Election 2026: Candidates on the General Ballot

The November 3 General Election will be here before we know it, and Washington County Clerk of Courts Stephanie Rockey has reported that as of Friday, May 15, all winners of the Primary Election were certified by the county election board.

Below is a list of all candidates that will be on the General Election ballot. In the event of a third-party or independent candidate being certified to run, a major party selecting a candidate to fill a vacancy, a withdrawal from the ballot (see list of important dates at the bottom of this article), or any other changes, this article will be updated and re-posted.

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U.S. REPRESENTATIVE, DISTRICT 9

Erin Houchin (R) – Incumbent

Brad A. Meyer (D)

Tonya Hudson (L)

Floyd Taylor (Independent)

STATE SENATOR, DISTRICT 47

Gary Byrne (R) – Incumbent

Ethan Sweetland-May (D)

STATE REPRESENTATIVE, DISTRICT 65

(Brown, Jefferson, Madison, Vernon Townships)

Chris D. May (R) – Incumbent

Currently unopposed

STATE REPRESENTATIVE, DISTRICT 69

(Franklin, Gibson, Monroe, Washington Townships)

Jim Lucas (R) – Incumbent

Chris Bowen (D)

STATE REPRESENTATIVE, DISTRICT 70

(Howard, Jackson, Pierce, Polk, Posey Townships)

Scott L. Fluhr (R)

Sarah Blessing (D)

WASHINGTON COUNTY PROSECUTOR

Tara Coats Hunt (R) – Incumbent

Brock Dawson (D)

WASHINGTON COUNTY AUDITOR

Michele Fleenor (R)

Rhonda Greene (D)

WASHINGTON COUNTY RECORDER

Randy Lee (R)

David Norton (D)

WASHINGTON COUNTY SHERIFF

Wayne Blevins (R)

Max Greene (D)

Claude C. Combs (Independent)

Walter "Johnny Z" Zelivetz (Independent)

WASHINGTON COUNTY ASSESSOR

Sherry L. Wingler (R) – Incumbent

Currently unopposed

WASHINGTON COUNTY COMMISSIONER, DISTRICT 2

(Jefferson, Monroe, Washington, Pierce Townships)

Wesley (Wes) Bowers (R)

Currently unopposed

WASHINGTON COUNTY COUNCIL, DISTRICT 1

(Washington 1, Pierce, Salem 1, 4)

Corey Baker (R)

Currently unopposed

WASHINGTON COUNTY COUNCIL, DISTRICT 2

(Jackson, Posey, Salem 2, Howard, Madison)

Andrew Davisson (R) – Incumbent

Currently unopposed

WASHINGTON COUNTY COUNCIL, DISTRICT 3

(Brown, Jefferson, Monroe, Vernon, Washington 3, Salem 3)

Angela (Angie) Wilson (R)

Currently unopposed

WASHINGTON COUNTY COUNCIL, DISTRICT 4

(Franklin, Gibson, Polk, Washington 4)

Karen Wischmeier (R) – Incumbent

Currently unopposed

BROWN TOWNSHIP TRUSTEE

Sue Bennett (R) – Incumbent

Currently unopposed

FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP TRUSTEE

Connie C. Ray (R)

Currently unopposed

GIBSON TOWNSHIP TRUSTEE

Rachel Wischmeier (R) – Incumbent

Currently unopposed

HOWARD TOWNSHIP TRUSTEE

Zenas Bowling (R)

Kathleen Zelivetz (D) – Incumbent

JACKSON TOWNSHIP TRUSTEE

Philip M. Incantalupo (R) – Incumbent

Currently unopposed

JEFFERSON TOWNSHIP TRUSTEE

Andrew Knapp (R) – Incumbent

Currently unopposed

MADISON TOWNSHIP TRUSTEE

Lee Badger (R) – Incumbent

Currently unopposed

MONROE TOWNSHIP TRUSTEE

Jennifer M. Bowers (R) – Incumbent

Currently unopposed

PIERCE TOWNSHIP TRUSTEE

Brenna LaDuke (R) – Incumbent

Currently unopposed

POLK TOWNSHIP TRUSTEE

Cameron Stahl (R)

Currently unopposed

POSEY TOWNSHIP TRUSTEE

Ken Armstrong (R) – Incumbent

Currently unopposed

VERNON TOWNSHIP TRUSTEE

Marsha L. Guthrie (D) – Incumbent

Currently unopposed

WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP TRUSTEE

Joshua G. Anderson (R) – Incumbent

Renee L. Mather (D)

CAMPBELLSBURG TOWN CLERK/TREASURER

This is a non-partisan office

Anita Altic – Incumbent

Currently unopposed

CAMPBELLSBURG TOWN COUNCIL

This is a non-partisan office

Tim Chastain – Incumbent

NEW PEKIN TOWN CLERK/TREASURER

This is a non-partisan office

Sherry L. Clem – Incumbent

Currently unopposed

NEW PEKIN TOWN BOARD MEMBER

This is a non-partisan office

Thomas Bricker

Clair (Jr.) Sullivan

BROWN TOWNSHIP BOARD MEMBER

Three will be elected

Randy Roberts (R)

Gary D. Chastain (D)

Mark Marshall (D)

FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP BOARD MEMBER

Three will be elected

Darrick Bowling (R)

Barry Durbin (R)

Rhodes (RV) Meadors (R)

GIBSON TOWNSHIP BOARD MEMBER

Three will be elected

David Johnson (R)

Damon Fleenor (D)

Steve Johnson (D)

HOWARD TOWNSHIP BOARD MEMBER

Three will be elected

Sheila Stone (R)

David Duff (D)

Earlene Silverthorn (D)

JACKSON TOWNSHIP BOARD MEMBER

Three will be elected

William Craig Martin (R)

