Indiana Sample Ballot 2026: Every Candidate on Your November Ballot

Frank J. Mrvan is the Democratic U.S. Representative for Indiana's 1st Congressional District, seeking a fourth term in Congress, according to his campaign website. He serves as Vice Chairman of the Congressional Steel Caucus, per his official House website. His campaign site says he has focused on securing federal investments to grow Northwest Indiana's economy.

Barb Regnitz is a Porter County commissioner with a background in technology and finance. She holds Purdue University degrees in mathematics and German and has worked as a software engineer/project manager and as a Certified Financial Planner, according to WFYI. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.

Jamee Decio is an Elkhart native, attorney and former legislative aide who previously worked as an Elkhart County deputy prosecutor, according to WNDU. She is a union member running for Indiana's 2nd Congressional District.

William Eric Henry is a U.S. Army and Indiana Army National Guard veteran who served from 2005 to 2015, including a 2009-2010 deployment to Afghanistan as a photojournalist that earned the Bronze Star Medal, according to the campaign site. Henry went on to serve as Communications Director and later Department Adjutant for The American Legion, Department of Indiana, per the same source. The Libertarian Party of Indiana nominated Henry as its candidate for the 2nd Congressional District at its March 2026 convention, per WISH-TV, after Henry previously ran for the seat in 2022 and 2024.

Rudy Yakym is the Republican U.S. Representative for Indiana's 2nd Congressional District, running for re-election, according to his campaign website. A fourth-generation Hoosier based in Mishawaka, his campaign site describes his focus as cutting government red tape and restoring balance between federal and state power.

Kelly Thompson is a business owner and non-profit founder who won the Democratic nomination for Indiana's 3rd Congressional District. She describes herself as a Hoosier wife and mother dedicated to advocating for working families, according to her campaign site.

Stutzman is a fourth-generation farmer and business owner from Howe, Indiana, who built Stutzman Family Farms into a multi-state enterprise and has led or co-owned several other area businesses, per the campaign site. He served eight years in the Indiana House and in the Indiana Senate before serving in the U.S. House from 2010, where he sat on the Financial Services, Agriculture, Budget and Veterans Affairs committees, per the campaign site. He is a graduate of Lake Area Christian School and attended Trine University, per the campaign site.

Drew Cox is a U.S. Marine Corps veteran and a visiting instructor at Purdue University who earned a doctorate in music from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign after using the GI Bill, per Indiana Capital Chronicle / campaign site.

J.D. Ford is the Democratic candidate for Indiana's 5th Congressional District on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's 2026 general election candidate list. J.D. Ford is an Indiana State Senator who has served since 2018 and is the first openly LGBTQ+ member of the Indiana General Assembly, per campaign site / Indiana Capital Chronicle. His father was a union truck driver and his mother an assisted living administrator, per campaign site.

Victoria Spartz is the Republican U.S. Representative for Indiana's 5th Congressional District, running for re-election, according to her official House website. Her campaign site describes her as an immigrant from Ukraine who became a U.S. citizen and worked from bank teller to CPA and business owner before entering politics. Her campaign lists limited government and small-business support among her priorities.

Cynthia (Cinde) Wirth is the Democratic candidate for Indiana's 6th Congressional District on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's 2026 general election candidate list. Cinde Wirth is a small business owner, field scientist and former public high school teacher who holds a doctorate in cultural and educational policy from Ball State University. A seventh-generation resident of Bartholomew County, she served as a congressional fellow specializing in science and education in Washington, D.C., according to The Republic. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.

Jefferson Shreve is the Republican U.S. Representative for Indiana's 6th Congressional District, serving his first term in Congress and a member of the House Committee on Appropriations, according to his official House website. His campaign site lists border security, government spending reduction and support for law enforcement and the military among his priorities.

André Carson is the Democratic U.S. Representative for Indiana's 7th Congressional District, a seat he has held since 2008, according to his official House website. Before Congress, his campaign site says he worked in law enforcement and served on the Indianapolis City-County Council. He holds a bachelor's degree in Criminal Justice Management from Concordia University-Wisconsin and a master's degree in Business Management from Indiana Wesleyan University.

Patrick McAuley is a lifelong Indianapolis resident and North Central High School graduate who went on to Wabash College and earned a master's degree in international economics and finance, per the campaign site. McAuley has previous experience working in the U.S. Senate and has spent more than four years building relationships with community leaders across Indiana's 7th District, according to the site. McAuley surveyed more than 400 district residents before shaping the campaign platform, per the campaign site and the Butler Collegian.

Mary Allen is an at-large member of the Evansville City Council, elected in 2023, and a U.S. Army Reserve veteran. She is a business owner focused on sustainability who previously spent 10 years leading an urban non-profit ministry, according to Indiana Public Media. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.

Meyer left a secure retirement to run for Congress and says on the campaign site that after 17 town halls and five roundtables, constituents raised concerns spanning nearly every issue, per the campaign site.

Tonya Hudson has been a real estate broker in southern Indiana for 21 years, after five years working as an aide in the nurse's office at Brown County High School, according to the campaign site. Hudson served as president of the Bedford Board of Realtors in 2013 and was elected vice chair of the Libertarian Party of Indiana in 2023 before stepping down in 2024 to run for lieutenant governor as Donald Rainwater's running mate, per the same source. The Libertarian Party of Indiana nominated Hudson as its candidate for the 9th Congressional District at its March 2026 convention, according to WISH-TV.

Erin Houchin is the Republican U.S. Representative for Indiana's 9th Congressional District, according to her official House website, where she serves on the Rules, Budget, Energy and Commerce, and Education and Workforce committees. She was born and raised in the district, growing up in Scottsburg, and previously served eight years in the Indiana State Senate representing the 47th District, per her campaign website. She describes herself as a small business owner and mother of three.