Cass County Sample Ballot & Voter Guide 2026
4 candidates are on the November 3, 2026 ballot across 2 Cass County races, led by the Indiana House District 23 contest.
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These seats are elected by district; only the district covering your address is on your ballot.
Cass County is split across 2 Indiana House districts.
Find your districts by addressIndiana House: 2 districtsDistricts 23, 38
Indiana House District 23Austin D. Meives (D) · Ethan Manning (R)
Austin D. Meives Democratic
Austin D. Meives is the Democratic candidate for Indiana House District 23 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's 2026 general election candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 21, 2026.
Ethan Manning Republican Incumbent
Ethan Manning is the Republican incumbent for Indiana House District 23, serving since 2018 and chairing the House Public Policy Committee, per Indiana House Republicans. He works as an associate broker and auctioneer and also runs a family cattle farm, per Indiana House Republicans. Manning previously served on the Miami County Council, including as council president from 2016 to 2018, per Indiana House Republicans. No campaign website was found as of September 21, 2026.
Austin D. Meives (Democratic), Ethan Manning (Republican) are on the November 3 ballot for Indiana House District 23; Ethan Manning is the sitting member, per the General Assembly caucus rosters. Democratic and Republican nominees were chosen at the May 5 primary; Libertarian nominees at the party's convention. The field is the Secretary of State's 2026 general election candidate list (updated August 27, 2026). This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot.
Full race pageIndiana House District 38Nate Stout (D) · Heath R. VanNatter (R)
Nate Stout Democratic
- Modernizing how state government operates
- Representing the district's multi-county area
Per the campaign site.
About Nate Stout
Nate Stout is a Tipton native running for a district that includes all of Tipton and Carroll counties, plus portions of Cass, Clinton, Tippecanoe and Howard, and brings decades of business experience, per campaign site / Kokomo Tribune.
Heath R. VanNatter Republican Incumbent
Heath R. VanNatter is the Republican candidate for Indiana House District 38 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's 2026 general election candidate list. Heath R. VanNatter is a sitting member for the district, per the General Assembly caucus rosters. VanNatter owns VanNatter Construction and has been a small-business owner for more than 20 years, per the Indiana House Republicans caucus profile. He represents House District 38, covering all of Carroll and Tipton counties plus parts of Cass, Clinton, Howard, and Tippecanoe counties, per the same profile. He chairs the House Employment, Labor and Pensions Committee, per the caucus profile. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.
Nate Stout (Democratic), Heath R. VanNatter (Republican) are on the November 3 ballot for Indiana House District 38; Heath R. VanNatter is the sitting member, per the General Assembly caucus rosters. Democratic and Republican nominees were chosen at the May 5 primary; Libertarian nominees at the party's convention. The field is the Secretary of State's 2026 general election candidate list (updated August 27, 2026). This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot.
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Who is on the ballot in Cass County, Indiana on November 3, 2026?
Cass County sample ballot 2026: who is running for indiana house, with bios, priorities and campaign sites. Every candidate profile on this page names the official filing or campaign source it came from.
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