2008 Indiana's 7th congressional district special election

2008 Indiana's 7th congressional district special election

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Indiana's 7th congressional district
 
Candidate André Carson Jon Elrod
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 45,634 36,399
Percentage 54% 43%

U.S. Representative before election

Julia Carson
Democratic

Elected U.S. Representative

André Carson
Democratic

Indiana's 7th congressional district special election of 2008 took place March 11, 2008, to fill the seat in the United States House of Representatives left vacant by the death of 7th district representative Julia Carson (D) on December 15, 2007. The election determined who would fill the vacancy for the rest of the 110th United States Congress. Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels set the date for the special election.[1] Both political parties had previously agreed to this date.[2] Democrat André Carson won the election with an 18.17% voter turnout.[3]

  1. ^ Executive Order 08-01 Archived February 16, 2008, at the Wayback Machine Mitch Daniels. January 7, 2008.
  2. ^ Special election confuses candidates Brendan O'Shaughnessy January 6, 2008. The Indianapolis Star
  3. ^ Indystar.com: Carson wins seat in 7th District race Archived 2008-03-14 at the Wayback Machine; Official results Archived 2008-03-15 at the Wayback Machine