2020 Indiana gubernatorial election
The 2020 Indiana gubernatorial election was won by incumbent Republican Eric Holcomb on November 3, 2020. The election was held concurrently with the 2020 U.S. presidential election, as well as elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Holcomb was eligible to run for re-election to a second term in office, and announced his intention to do so on July 13, 2019 alongside his lieutenant governor, Suzanne Crouch.[1] He faced Democrat Woody Myers, the former health commissioner of Indiana (and later, of New York City) and his running mate, Linda Lawson, the former minority leader of the Indiana House of Representatives, in addition to Libertarian Donald Rainwater, a U.S. Navy veteran and his running mate William Henry.[2][3] Primary elections were held on June 2; Holcomb and Myers ran unopposed. Holcomb won re-election to a second term. Myers also became the first major party candidate to receive fewer than one million votes since Republican David McIntosh in 2000.[4]
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Republican primary
Nominee
- Eric Holcomb, incumbent Governor of Indiana[1]
- Running mate: Suzanne Crouch, incumbent Lieutenant Governor
Declined
- Curtis Hill, Attorney General of Indiana (running for re-election)[9][10]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Eric Holcomb (incumbent) | 524,496 | 100.00% | |
| Total votes | 524,496 | 100.00% | ||
Democratic primary
Nominee
- Woody Myers, business executive and former Indiana Health Commissioner and New York City Health Commissioner[12][13]
- Running mate: Linda Lawson, former Minority Leader of the Indiana House of Representatives[14]
Withdrew
- Eddie Melton, state senator from the 3rd district[15]
- Josh Owens, businessman, former chairman of the Indiana Charter School Board, and former Luke Messer congressional staffer (endorsed Myers)[16]
Declined
- Pete Buttigieg, former mayor of South Bend and former 2020 presidential candidate[17]
- Joe Donnelly, former U.S. Senator[18]
- Greg Goodnight, former mayor of Kokomo[18]
- John R. Gregg, former speaker of the Indiana House of Representatives, former state representative from the 45th district, and Democratic nominee for governor in 2012 and 2016[17]
- Christina Hale, state representative from the 87th district and nominee for Lieutenant Governor in 2016[17] (running for Indiana's 5th Congressional district)
- Baron Hill, former U.S. Representative from Indiana's 9th congressional district[19] (endorsed Myers)
- Joe Hogsett, mayor of Indianapolis[18]
- Karlee Macer, state representative from the 92nd district [20]
- Thomas McDermott Jr., mayor of Hammond[18] (running for Indiana's 1st congressional district)
- Jonathan Weinzapfel, former mayor of Evansville (running for Attorney General)[21]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Woody Myers | 408,230 | 100.00% | |
| Total votes | 408,230 | 100.00% | ||
Libertarian Party
Nominee
- Donald Rainwater, U.S. Navy veteran and Libertarian candidate for Indiana State Senate in 2016 & for Indiana House of Representatives in 2018[22][23]
- Running mate: William Henry
Eliminated at convention
- Bill Levin, Grand Poobah of the First Church of Cannabis of Indianapolis[24]
General election
Predictions
| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| The Cook Political Report[25] | Safe R | September 15, 2020 |
| Inside Elections[26] | Safe R | October 16, 2020 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[27] | Safe R | October 8, 2020 |
| Politico[28] | Likely R | September 9, 2020 |
| Daily Kos[29] | Safe R | July 22, 2020 |
| RCP[30] | Safe R | July 29, 2020 |
| 270towin[31] | Safe R | October 16, 2020 |
Endorsements
Eric Holcomb (R)
Woody Myers (D)
- U.S. Vice Presidents
- Joe Biden, 47th Vice President of the United States (2009-2017), Democratic nominee for the 2020 election[36][37]
- U.S. Senators
- Joe Donnelly, former U.S. Senator from Indiana (2013–2019), U.S. Representative from IN-02 (2007–2013)[37]
- U.S. Representatives
- André Carson, U.S. Representative from IN-07 (2008–present)[37]
