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2020 governor elections · Indiana history

Indiana governor election 2020

Eric Joseph Holcomb REP +24.5 · held 11/3/20

Votes counted
3,020,388
Margin
24.5 pts
Seat held by
Republicanheld
President in IN
R+16.1same year

General election 11/3/20

CandidatePartyVotesShareBar
Eric Joseph Holcomb WonREP1,706,72756.51%
Woody MyersDEM968,09432.05%
Donald G. RainwaterLIB345,56711.44%
Total3,020,388

Official source: index.html

Other Indiana governor races

YearWinnerMargin
2024Mike Braun13.3
2020Eric Joseph Holcomb24.5
2016Eric Joseph Holcomb6.0
2012Mike Pence2.9
2008Mitchell Daniels, Jr.17.8
2004Mitchell Daniels, Jr.7.7
2000Frank L. O'Bannon14.9
1996Frank L. O'Bannon4.8

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Questions and answers

Who won the 2020 Indiana governor race?

Eric Joseph Holcomb (REP) won with 56.5% of the vote, ahead of Woody Myers (32.1%), a margin of 24.5 points.

Did the Indiana governor seat change party in 2020?

No. The Republican Party held it.

How many votes were cast in the 2020 Indiana governor race?

3,020,388 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.

Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.