Roy M. Dick (D)

William R. Yates (D)

JEFFERSON TOWNSHIP BOARD MEMBER

Three will be elected or appointed

Jason J. Linscott (R)

William J. Pollock (R)

MADISON TOWNSHIP BOARD MEMBER

Three will be elected

Brian Blevins (R)

Sharon Dennis (R)

Tammy S. Worley (R)

MONROE TOWNSHIP BOARD MEMBER

Three will be elected or appointed

Jerome M. Losson (R)

PIERCE TOWNSHIP BOARD MEMBER

Three will be elected

Stephanie Farler (R)

Jeffrey Pickerill (R)

Stephen Purlee (R)

Deena DeBoard (D)

Brian Guthrie (D)

POLK TOWNSHIP BOARD MEMBER

Three will be elected

Eric Albertson (R)

David R. Hurst (R)

Jeremy Souder (R)

POSEY TOWNSHIP BOARD MEMBER

Three will be elected

Kayla Davisson (R)

Jimmy (JD) Rockey (R)

Cheryl L. Day (D)

Jerome Jacobi (D)

VERNON TOWNSHIP BOARD MEMBER

Three will be elected or appointed

Rhonda Chastain (D)

Kevin Green (D)

David A. Routh (D)

WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP BOARD MEMBER

Three will be elected

Randall (Randy) Bills (R)

Bruce Snider (R)

Charles (Chuck) Williams (R)

Julie Morgan Thixton (D)

Courtney R. Williams (D)

School board candidates are not required to disclose party affiliation. The deadline to file for school board candidacy was Thursday, June 18, at 12:00 p.m.

EAST WASHINGTON SCHOOL BOARD

Three will be elected: Jackson Township seat, Pierce Township seat, and Franklin Township seat.

Keith Spaulding (R) – Franklin Township

Holly J. Drury – Jackson Township

Christina D. McGinnis – Pierce Township

SALEM SCHOOL BOARD

Three at-large seats will be elected.

Tom Fultz (R)

Tyler Hubbard (R)

Aaron (Spud) Schocke (R)

Rodney Brough

LaShawna Spurgeon

WEST WASHINGTON SCHOOL BOARD

Four will be elected: Brown Township seat, Howard Township seat, At-large seat, and Town of Campbellsburg seat. No candidates filed for the Town of Campbellsburg seat.

Brandon K. Davis (R) – Howard Township

Kyle Johnson (R) – At-large seat

Logan R. Hall (I) – Howard Township

Katherine (Kate) M. Litts (I) – Brown Township

Tim Barksdale – At-large seat

Evan Chastain – Brown Township

Justin Davidson – At-large seat

Justin K. Elgin – At-large seat

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Important Dates

As listed in the Indiana Election Division's 2026 Indiana Election Calendar:

Wednesday, July 15, 2026

DEADLINE, by noon, for any candidate to voluntarily withdraw from the general election ballot.

DEADLINE, by noon, for the Democratic, Libertarian and Republican Parties to file a certificate of nomination of candidates nominated at the state party conventions.

DEADLINE, by noon, for independent or minor party candidate to file consent and petition of nomination after county verification of petition signatures.

Saturday, September 19, 2026

DEADLINE for county election board to mail absentee ballots to voters who have already filed an approved application.

Monday, October 5, 2026 – VOTER REGISTRATION ENDS.

DEADLINE at voter registration office's close of business for a voter to apply to register or transfer registration or at midnight for a voter to complete and submit a voter registration application online at indianavoters.com.

Tuesday, October 6, 2026

First day that a voter may early vote in the office of the circuit court clerk or satellite office.

Friday, October 9, 2026

End of pre-election campaign finance reporting period.

Thursday, October 15, 2026

First day a confined voter, a voter caring for a confined person at a private residence, or a voter with disabilities may vote an absentee ballot before an absentee voter board at the voter's residence or place of confinement.

Friday, October 16, 2026

DEADLINE, by noon, to file pre-election campaign finance

Thursday, October 22, 2026

DEADLINE, by 11:59 pm, for the circuit court clerk to receive an absentee ballot application from an applicant requesting delivery of a ballot by mail or an application from a voter with print disabilities requesting to vote by mail, fax, or email. Applications may be submitted in person or by mail, fax, email, or online at indianavoters.com.

Saturday, October 24, 2026

Office of the circuit court clerk must be open for at least seven (7) hours to permit early voting. However, in a county with a population of less than 20,000, the county election board may reduce hours to a minimum of four (4) hours on this date. Vote center counties must also have at least one vote center used on Election Day open for early voting, in addition to the clerk's office.

Saturday, October 31, 2026

Office of the circuit court clerk must be open for at least seven (7) hours to permit early voting. However, in a county with a population of less than 20,000, the county election board may reduce hours to a minimum of four (4) hours on this date. Vote center counties must also have at least one vote center used on Election Day open for early voting, in addition to the clerk's office.

Monday, November 2, 2026

DEADLINE, by noon, for circuit court derks to receive absentee ballot applications from confined voters or voters caring for a confined person requesting delivery of a ballot by absentee voter board. Applications may be submitted in person or by mail, fax, email, or online at indianavoters.com.

DEADLINE, by noon, for a circuit court clerk to receive Federal Post Card Applications (FPCA) from military/overseas voters.

DEADLINE, by noon, for a voter to vote an absentee ballot in the office of the circuit court clerk or satellite office.

DEADLINE for a confined voter, a voter caring for a confined person, or a voter with disabilities to vote an absentee ballot before an absentee voter board at the voter's place of confinement.

Tuesday, November 3, 2026 – GENERAL ELECTION DAY

Polls are open 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., prevailing local time.