2020 Indiana General Election Story (Governor)

A head to head comparison of the Indiana 2020 General Election gives us an idea of the break down of the voters.

Eric Holcomb received 1.7M (56.5 %) votes, beating Woody Myers who gained 968.1k (32.0 %) by 738.6k votes in Indiana.

Woody Myers won 3 counties out of the 92 counties that make up Indiana. The record shows that Eric Holcomb won 89 counties.

During the 2020 general elections, over 3M total number of votes were cast. Eric Holcomb got 1,706,727 (2M) over Donald Rainwater 345,501 (346k). He won the popular vote by 1,706,727 (2M). His victory in the State of Indiana (with 1,706,727 votes) represents 50.0% of his popular vote victory.

Top 15 Counties in General Elections

These 15 counties play an important role in these Primary elections. If a candidate, can get a sizable majority in the largest counties (Marion, Hamilton and Allen), it becomes very difficult to win majorities in the smaller counties without voter outreach and increased voter participation in them.

Top 15 Counties Comparison in General Elections

Marion, Lake and Hamilton, three of the larger counties voted in favor of Woody Myers, giving him a 6k vote advantage.