles W. Hanley
355. Benjamin F. Long
356. William M. Griffin
357. Oliver M. Kinnison
1932 GENERAL ELECTION
DEMOCRATIC PARTY TICKET
Total Popular Votes Cast for Winning Slate: 862,054*
*Each elector was listed individually on the ballot. This number indicates the total received by the individual elector on this ticket who received the greatest number of votes.
For fourteen Indiana electors pledged to:
Franklin D. Roosevelt of New York for President of the United States and
John Nance Garner of Texas for Vice-President of the United States
358. John W. Spencer
359. LeRoy J. Keach
360. Albert P. Lesniak
361. Charles W. Anglin
362. Edward Logan
363. Sol Henoch
364. Ned Phelps
365. Ernest R. Stewart
366. Frank Finney
367. Herbert Leffel
368. Ethel Cummings
369. John Gubbins
370. Albert Gisler
371. Evan Woolens, Sr.
1936 GENERAL ELECTION
DEMOCRATIC PARTY TICKET
Total Popular Votes Cast for Winning Slate: 934,974*
*Each elector was listed individually on the ballot. This number indicates the total received by the individual elector on this ticket who received the greatest number of votes.
For fourteen Indiana electors pledged to:
Franklin D. Roosevelt of New York for President of the United States and
John Nance Garner of Texas for Vice-President of the United States
372. Dale J. Crittenberger
373. Joseph M. Cravens
374. James Costello
375. Lawrence Corey
376. William C. Landis
377. Benton J. Bloom
378. Alpheus Adair
379. Thomas O'Mara
380. Edward P. Wallace
381. Albert Heckman
382. Ivan R. Love
383. Leonidas L. Bracken
384. John B. Hinchman
385. Frank C. Dailey
1940 GENERAL ELECTION
REPUBLICAN PARTY TICKET
Total Popular Votes Cast for Winning Slate: 899,466
Beginning with this election, presidential and vice-presidential nominees were listed on the ballot. Electors were no longer listed by name on the ballot.
For fourteen Indiana electors pledged to:
Wendell L. Willkie of Indiana for President of the United States and
Charles L. McNary of Oregon for Vice-President of the United States
386. M. Bert Thurman, of Indianapolis
387. Harry B. Dynes, of Indianapolis
388. Nelson Deranson, of Indianapolis
389. George A. Ball, of Muncie
390. Frank N. Gavit, of Gary
391. Mrs. Mabel Sites Fraser, of Delphi
392. David M. Hoover, of Delphi
393. John H. Edris, of Bluffton
394. William H. Long, of Peru
395. Bert Fleming, of West Lebanon
396. Reed Dugger, of Franklin
397. Joseph E. Kelley, of Mount Vernon
398. Estal G. Rielby, of Lawrenceburg
399. Mrs. Ruth W. Hancock, of Greensburg
1944 GENERAL ELECTION
REPUBLICAN PARTY TICKET
Total Popular Votes Cast for Winning Slate: 875,891
For thirteen Indiana electors pledged to:
Thomas E. Dewey of New York for President of the United States and
John W. Bricker of Ohio for Vice-President of the United States
400. Edward J. Hancock
401. Samuel E. Boys
402. E. Miles Norton
403. Josiah F. Ale
404. Harry Danielson
405. Ernest Gallmeyer
406. Hurd Hurst
407. Isaac T. Sollers
408. Reid Dugger, of Franklin
409. Robert S. Davis
410. Manse Johnson
411. Leo Kinman
412. Clyde E. Whitehill
1948 GENERAL ELECTION
REPUBLICAN PARTY TICKET
Total Popular Votes Cast for Winning Slate: 821,079
For thirteen Indiana electors pledged to:
Thomas E. Dewey of New York for President of the United States and
Earl Warren of California for Vice-President of the United States
413. Harold Van Orman of Evansville (unable to appear; replaced by Wallace Weatherholt of Tell City)
