3 candidates are tracked for Indiana House District 48 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Emily Yaw, Marshall Travis and Doug Miller. Candidate information follows official Elkhart County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
Emily Yaw (Democratic), Marshall Travis (Green), Doug Miller (Republican) are on the November 3 ballot for Indiana House District 48; Doug Miller 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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Emily Yaw is the Democratic candidate for Indiana House District 48 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's 2026 general election candidate list. Is an accountant and foster parent who is a first-time candidate for House District 48, per iVoterGuide. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.
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Marshall Travis is the Green candidate for Indiana House District 48 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's 2026 general election candidate list. Works as a construction framer at a mobile home manufacturing plant and lives in Osceola with his fiancee and two daughters, per Indiana Green Party. Is the first Green Party candidate for the Indiana House between 2010 and his 2026 campaign, according to available Green Party election records, per Hoosier Politics Now.
Doug Miller is a property manager, homebuilder and real estate developer who represents Indiana House District 48, per the Indiana House Republican Caucus. He has served in the Indiana House since 2014 and previously served on the Elkhart County Area Plan Commission and chaired its Board of Zoning Appeals, per the caucus profile. He chairs the House Government and Regulatory Reform Committee and owns Creekside Realty and White Pines Properties, per the caucus profile. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.
Who is running for Indiana House District 48 in 2026?
3 candidates are tracked for Indiana House District 48 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Emily Yaw, Marshall Travis and Doug Miller. Candidate information follows official Elkhart County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
When is the Indiana House District 48 election in Indiana?
Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Registration deadlines, early voting dates and mail ballot rules for Indiana are on the Indiana election hub at theballotbrief.com.
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