IN GOV: Jill Long Thompson Wins?

by blueflorida, Wed May 07, 2008 at 01:46:03 AM EST

With 99% of precincts reporting, the current tally for the Indiana Democratic Gubernatorial Primary is:


Governor Dem - Primary

5,214 of 5,230 precincts - 99 percent

Jill Long Thompson 564,936 - 50 percent

Jim Schellinger 559,475 - 50 percent

As of Monday, SurveyUSA had the race at a dead-heat 43% JLT, 41% Schellinger.


Based on the available (although incomplete) election returns available from the Secretary of State, JLT's margin is a product of her dominance of Northern Indiana. Schellinger won a narrow margin over her in central Indiana, and overwhelmed in Southern Indiana.  

Based on the location of the few remaining precincts (mostly Lake and Marion precincts) I expect JLT's margin to hold or even grow slightly.

Question for our resident Hoosiers: has Indiana ever nominated a woman for Governor before?




Tags: Indiana, Governor, 2008 (all tags)

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Re: IN GOV: Jill Long Thompson Wins? (none / 0)

What are the odds for the general?


99% perspiration
by DaveOinSF on Wed May 07, 2008 at 01:48:28 AM EST

Re: IN GOV: Jill Long Thompson Wins? (none / 0)

I don't know the odds, but I've heard the Republican incumbent has pretty low favorability ratings.  I think there was a Rasmussen poll.


by The Distillery on Wed May 07, 2008 at 01:58:12 AM EST
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Re: IN GOV: Jill Long Thompson Wins? (none / 0)

My impression is that the Dem nominee, no matter who it is, starts as an underdog, but Gov. Daniels is quite vulnerable. Still, he'll have a significant fundraising advantage, and he'll have the benefit of a larger partisan base (although who knows what that means in a year like this)


by blueflorida on Wed May 07, 2008 at 01:58:13 AM EST
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That's way too close to be called (none / 0)

There are tens of thousands of provisional and absentee ballots left to be counted.

(By the way, both candidates are tied with the current IN governor in polling)


John McCain
by MILiberal on Wed May 07, 2008 at 01:50:12 AM EST

Re: IN GOV: Jill Long Thompson Wins? (none / 0)

Mitch Daniels is one of the worst Bush cronies. I hope she knocks him out!


Stop the racism. Fight the smears.
by CrazyDrumGuy on Wed May 07, 2008 at 02:07:22 AM EST

Re: IN GOV: Jill Long Thompson Wins? (none / 0)

And this was the first time a major party nominated a woman for the position :) And actually Hillary's narrow win was also a first.

Indiana newspapers title on Hoosier glass ceiling being broken.


by Benjaminomeara on Wed May 07, 2008 at 03:27:49 AM EST

Re: IN GOV: Jill Long Thompson Wins? (2.00 / 1)

Jill is the first woman to get nominated for governor.  We currently have an elected Lt. Gov, and Joe Kernan appointed Kathy Davis LG after the death of Frank O'Bannon.

Jill has a shot.  The big thing that could break Daniels is the August property tax checks.  If they come out with no real savings for people after the passage of the Daniel's tax reform, then I think it will totally swamp him.


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