- Baron Hill, former U.S. Representative from IN-09 (1999–2005, 2007–2011)[37]
- Lee H. Hamilton, former U.S. Representative from IN-09 (1965–1999)[37]
- State officials
- Jennifer McCormick, 44th Indiana Superintendent of Public Instruction (2017–present) (Republican)[38]
- State senators
- Tim Lanane, Minority Leader of the Indiana Senate (2008–present) and Member of the Indiana Senate from the 25th district (1997–present)[37]
- Jean Breaux, Member of the Indiana Senate from the 34th district (2006–present)[37]
- Eddie Melton, Member of the Indiana Senate from the 34th district (2016–present)[37]
- J. D. Ford, Member of the Indiana Senate from the 34th district (2018–present)[37]
- State representatives
- Phil GiaQuinta, Minority Leader of the Indiana House of Representatives (2018–present) and Member of the Indiana House of Representatives from the 80th district (2006–present)[37]
- Ed DeLaney, Member of the Indiana House of Representatives from the 86th district (2009–present)[37]
- Cherrish Pryor, Member of the Indiana House of Representatives from the 94th district (2007–present)[37]
- Local officials
- Pete Buttigieg, former Mayor of South Bend, Indiana (2012–2020) and former 2020 Democratic presidential candidate[37]
- Jerome Prince, Mayor of Gary, Indiana (2020–present)[37]
Donald Rainwater (L)
- Organizations
- State representatives
- Jim Lucas (R), Member of the Indiana House of Representatives from the 69th district (2012–present)[40]
- Individuals
- Spike Cohen, 2020 Libertarian Vice Presidential Candidate
- Micah Beckwith, pastor and former 2020 Republican candidate for Indiana's 5th congressional district [41]
Graphical summary
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[lower-alpha 1] |
Margin of error |
Eric Holcomb (R) |
Woody Myers (D) |
Donald Rainwater (L) |
Other / Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cygnal | October 21–23, 2020 | 600 (LV) | ± 4% | 47% | 29% | 15% | 10%[lower-alpha 2] |
| Ragnar Research (R) | October 18–21, 2020 | 529 (LV) | ± 4% | 52% | 26% | 14% | 8%[lower-alpha 3] |
| SurveyUSA[upper-alpha 1] | October 10–13, 2020 | 527 (LV) | ± 5.2% | 55% | 25% | 10% | 11%[lower-alpha 4] |
| BK Strategies (R)[upper-alpha 2] | October 4–5, 2020 | 600 (LV) | ± 4% | 60% | 21% | 8% | 11% |
| Change Research | September 3–7, 2020 | 1,033 (LV) | ± 3.1% | 36% | 30% | 24% | 10% |
| BK Strategies (R)[upper-alpha 3] | May 20–21, 2020 | 600 (LV) | ± 4% | 64% | 21% | – | 15% |
| Change Research | April 10–13, 2020 | 1,021 (LV) | ± 3.1% | 45% | 25% | 8% | 22%[lower-alpha 5] |
Results
Holcomb won reelection by over 24 percentage points, the biggest margin of victory for an Indiana gubernatorial candidate since Evan Bayh in 1992 as well as the biggest ever for a Republican. Exit polls show Holcomb won over 30% of voters who voted for Democrat Joseph R. Biden Jr. for president. This is also one of the strongest performances for a third party candidate in a statewide election in Indiana, with Libertarian nominee Donald Rainwater receiving over 11% of the total vote. Rainwater outperformed Myers in several counties; his best performance was in Putnam County, where he received nearly 26% of the vote.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Eric Holcomb (incumbent) | 1,706,739 | 56.51% | +5.13% | |
| Democratic | Woody Myers | 968,106 | 32.05% | -13.37% | |
| Libertarian | Donald Rainwater | 345,569 | 11.44% | +8.24% | |
| Total votes | 3,020,414 | 100.00% | |||
| Turnout | 3,068,542 | 64.58% | |||
| Registered electors | 4,751,708 | ||||
| Republican hold | |||||
Notes
- Key:
A – all adults
RV – registered voters
LV – likely voters
V – unclear - Undecided with 10%
- Undecided with 8%
- Undecided with 11%
- Undecided with 22%
- Partisan clients
- Polling's funding was crowdsourced by Election Twitter.
- Poll sponsored by Eric Holcomb's campaign
- Poll sponsored by Eric Holcomb's campaign
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External links
- Official campaign websites
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