Decatur County Sample Ballot & Voter Guide 2026
6 candidates are on the November 3, 2026 ballot across 3 Decatur County races, led by the Indiana House District 55 contest.
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These seats are elected by district; only the district covering your address is on your ballot.
Decatur County is split across 3 Indiana House districts.
Find your districts by addressIndiana House: 3 districtsDistricts 55, 67, 73
Indiana House District 55Victoria C. Martz (D) · Lindsay Patterson (R)
Victoria C. Martz Democratic
Victoria C. Martz is the Democratic candidate for Indiana House District 55. She works as a criminal defense lawyer and public defender based in Decatur County and lives in Batesville, per The Daily Yonder. Martz chairs the Ripley County Democratic Party, per The Daily Yonder. No campaign website was found as of September 21, 2026.
Lindsay Patterson Republican Incumbent
Lindsay Patterson is the Republican incumbent for Indiana House District 55, serving since 2022 and currently Assistant Majority Caucus Chair, per Indiana House Republicans. She was born and raised in Brookville and works as a dental hygienist in Greendale, per Indiana House Republicans. No campaign website was found as of September 21, 2026.
Victoria C. Martz (Democratic), Lindsay Patterson (Republican) are on the November 3 ballot for Indiana House District 55; Lindsay Patterson 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 67Justin Chadwick (D) · Alex Zimmerman (R)
Justin Chadwick Democratic
- Focuses on childcare and healthcare affordability for working families
- Supports investment in local schools and infrastructure
Per the campaign site.
About Justin Chadwick
Justin Chadwick works in plumbing and previously served as a music educator and special education teacher, per the campaign site for Indiana House District 67. Chadwick is active with the Jennings County Players community theater group.
Alex Zimmerman Republican Incumbent
- Supports restricting foreign purchases of farmland
- Supports election security measures
- Supports parents' rights in education
Per the campaign site.
About Alex Zimmerman
Alex Zimmerman is the Republican incumbent for Indiana House District 67, serving since 2023, per Indiana House Republicans. He is an attorney with a private law practice in North Vernon, per Indiana House Republicans, and lives there with his wife and son, per his campaign site.
Justin Chadwick (Democratic), Alex Zimmerman (Republican) are on the November 3 ballot for Indiana House District 67; Alex Zimmerman 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 73Allen J. (A.J.) Miller (D) · Jennifer Meltzer (R)
Allen J. (A.J.) Miller Democratic
- Better jobs
- Better roads
- A better future, framed around rural economic responsiveness
Per the campaign site.
About Allen J. (A.J.) Miller
Allen Miller is a Democratic candidate for Indiana House District 73 who grew up on a small farm, per his campaign site. He is a member of the Indiana Rural Summit and lives in Greensburg, per his campaign site. His platform centers on the themes of better jobs, better roads, and a better future, per his campaign site.
Jennifer Meltzer Republican Incumbent
Jennifer Meltzer is an attorney who represents the city of Shelbyville and previously served as a deputy attorney general in the Indiana Attorney General's Office, per the Indiana House Republican Caucus. She has represented Indiana House District 73 since 2022 and serves as vice chair of the House Courts and Criminal Code Committee, per the caucus profile. She also serves as secretary of the Shelby County Republican Party, per the caucus profile. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.
Allen J. (A.J.) Miller (Democratic), Jennifer Meltzer (Republican) are on the November 3 ballot for Indiana House District 73; Jennifer Meltzer 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 Decatur County, Indiana on November 3, 2026?
Decatur County sample ballot 2026: see where the indiana house candidates stand on schools, roads and infrastructure and jobs and the economy. Every candidate profile on this page names the official filing or campaign source it came from.
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