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Christopher May
Republican Party
Candidate, Indiana House of Representatives District 65
Indiana House of Representatives District 65
Tenure
2016 - Present
Term ends
2026
Years in position
9
Compensation
Base salary
$33,032.24/year
Per diem
$213/day
Elections and appointments
Last election
November 5, 2024
Next election
May 5, 2026
Contact
Official website
Official Facebook
Personal Facebook

Christopher May (Republican Party) is a member of the Indiana House of Representatives, representing District 65. He assumed office on November 9, 2016. His current term ends on November 4, 2026.

May (Republican Party) is running for re-election to the Indiana House of Representatives to represent District 65. He is on the ballot in the Republican primary on May 5, 2026.[source]

Biography

May was born and raised in Lawrence County, Indiana, and graduated from Bedford North Lawrence High School and subsequently graduated from Vincennes University. He later served as a sales engineer at Whitney Tool and became owner and operator of Hoosier Tech Properties, a business providing residential housing.[1]

In addition to these positions, he served on several boards including the board of the Lawrence County Solid Waste Management District, board of the Dunn Memorial Hospital, the Lawrence County Economic Growth Council, the Lawrence County Redevelopment Commission, and chairman of the Lawrence County Insurance Steering Committee.[1]

Committee assignments

2025-2026

May was assigned to the following committees:

2023-2024

May was assigned to the following committees:

2021-2022

May was assigned to the following committees:

2019-2020

May was assigned to the following committees:

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

Indiana committee assignments, 2017
• Judiciary
• Local Government

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.


Elections

2026

See also: Indiana House of Representatives elections, 2026

General election

The primary will occur on May 5, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.

The candidate list in this election may not be complete.

Democratic primary

The Democratic primary scheduled for May 5, 2026, was canceled.

Republican primary

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Republican primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 65

Incumbent Christopher May (R) is running in the Republican primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 65 on May 5, 2026.

Candidate
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Christopher May

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2024

See also: Indiana House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for Indiana House of Representatives District 65

Incumbent Christopher May won election in the general election for Indiana House of Representatives District 65 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Christopher May
Christopher May (R)
 
100.0
 
24,786

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 24,786
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 65

Incumbent Christopher May advanced from the Republican primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 65 on May 7, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Christopher May
Christopher May
 
100.0
 
6,870

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 6,870
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Campaign finance

Endorsements

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Pledges

May signed the following pledges.

  • U.S. Term Limits

2022

See also: Indiana House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for Indiana House of Representatives District 65

Incumbent Christopher May defeated Kevin Goodman in the general election for Indiana House of Representatives District 65 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Christopher May
Christopher May (R)
 
77.7
 
14,648
Image of Kevin Goodman
Kevin Goodman (D)
 
22.3
 
4,198

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 18,846
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 65

Kevin Goodman advanced from the Democratic primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 65 on May 3, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Kevin Goodman
Kevin Goodman
 
100.0
 
817

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

Total votes: 817
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 65

Incumbent Christopher May defeated John Lee in the Republican primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 65 on May 3, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Christopher May
Christopher May
 
76.9
 
5,962
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John Lee
 
23.1
 
1,786

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 7,748
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Campaign finance

2020

See also: Indiana House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Indiana House of Representatives District 65

Incumbent Christopher May defeated Paula Staley in the general election for Indiana House of Representatives District 65 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Christopher May
Christopher May (R)
 
72.9
 
23,721
Image of Paula Staley
Paula Staley (D) Candidate Connection
 
27.1
 
8,803

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 32,524
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 65

Paula Staley advanced from the Democratic primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 65 on June 2, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Paula Staley
Paula Staley Candidate Connection
 
100.0
 
2,903

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

Total votes: 2,903
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 65

Incumbent Christopher May advanced from the Republican primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 65 on June 2, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Christopher May
Christopher May
 
100.0
 
7,148

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 7,148
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2018

See also: Indiana House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for Indiana House of Representatives District 65

Incumbent Christopher May defeated Jared Stancombe in the general election for Indiana House of Representatives District 65 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Christopher May
Christopher May (R)
 
69.3
 
17,398
Image of Jared Stancombe
Jared Stancombe (D)
 
30.7
 
7,724

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 25,122
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 65

Jared Stancombe advanced from the Democratic primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 65 on May 8, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Jared Stancombe
Jared Stancombe
 
100.0
 
2,222

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

Total votes: 2,222
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 65

Incumbent Christopher May advanced from the Republican primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 65 on May 8, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Christopher May
Christopher May
 
100.0
 
6,349

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.

Total votes: 6,349
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2016

See also: Indiana House of Representatives elections, 2016

Elections for the Indiana House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on May 3, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was February 5, 2016. Incumbent Eric Allen Koch (R) did not seek re-election.

Christopher May defeated Chris Woods in the Indiana House of Representatives District 65 general election.[2][3]

Indiana House of Representatives, District 65 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Christopher May 62.72% 18,290
     Democratic Chris Woods 37.28% 10,871
Total Votes 29,161
Source: Indiana Election Divsion


Chris Woods ran unopposed in the Indiana House of Representatives District 65 Democratic primary.[4][5]

Indiana House of Representatives, District 65 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Chris Woods  (unopposed)


The following candidates ran in the Indiana House of Representatives District 65 Republican primary.[4][5]

Indiana House of Representatives, District 65 Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Christopher May 42.83% 5,487
     Republican Jim Pfaff 18.38% 2,355
     Republican Mark Mathis 12.92% 1,655
     Republican Franklin Andrew 11.61% 1,488
     Republican Jacob Franklin 7.21% 924
     Republican Darren Byrd 7.05% 903
Total Votes 12,812
Source: Indiana Election Division

Campaign themes

2026

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2024

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2022

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2020

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Campaign finance summary

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Christopher May campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024Indiana House of Representatives District 65Won general$28,415 $26,452
2022Indiana House of Representatives District 65Won general$102,755 $106,842
2020Indiana House of Representatives District 65Won general$25,580 N/A**
2018Indiana House of Representatives District 65Won general$33,210 N/A**
2016Indiana House of Representatives, District 65Won $57,710 N/A**
Grand total$247,671 $133,294
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Election Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Indiana House of Representatives Republican Caucus, "Christopher May," accessed January 22, 2020
    2. ↑ Indiana Secretary of State, "November 8, 2016 General Election candidates," February 5, 2016
    3. ↑ Indiana Election Division, "General election 2016 results," accessed December 16, 2016
    4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Indiana Secretary of State, "May 3, 2016 Primary Election candidates," February 5, 2016
    5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Indiana Secretary of State, "May 3, 2016 Primary Election Results," accessed August 18, 2016

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