414. Clifford R. Ward of Fort Wayne (unable to appear; replaced by Lisle Wallace of Sheridan)
415. Mrs. Tina Miller, of Rockport
416. Reid M. Dugger, of Franklin
417. Freeman Yeager, of South Bend
418. Raymond Mattox, of Hartford City
419. Glen Markland, of Zionsville
420. John M. Lewis, of Seymour
421. Lee M. Kinman, of Shelbyville
422. Carl Harris, of Linton
423. Robert W. Harris, of Gary
424. Mrs. Faye Holman, of Rochester
425. Harry B. Alford, of Indianapolis
1952 GENERAL ELECTION
REPUBLICAN PARTY TICKET
Total Popular Votes Cast for Winning Slate: 1,136,259
For thirteen Indiana electors pledged to:
Dwight D. Eisenhower of Kansas for President of the United States and
Richard M. Nixon of California for Vice-President of the United States
426. Reid M. Dugger, of Franklin
427. Mrs. Louise Wilson, of Connersville (replaced Russell Robbins of Richmond, who was unable to attend)
428. Marvin G. Erlenbach, of Crown Point
429. Fern G. Cohee, of Camden
430. Fred W. Keller, of South Bend
431. Lewis B. Smith of Bluffton (replaced Byron H. Somers of Fort Wayne, who was unable to attend)
432. Mrs. Effie Robinson, of Peru
433. Virgil Vaught, of Judson
434. Douglas H. McDonald, of the 7th Congressional District
435. Mrs. Tina Miller, of Rockport
436. Virgil Smith, of Milan
437. Walter Norris, of Rushville
438. John R. Barney, of Indianapolis
1956 GENERAL ELECTION
REPUBLICAN PARTY TICKET
Total Popular Votes Cast for Winning Slate: 1,182,811
For thirteen Indiana electors pledged to:
Dwight D. Eisenhower of Kansas for President of the United States and
Richard M. Nixon of California for Vice-President of the United States
439. Marjorie Snyder, of Indianapolis
440. Eli Mandich, of Gary
441. Marvin Erlenbach, of Crown Point
442. Fern Cohen, of Camden
443. Friedolph Nelson, of South Bend
444. Mabel Lyons, of Auburn
445. Harry Quigley, of Kokomo
446. Clark Callum, of Camby
447. Reid Dugger, of Franklin
448. Glen Schroeder, of Lincoln City
449. Ralph Snyder, of Taylorsville
450. Louise Wilson, of Connersville
451. William Boyce, of Indianapolis
1960 GENERAL ELECTION
REPUBLICAN PARTY TICKET
Total Popular Votes Cast for Winning Slate: 1,175,120
For thirteen Indiana electors pledged to:
Richard M. Nixon of California for President of the United States and
Henry Cabot Lodge of Massachusetts for Vice-President of the United States
452. Roger Gay, of South Bend
453. William Smissen, of Kokomo
454. John M. Doan, of Decatur
455. Mrs. Myrtle Krull, of Hobart
456. William Leopold, of Rensselaer
457. Frank Hascal, of Goshen
458. Mrs. Hazel Thrush, of Peru
459. Paul Green, of Lebanon
460. Reid Dugger, of Franklin
461. W. Kermit Rothrock, of Corydon
462. Ralph Snyder, of Taylorsville
463. Joseph Strasburg, of Indianapolis
464. Frank M. Hadley, of Indianapolis
1964 GENERAL ELECTION
DEMOCRATIC PARTY TICKET
Total Popular Votes Cast for Winning Slate: 1,170,848
For thirteen Indiana electors pledged to:
Lyndon B. Johnson of Texas for President of the United States and
Hubert H. Humphrey of Minnesota for Vice-President of the United States
465. Governor Matthew E. Welsh, of Knox County
466. Mabel Striker, of Decatur
467. Mayor Edward C. Dowling, of Hammond
468. Judge Frederick R. Rokestrow, of Rochester
469. Alex Yeager, of Michigan City
470. State Senator Chester K. Watson, of Fort Wayne
471. Joseph E. Mettler, of Huntington
472. Mrs. Dorothy Elmore, of Crawfordsville
473. Dr. Bernard A. Akerman, of Loogootee
