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2026 Indiana Senate Elections
Primary	Pending
General	November 3, 2026

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Elections for the Indiana State Senate will take place in 2026. The general election is on November 3, 2026.

The Indiana State Senate is one of 88 state legislative chambers with elections in 2026. There are 99 chambers throughout the country.

Party control

See also: Partisan composition of state senates and State government trifectas

Party		As of May 2025
	Democratic Party	10
	Republican Party	40
	Other	0
	Vacancies	0
Total		50

Candidates

Note: The following list includes official candidates only. Ballotpedia defines official candidates as people who:

• Register with a federal or state campaign finance agency before the candidate filing deadline
• Appear on candidate lists released by government election agencies

This list will be updated after the candidate filing deadline has passed and the official list of candidates becomes available. Please contact us if you notice an official candidate missing from the list or the inclusion of a candidate who withdrew.

Primary

Indiana State Senate primary 2026
Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
Office	Democratic	Republican	Other
District 1
District 4
District 6
District 11
District 14
District 15
District 17
District 19
District 21
District 22
District 23
District 25
District 26
District 27
District 29
District 31
District 38
District 39
District 41
District 43
District 45
District 46
District 47
District 48
District 49

General election

Indiana State Senate general election 2026
Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name. Please contact Ballotpedia about candidate additions, withdrawals, or disqualifications.
Office	Democratic	Republican	Other
District 1
District 4
District 6
District 11
District 14
District 15
District 17
District 19
District 21
District 22
District 23
District 25
District 26
District 27
District 29
District 31
District 38
District 39
District 41
District 43
District 45
District 46
District 47
District 48
District 49

Voting information

See also: Voting in Indiana

Ballotpedia will publish the dates and deadlines related to this election as they are made available.

Competitiveness

This section will be updated with information about the competitiveness of state legislative elections in Indiana. For more information about Ballotpedia's Competitiveness Analysis of state legislative elections, please click here.

Process to become a candidate

See also: Ballot access requirements for political candidates in Indiana

See statutes: Title 3, Article 8 of the Indiana Code

A candidate in Indiana may run with an officially recognized political party, as an independent, or as a write-in. The process to qualify varies depending on the type of candidate and the office being sought. No fee is required to file for office in Indiana. Before the general election, registered voters have the right to challenge any candidate's placement on the ballot. Challenges must be filed with the Indiana Election Division 74 days before the general election.

Democratic or Republican candidates

A Democratic or Republican candidate seeking the office of U.S. Senator must do the following:

1. A candidate must file a declaration of candidacy and nomination petition with the Indiana Election Division in person or by mail by noon 88 days prior to the primary election.
2. The declaration of candidacy must be accompanied by a nomination petition. This petition must contain at least 4,500 signatures, including a minimum of 500 signatures from each of the state's congressional districts. Before being filed with the Indiana Election Division, petition signatures must be certified by county voter registration officials.

A candidate seeking the office of U.S. Representative must do the following:

1. A candidate must a declaration of candidacy with the Indiana Election Division in person or by mail by noon (Indianapolis time) 88 days before the primary election.

A candidate seeking a state office (such as governor or treasurer) must do the following:

1. A candidate must file a statement of economic interests with the Indiana Ethics Commission. The commission will then give the candidate a Certificate of Filing, which must be filed with the Indiana Election Division before the division can accept any other forms.
2. A candidate must file a declaration of candidacy with the Indiana Election Division in person or by mail by noon 88 days prior to the primary election.
3. The declaration of candidacy must be accompanied by a nomination petition. This petition must contain at least 4,500 signatures, including a minimum of 500 signatures from each of the state's congressional districts. Before being filed with the Indiana Election Division, petition signatures must be certified by county voter registration officials.
4. A Democratic or Republican party candidate must be nominated at the party's state convention. Party officials must file a certificate of nomination with the Indiana Election Division by noon (Indianapolis time) on July 15.

A candidate seeking office in the Indiana State Legislature must do the following:

1. The candidate must file a statement of economic interests (filing location varies based on office). If a candidate is seeking office in the Indiana State Senate, this form must be filed with the Principal Secretary of the Indiana State Senate. If a candidate is seeking office in the Indiana House of Representatives, this form must be filed with the Principal Clerk of the Indiana House of Representatives. Statements of economic interests must be filed as original documents, submitted in person or sent by mail. No faxes or photocopies will be accepted. Candidates may turn this form in as early as January 2 of the election year. The Indiana Election Division will not accept any other form until the statement of economic interests, stamped by the corresponding office, has been submitted.
2. A candidate must file a declaration of candidacy with the Indiana Election Division in person or by mail by noon (Indianapolis time) 88 days before the primary election.

