who won governor of indiana 2012?
Mitch Daniels
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 Democratic Senator and former Governor Evan Bayh of Indiana began a movement for the 2008 Democratic nomination for president of the United States shortly following the 2004 presidential election . 

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 In the week before the deadline , the three candidates nominated for governor and running in the November general election selected their running mates . The incumbent , Democratic nominee Governor Jon Corzine , chose State Senator Loretta Weinberg . His Republican challenger , Chris Christie , a former U.S. Attorney for New Jersey , selected Monmouth County Sheriff Kim Guadagno . Independent candidate Chris Daggett selected Frank J. Esposito , a history professor and former administrator at Kean University . On November 3 , 2009 , Christie defeated Corzine by a margin of 48 @.@ 5 % ( 1 @,@ 174 @,@ 445 votes ) to 44 @.@ 9 % ( 1 @,@ 087 @,@ 731 votes ) , with 5 @.@ 8 % ( 139 @,@ 579 votes ) of the vote going to Daggett . With Christie 's election as governor , Kim Guadagno was slated to become the state 's first lieutenant governor in its modern form . Christie and Guadagno were installed at inaugural ceremonies held on January 19 , 2010 . 

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 Additional debates among the candidates were held , which also drew attention . Former Governor Howard Dean described the debates as a " good thing for the state " and Time magazine 's Denver Nicks called them a " breath of fresh air " and " pure entertainment " . There was a final debate on October 29 with just the top three candidates : Shumlin , Milne and Feliciano . 

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 The Thaddeus McCotter presidential campaign of 2012 began when Congressman Thaddeus McCotter of Michigan filed papers with the Federal Election Commission on July 1 , 2011 , announcing his intention to run for the Republican Party 's 2012 nomination for President of the United States . He officially announced his candidacy the next day at a rock festival near Detroit . 

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 Thirty @-@ two of Indiana 's governors have served in the military . Veteran organizations have served as a gateway for the governorship . Ira J. Chase served as leader of the Grand Army of the Republic . Paul V. McNutt , Ralph F. Gates , and George N. Craig were leaders of the American Legion , whose national headquarters is in Indianapolis . Thirty governors have been lawyers by profession , and three have been farmers . Thirty received a college education , with eleven of them having attended Indiana University . Several governors have gone on to higher office , with nine serving in the United States Senate , and two serving as Vice President of the United States . 