474. Loren F. Johnson, of Mount Vernon
475. E. A. Welmer, of Columbus
476. James Webb, of Carthage
477. Mayor John J. Barton, of Indianapolis
1968 GENERAL ELECTION
REPUBLICAN PARTY TICKET
Total Popular Votes Cast for Winning Slate: 1,067,885
For thirteen Indiana electors pledged to:
Richard M. Nixon of California for President of the United States and
Spiro T. Agnew of Maryland for Vice-President of the United States
478. Bernard A. Becker
479. Joe Vaughn
480. William Young
481. State Senator Dean Kruse, of Auburn
482. Richard Regnier, of Tipton
483. John Burkhart
484. Clayton Winders
485. Robert Pickett
486. Murril Meadors
487. William Mendenhall
488. Charles Applegate
489. Marlin McDaniel
490. State Senator Lawrence Borst, of Indianapolis
1972 GENERAL ELECTION
REPUBLICAN PARTY TICKET
Total Popular Votes Cast for Winning Slate: 1,405,154
For thirteen Indiana electors pledged to:
Richard M. Nixon of California for President of the United States and
Spiro T. Agnew of Maryland for Vice-President of the United States
491. State Senator Dennis Kruse, of Auburn
492. Lilburn A. Titus, of Hobart
493. Joe Vaughn, of Otterbein
494. William Moorish, of LaPorte
495. John Herrold, of Kewana
496. John Cox, of Indianapolis
497. Fred Blix, of Lagoda
498. Seth Denbo, of English
499. Nathan Schwanholt, of Angola
500. Elizabeth Garr, of Dunkirk
501. Phyllis Cockram, of Indianapolis
502. W. Calvert Brand, of Columbus
503. Bernice Settlemoyer, of Logansport
1976 GENERAL ELECTION
REPUBLICAN PARTY TICKET
Total Popular Votes Cast for Winning Slate: 1,183,958
For thirteen Indiana electors pledged to:
Gerald R. Ford of Michigan for President of the United States and
Bob Dole of Kansas for Vice-President of the United States
504. Pershing E. MacAllister, of Indianapolis
505. Eleanor C. Riggs, of Lafayette
506. Kenneth R. Peterson, of Highland
507. William Altherr, of Monticello
508. J. Willard Simcox, of LaPorte
509. Helen Schenbecker, of Howe
510. Richard Sager, of Marion
511. Oren Wright, of Greenwood
512. Ethel Fisher, of Clay City
513. Mollie Hanes, of Wadesville
514. Nathan Schwenholt, of Aurora
515. Robert D. Crankshaw, of Montpelier
516. Alex M. Clark, of Indianapolis
1980 GENERAL ELECTION
REPUBLICAN PARTY TICKET
Total Popular Votes Cast for Winning Slate: 1,255,656
For thirteen Indiana electors pledged to:
Ronald W. Reagan of California for President of the United States and
George Bush of Texas for Vice-President of the United States
517. Kenneth Peterson
518. Annalou Rasborshek
519. R. Wyatt Mick
520. Ernest Paullus
521. Don Hull
522. Mary Utterback
523. C. Don Nattkemper
524. Sharon Kiltz
525. Mayor William H. Hudnut, III, of Indianapolis
526. Donald Dickey
527. Beverly Gard
528. Russell W. Brown
529. Robert E. Armstrong
1984 GENERAL ELECTION
REPUBLICAN PARTY TICKET
Total Popular Votes Cast for Winning Slate: 1,377,230
For twelve Indiana electors pledged to:
Ronald W. Reagan of California for President of the United States and
George Bush of Texas for Vice-President of the United States
530. Kenneth R. Peterson
531. James R. Abraham
532. George W. Geib
533. Danny Danielson
534. C. Don Nattkemper
535. William H. McCully
536. John Zentz
537. Alan Ahrene
538. Craig C. Campbell
539. Lynn Koehlinger
540. Helen Eversole
541. Bob Goble
1988 GENERAL ELECTION
REPUBLICAN PARTY TICKET
Total Popular Votes Cast for Winning Slate: 1,297,763
For twelve Indiana electors pledged to:
George Bush of Texas for President of the United States and
Dan Quayle of Indiana for Vice-President of the United States
542. Kenneth R. Peterson
543. John W. Lindley
544. Nathan Schwanholt
545. Carlton Curry
546. David L. Daughtery
547. Paul E. Rich
548. Douglas Orman
549. Urban I. Merl
550. James L. Davis
551. Barbara L. McClellan
552. R. Wyatt Mick, Jr.
553. John L. Earnest
1992 GENERAL ELECTION
REPUBLICAN PARTY TICKET
Total Popular Votes Cast for Winning Slate: 989,375
For twelve Indiana electors pledged to:
George Bush of Texas for President of the United States and
Dan Quayle of Indiana for Vice-President of the United States
554. Glenn M. Swisher of Indianapolis
555. Betty Rendel of Pendleton
556. Roger Chaibai of Merrillville
557. Ralph Vannatta of Shelbyville
558. Roy Rogers of Goshen
559. Mitchell V. Harper of Fort Wayne
560. Michael J. Aylesworth of Hebron
561. Robert L. Nelson of Lebanon
562. Eric L. Wyndham of Brazil
563. William A. Koch of Santa Claus
564. Beurt R. Servaas of Indianapolis
565. Robert E. Haskins, of the 8th Congressional District
1996 GENERAL ELECTION
REPUBLICAN PARTY TICKET
Total Popular Votes Cast for Winning Slate: 1,006,693
For twelve Indiana electors pledged to:
Bob Dole of Kansas for President of the United States and
Jack Kemp of New York for Vice-President of the United States
566. Michael McDaniel, of Indianapolis
567. Barbara McClellan, of Carmel
568. Roger Chiabai, of Merrillville
569. Shirley A. Wright-Small, of Parker City
(resigned, Dec. 13, 1996; replaced by Virgil Scheidt)
570. R. Wyatt Mick, Jr., of Mishawaka
571. Iris H. Clark, of Huntington
572. John R. Zentz, of Bremen
573. Bob Nelson, of Lebanon
574. David C. Masten, of Greencastle
575. Jim A. Kohlmeyer, of Poseyville
576. Max A. Middendorf, of Brownstown
577. John W. Sweezy, of Indiananpolis
2000 GENERAL ELECTION
REPUBLICAN PARTY TICKET
Total Popular Votes Cast for Winning Slate: 1,245,836
For twelve Indiana electors pledged to:
George W. Bush of Texas for President of the United States and
Dick Cheney of Wyoming for Vice-President of the United States
578. Roger A. Chiabai, of Merrillville
579. Virgil Scheidt, of Columbus
580. Michael Miner, of Warsaw
581. Marla Irving, of Fort Wayne
582. Don Heckard, of Logansport
583. Beverly Gard, of Greenfield
584. Rodric D. Bray, of Martinsville
585. Virginia Lee, of Linton
586. Max A. Middendorf, of Brownstown
587. P. E. MacAllister, of Indianapolis
588. Barbara L. McClellan, of Carmel
589. Michael D. McDaniel, of Indiananpolis
2004 GENERAL ELECTION
REPUBLICAN PARTY TICKET
Total Popular Votes Cast for Winning Slate: 1,479,438
For eleven Indiana electors pledged to:
George W. Bush of Texas for President of the United States and
Dick Cheney of Wyoming for Vice-President of the United States
590. Kenneth Culp, of Rensselaer
591. John Zentz, of Bremen
592. Michael Miner, of Pierceton
593. Saundra Huddleston, of Franklin
594. Leeann Cook, of Noblesville
595. Ted Ogle, of Columbus
596. Melissa Proffitt Reese, of Indianapolis
597. Dudley Cruea, of Covington
598. Larry Shickles, of Depauw
599. James Kittle, Jr., of Carmel
600. Jean Ann Harcourt, of Milroy
2008 GENERAL ELECTION
DEMOCRATIC PARTY TICKET
Total Popular Votes Cast for Winning Slate: 1,374,039
For eleven Indiana electors pledged to:
Barack Obama of Illinois for President of the United States and
Joe Biden of Delaware for Vice-President of the United States
601. Jeffrey L. Chidester, of Valparaiso
602. Owen "Butch" Morgan, of South Bend
603. Michelle Boxell, of Warsaw
604. Charlotte Martin, of Indianapolis
605. Jerry J. Lux, of Shelbyville
606. Connie Southworth, of Salamonia
607. Alan P. Hogan, of Indianapolis
608. Myrna E. Brown, of Vincennes
609. Clarence Benjamin Leatherbury, of Salem
610. Daniel J. Parker, of Indianapolis
611. Cordelia Lewis Burks, of Indianapolis
INDIANA'S ELECTORAL VOTES
COMPARED WITH THE TOTAL NUMBER
OF ELECTORS IN THE NATION
Election Year Indiana Electors Total Electors
1816 3 221
1820 3 235
1824 5 261
1828 5 261
1832 9 288
1836 9 294
1840 12 294
1844 12 275
1848 12 290
1852 13 296
1856 13 296
1860 13 303
1864 13 234
1868 13 294
1872 15 366
1876 15 369
1880 15 369
1884 15 401
1888 15 401
1892 15 444
1896 15 444
1900 15 447
1904 15 476
1908 15 483
1912 15 531
1916 15 531
1920 15 531
1924 15 531
1928 14 531
1932 14 531
1936 14 531
1940 14 531
1944 13 531
1948 13 531
1952 13 531
1956 13 531
1960 13 537
1964 13 538
1968 13 538
1972 13 538
1976 13 538
1980 13 538
1984 12 538
1988 12 538
1992 12 538
1996 12 538
2000 12 538
2004 11 538
2008 11 538
INDIANA PRESIDENTIAL VOTING
Indiana has participated in 49 presidential elections since statehood (1816). In those elections, the candidates of the following political parties have carried the state:
DEMOCRATIC PARTY: 14 elections
1828, 1832, 1844, 1848, 1852, 1856, 1876, 1884, 1892, 1912, 1932, 1936, 1964, 2008.
DEMOCRATIC-REPUBLICAN PARTY: 1 election
1816
REPUBLICAN PARTY: 29 elections
1860, 1868, 1872, 1880, 1888, 1896, 1900, 1904, 1908, 1916, 1920, 1924, 1928, 1940, 1944, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1960, 1968, 1972, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004
NATIONAL UNION PARTY (a coalition of Republicans and pro-Union Democrats): 1 election
1864
WHIG PARTY: 2 elections
1836, 1840
NONPARTISAN CANDIDATES: 2 elections
1820, 1824
INDIANA WINNERS AND NATIONAL WINNERS
In 37 of its 49 presidential elections, Indiana's presidential electors voted for the winning presidential candidate:
1816, 1820, 1828, 1832, 1840, 1844, 1852, 1856, 1860, 1864, 1868, 1872, 1880, 1884, 1888, 1892, 1896, 1900, 1904, 1908, 1912, 1920, 1924, 1928, 1932, 1936, 1952, 1956, 1964, 1968, 1972, 1980, 1984, 1988, 2000, 2004, 2008
In 12 elections, the Indiana electors voted for a losing presidential candidate.
1824, 1836, 1848, 1876, 1916, 1940, 1944, 1948, 1960, 1976, 1992, 1996
SOURCES
Indiana electors:
1816-1940: Indiana Secretary of State election records, State Archives
1944: Indiana Year Book, Indiana Division, State Library
1948-1984: Indianapolis Star and Indianapolis News, Newspaper Collection, Indiana Division, State Library
1976-1980: "Elections" files; Papers of Governor Otis R. Bowen and records of Secretary of State; State Archives
1968, 1984: National Archives and Records Administration, Center for Legislative Archives
1988-2004: Indiana Election Division records
Popular vote totals:
1816-1992: Congressional Quarterly Guide to U.S. Elections, 1994.
1996-2008: Certificates of Ascertainment, Indiana Election Division records.
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