Libertarian candidates

A Libertarian candidate seeking the office of United States Senator must do the following:

1. A candidate must file with the Libertarian Party.
2. A candidate must be nominated at the party's state convention. After the convention, the party must file a certificate of nomination with the Indiana Election Division by noon (Indianapolis time) on July 15 in the year of the general election.

A candidate seeking the office of United States Representative must do the following:

1. A candidate must file with the Libertarian Party.
2. A candidate must be nominated at the party's state convention. After the convention, the party must file a certificate of nomination with the Indiana Election Division by noon (Indianapolis time) on July 15 in the year of the general election.

A candidate seeking a state office (such as governor or treasurer) must do the following:

1. A candidate must file a statement of economic interests with the Indiana Ethics Commission. The commission will then give the candidate a certificate of filing, which must, in turn, be filed with the Indiana Election Division before the division can accept any other forms.
2. A candidate must be nominated at the party's state convention. Party representatives must then file a certificate of nomination with the Indiana Election Division by noon (Indianapolis time) on July 15.

A candidate seeking office in the Indiana State Legislature must do the following:

1. A candidate must file a statement of economic interests (filing location varies based on office). If a candidate is seeking office in the Indiana State Senate, this form must be filed with the Principal Secretary of the Indiana State Senate. If a candidate is seeking office in the Indiana House of Representatives, this form must be filed with the Principal Clerk of the Indiana House of Representatives. Statements of economic interests must be filed as the original document, submitted in person or sent by mail. No faxes or photocopies will be accepted. A candidate may turn this form in as early as January 2 of the election year. The Indiana Election Division will not accept any other forms until the statement of economic interests, stamped by the corresponding office, has been submitted.
2. A candidate must file with the Libertarian Party.
3. A candidate must be nominated at the party's state convention. After the convention, the party must file a certificate of nomination with the Indiana Election Division by noon (Indianapolis time) on July 15 before the general election.

Minor party or independent candidates

A minor party or independent candidate seeking the office of United States Senator must do the following:

1. A candidate must collect signatures from registered voters equal to 2 percent of the total votes cast for secretary of state in the last election. The petition circulation period begins 118 days before the primary election and ends June 30. Signatures must then be certified by the applicable county voter registration office.
2. A candidate must file a candidate consent form and the certified petition of nomination with the Indiana Election Division by noon (Indianapolis time) on July 15 in the year of the election.

A candidate seeking the office of United States Representative must do the following:

1. A candidate must collect signatures from registered voters equal to 2 percent of the total votes cast for secretary of state in the last election in the congressional district the candidate seeks to represent. The petition circulation period begins 118 days before the primary election and ends June 30. Signatures must then be certified by the applicable county voter registration office.
2. A candidate must file a candidate consent form and the certified petition of nomination with the Indiana Election Division by noon (Indianapolis time) on July 15 in the year of the election.

A candidate seeking a state office (such as governor or treasurer) must do the following:

1. A candidate must file a statement of economic interests with the Indiana Ethics Commission. The commission will then give the candidate a filing certificate, which must, in turn, be filed with the Indiana Election Division before the division can accept any other forms.
2. A candidate must collect signatures from registered voters equal to 2 percent of the total votes cast for secretary of state in the last election. The petition circulation period begins 118 days before the primary election and ends June 30. Signatures must then be certified by the applicable county voter registration office.
3. A candidate must file a candidate consent form and the certified petition of nomination with the Indiana Election Division by noon (Indianapolis time) on July 15.

A candidate seeking office in the Indiana State Legislature must do the following:

1. A candidate must file a statement of economic interests form (filing location varies based on office). If a candidate is seeking office in the Indiana State Senate, this form must be filed with the Principal Secretary of the Indiana State Senate. If a candidate is seeking office in the Indiana House of Representatives, this form must be filed with the Principal Clerk of the Indiana House of Representatives. Statements of economic interests forms must be filed as original documents, submitted in person or sent by mail. No faxes or photocopies will be accepted. A candidate may turn the form in as early as January 2 in the year of the election. The Indiana Election Division will not accept any other filings until the statement of economic interests, stamped by the corresponding office, has been submitted.
2. A candidate must collect signatures from registered voters equal to 2 percent of the total votes cast for secretary of state in the last election in the election district the candidate seeks to represent. The petition circulation period begins 118 days before the primary election and ends June 30. Signatures must then be certified by the applicable county voter registration office.
3. A candidate must file a candidate consent form and the certified petition of nomination form with the Indiana Election Division by noon (Indianapolis time) on July 15.

