# Who Will Be The Next Governor Of Indiana? **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [July 15, 2016, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-be-the-next-governor-of-indiana/759990 "2016-07-15T17:36:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Chisquirrel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6bbea6/32.png) [@Chisquirrel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chisquirrel)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2016, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-be-the-next-governor-of-indiana/759990/1 "2016-07-15T17:36:27Z")
Since Pence is now Trump’s [del]Apprentice[/del] Vice President candidate, what does that do to the Indiana governor’s race? It’s not terribly late for the new Republican candidate to catch up, but it does seem to give a significant advantage to any credible Democrat candidate. Any poli-heads have an idea how this could impact the race? ---
**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2016, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-be-the-next-governor-of-indiana/759990/2 "2016-07-15T18:21:19Z")
The Democratic candidate is John Gregg, who got 46% of the vote in 2012. It was likely to be a close race again. I think it still will be. ---
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2016, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-be-the-next-governor-of-indiana/759990/3 "2016-07-15T20:20:19Z")
There’s a new election for Governor in the fall. ---
**Author:** ![DSeid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dseid/32/20194_2.png) [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2016, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-be-the-next-governor-of-indiana/759990/4 "2016-07-16T21:02:37Z")
So the Democratic side is John Gregg, who lost last time and was apparently running mainly a campaign based off of how poor of a job Pence did. He has [been running](http://www.wthr.com/story/31812406/exclusive-wthrhpi-poll-pence-gregg-locked-in-tight-battle-for-governor) a net +12 favorability but despite having run before 54% of voters don’t know who he is. As mentioned it had been tight to date. The impact [on the GOP side](http://www.wthr.com/story/32451449/pence-departure-would-shake-up-gop-side-of-governors-race), both for the governor and in a domino effect, is interesting though. > [@](#): > > … Indiana GOP representatives filed paperwork Friday showing they will meet Tuesday, July 26 to name a new gubernatorial candidate. > > Congresswoman Susan Brooks is one of the possible candidates to take Gov. Pence’s place on the ballot. She’s in her second term representing Indiana’s 5th District and is a former US Attorney and deputy mayor of Indianapolis. > > Brooks withdrew her name from the congressional race Friday, as did Congressman Todd Rokita, freeing them both up to seek the GOP’s nomination for governor. > > Rokita has served the 4th District since 2011 and is the former two-term Indiana Secretary of State. Continuing the domino effect, Boone County Prosecutor Todd J. Meyer announced Friday afternoon he would run for the GOP nomination for the 4th District with Rep. Rokita now running for governor. > > Pence’s current right-hand man, Lt. Gov. Eric Holcomb, also pulled his name from the lieutenant governor’s race, in order to seek the Republican nomination. … Who are these people? Brooks was primaried by the TP in the past. Roika seems to be much more extreme hardline conservative. Holcomb has been an advisor and chief of staff but was appointed to this office and has never won an election, apparently more of a business-focused political operative. It will be interesting to see how the state GOP plays it. And also interesting to see if the loss of the two incumbent GOP House members who were running and now pulled out to vie for the governor candidate nod make those seats vulnerable. ---
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2016, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-be-the-next-governor-of-indiana/759990/5 "2016-07-16T22:09:53Z")
Are there still party primaries coming up? ---
**Author:** ![DSeid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dseid/32/20194_2.png) [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2016, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-be-the-next-governor-of-indiana/759990/6 "2016-07-16T22:35:32Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Are there still party primaries coming up? No. Hence the Indiana GOP leadership “will meet Tuesday, July 26 to name a new gubernatorial candidate” ---
**Author:** ![hulka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b5e925/32.png) [@hulka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hulka)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2016, 5:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-be-the-next-governor-of-indiana/759990/7 "2016-07-18T05:43:34Z")
Rick Mount ---
**Author:** ![DinoR](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dinor/32/2821_2.png) [@DinoR](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DinoR)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2016, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-be-the-next-governor-of-indiana/759990/8 "2016-07-24T00:37:28Z")
Still three days till the committee meets to decide but Mike Pence [endorsed](http://www.indystar.com/story/news/politics/2016/07/22/pence-endorses-holcomb-replace-him-governors-race/87444884/) the current Lieutenant Governor, Eric Holcomb. Current Rep Susan Brooks (who pulled out of her House race to seek the Governor nomination) was getting talk as the most likely.