Write-in candidates

A write-in candidate seeking the offices of United States Senator or United States Representative must do the following:

1. A candidate must file a declaration of intent with the Indiana Election Division by noon (Indianapolis time) on July 3 in the year of the election.

A candidate seeking a state office (such as governor or treasurer) must do the following:

1. A candidate must file a statement of economic interests with the Indiana Ethics Commission. The commission must then give the candidate a certificate of filing, which must, in turn, be filed with the Indiana Election Division before the division can accept any other forms.
2. A candidate must file a declaration of intent with the Indiana Election Division by noon (Indianapolis time) on July 3 in the year of the election.

A candidate seeking office in the Indiana State Legislature must do the following:

1. A candidate must file a statement of economic interests form (filing location varies based on office). If a candidate is seeking office in the Indiana State Senate, this form must be filed with the Principal Secretary of the Indiana State Senate. If a candidate is seeking office in the Indiana House of Representatives, this form must be filed with the Principal Clerk of the Indiana House of Representatives. Statements of economic interests forms must be filed as original documents, submitted in person or sent by mail. No faxes or photocopies will be accepted. A candidate can file the form in as early as January 2 in the year of the election. The Indiana Election Division will not accept any other forms until the statement of economic interests, stamped by the corresponding office, has been submitted.
2. A candidate must file a declaration of intent with the Indiana Election Division by noon (Indianapolis time) on July 3 in the year of the election.

Qualifications

See also: State legislature candidate requirements by state

To be eligible to serve in the Indiana State Senate, a candidate must be:

• A United States citizen at the time of election
• Have resided in the state for at least two years and in the senate district for at least one year before the election
• Be at least twenty-five (25) years old upon taking office;
• Registered to vote in the election district the person seeks to represent not later than the deadline for filing the declaration or petition of candidacy or certificate of nomination

Salaries and per diem

See also: Comparison of state legislative salaries

State legislative salaries, 2024
Salary	Per diem
$32,070.24/year	$196/day.

When sworn in

See also: When state legislators assume office after a general election

Indiana legislators assume office the day after their general election.

Indiana political history

Trifectas

A state government trifecta is a term that describes single-party government, when one political party holds the governor's office and has majorities in both chambers of the legislature in a state government.

Indiana Party Control: 1992-2025
No Democratic trifectas  •  Seventeen years of Republican trifectas
Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.

Year	92	93	94	95	96	97	98	99	00	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25
Governor	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R
Senate	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R
House	D	D	D	R	R	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	R	R	D	D	D	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R

Presidential politics in Indiana

2024

See also: Presidential election, 2024

Presidential election in Indiana, 2024

		Candidate/Running mate	%	Popular votes	Electoral votes
✔		Donald Trump/J.D. Vance (R)	58.6	1,720,347	11
		Kamala D. Harris/Tim Walz (D)	39.6	1,163,603	0
		Robert F. Kennedy Jr./Nicole Shanahan (We the People)	1.0	29,325	0
		Chase Oliver/Mike ter Maat (L)	0.7	20,425	0
		Peter Sonski (no running mate) (American Solidarity Party) (Write-in)	0.0	1,347	0
		Claudia De La Cruz/Karina Garcia (Party for Socialism and Liberation) (Write-in)	0.0	832	0
		Cornel West/Melina Abdullah (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	722	0
		Tom Hoefling/Andy Prior (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	34	0
		Paij Boring (no running mate) (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	18	0
		Doug Jenkins (no running mate) (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	5	0
		William Cody Nalbach (no running mate) (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	5	0
		Carol Asher (no running mate) (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	4	0
		Andre Ramon McNeil (no running mate) (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	4	0
		Shondra Yevette Irving (no running mate) (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	2	0
		Nala Baozun Scott Johnson Jr. (no running mate) (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	2	0
		Susan Buchser-Lochocki (no running mate) (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	1	0
		Cherunda Lynn Fox (no running mate) (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	1	0

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There were no incumbents in this race The results have been certified.

Total votes: 2,936,677

2020

See also: Presidential election, 2020

Presidential election in Indiana, 2020

		Candidate/Running mate	%	Popular votes	Electoral votes
✔		Donald Trump/Mike Pence (R)	57.0	1,729,519	11
		Joe Biden/Kamala D. Harris (D)	41.0	1,242,416	0
		Jo Jorgensen/Spike Cohen (L)	2.0	59,232	0
		Howie Hawkins (no running mate) (G) (Write-in)	0.0	989	0
		Brian T. Carroll (no running mate) (American Solidarity Party) (Write-in)	0.0	895	0
		Shawn W. Howard (no running mate) (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	23	0
		Valerie McCray (no running mate) (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	17	0
		Joseph Charles Schriner (no running mate) (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	13	0
		James L. Johnson, Jr. (no running mate) (Other) (Write-in)	0.0	5	0
		Deborah Rouse/Sheila Cannon (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	4	0
		Mitchell Williams (no running mate) (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	4	0
		Christopher Stried (no running mate) (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	2	0
		Randall Foltyniewicz (no running mate) (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	1	0
		Kasey Wells (no running mate) (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	1	0

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Incumbents are bolded and underlined The results have been certified.

Total votes: 3,033,121

2016

See also: Presidential election, 2016

U.S. presidential election, Indiana, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes	Electoral votes
	Democratic	Hillary Clinton/Tim Kaine	37.8%	1,033,126	0
	Republican	Donald Trump/Mike Pence	56.9%	1,557,286	11
	Libertarian	Gary Johnson/Bill Weld	4.9%	133,993	0
	-	Write-in votes	0.4%	10,553	0
Total Votes				2,734,958	11
Election results via: Indiana Secretary of State

Indiana presidential election results (1900-2024)

• 5 Democratic wins
• 27 Republican wins

Year	1900	1904	1908	1912	1916	1920	1924	1928	1932	1936	1940	1944	1948	1952	1956	1960	1964	1968	1972	1976	1980	1984	1988	1992	1996	2000	2004	2008	2012	2016	2020	2024
Winning Party	R	R	R	D	R	R	R	R	D	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	D	R	R	R	R

Redistricting following the 2020 census

The Indiana General Assembly approved new state legislative district maps on October 1, 2021, and Gov. Eric Holcomb (R) signed the new district boundaries into law on October 4, 2021. The Indiana Senate Republican caucus released its first draft of state Senate districts on September 20, 2021, and the Indiana House Republican caucus released its first proposed state House district maps on September 14, 2021. The Indiana state Senate approved final legislative district boundaries by a vote of 36-12, with all votes to approve by Republicans. Eleven Senate Democrats joined State Sen. Ron Grooms (R) in voting against the maps. The Indiana House of Representatives approved final district maps by a vote of 64-25. All votes in favor were by Republicans with 22 Democrats and three Republicans voting against.

External links

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Footnotes

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Current members of the Indiana State Senate

Leadership

Majority Leader:Chris Garten

Senators

District 1

Dan Dernulc (R)

District 2

Lonnie Randolph (D)

District 3

Mark Spencer (D)

District 4

Rodney Pol (D)

District 5

Ed Charbonneau (R)

District 6

Rick Niemeyer (R)

District 7

Brian Buchanan (R)

District 8

Mike Bohacek (R)

District 9

Ryan Mishler (R)

District 10

David Niezgodski (D)

District 11

Linda Rogers (R)

District 12

Blake Doriot (R)

District 13

Susan Glick (R)

District 14

Tyler Johnson (R)

District 15

Liz Brown (R)

District 16

Justin Busch (R)

District 17

Andy Zay (R)

District 18

Stacey Donato (R)

District 19

Travis Holdman (R)

District 20

Scott Baldwin (R)

District 21

James Buck (R)

District 22

Ronnie Alting (R)

District 23

Spencer Deery (R)

District 24

Brett Clark (R)

District 25

Mike Gaskill (R)

District 26

Scott Alexander (R)

District 27

Jeff Raatz (R)

District 28

Michael Crider (R)

District 29

J.D. Ford (D)

District 30

Fady Qaddoura (D)

District 31

Kyle Walker (R)

District 32

Aaron Freeman (R)

District 33

Greg Taylor (D)

District 34

La Keisha Jackson (D)

District 35

Michael Young (R)

District 36

Cyndi Carrasco (R)

District 37

Rodric Bray (R)

District 38

Greg Goode (R)

District 39

Eric Bassler (R)

District 40

Shelli Yoder (D)

District 41

Greg Walker (R)

District 42

Jean Leising (R)

District 43

Randy Maxwell (R)

District 44

Eric Koch (R)

District 45

Chris Garten (R)

District 46

Andrea Hunley (D)

District 47

Gary Byrne (R)

District 48

Daryl Schmitt (R)

District 49

Jim Tomes (R)

District 50

Vaneta Becker (R)

Republican Party (40)

Democratic Party (10)