David Mervar
David Mervar (Republican Party) is running for election to the Indiana House of Representatives to represent District 81. He is on the ballot in the Republican primary on May 5, 2026.[source]
Biography
David Mervar was born in Indianapolis, Indiana. He earned a bachelor's degree from Ball State University in 1991. His career experience includes working as a broker and owner of the real estate firm Beer and Mervar Realtors.[1]
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.
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Democratic primary
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Democratic primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 81
Chad Clevidence (D) and Sharon Wight (D) are running in the Democratic primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 81 on May 5, 2026.
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 | Sharon Wight  | |
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Republican primary
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Republican primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 81
Incumbent Martin Carbaugh (R) and David Mervar (R) are running in the Republican primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 81 on May 5, 2026.
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 | David Mervar | |
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2024
See also: Indiana House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Indiana House of Representatives District 81
Incumbent Martin Carbaugh defeated Abby Norden in the general election for Indiana House of Representatives District 81 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Martin Carbaugh (R) | 64.9 | 20,913 |
 | Abby Norden (D) | 35.1 | 11,332 | |
| Total votes: 32,245 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 81
Abby Norden advanced from the Democratic primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 81 on May 7, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Abby Norden | 100.0 | 1,725 |
| Total votes: 1,725 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 81
Incumbent Martin Carbaugh defeated David Mervar in the Republican primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 81 on May 7, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Martin Carbaugh | 69.8 | 4,575 |
| David Mervar | 30.2 | 1,981 | |
| Total votes: 6,556 | |||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
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2022
See also: Indiana House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Indiana House of Representatives District 81
Incumbent Martin Carbaugh defeated Abby Norden in the general election for Indiana House of Representatives District 81 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Martin Carbaugh (R) | 99.7 | 14,854 |
| Abby Norden (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.3 | 38 | |
| Total votes: 14,892 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 81
Incumbent Martin Carbaugh defeated David Mervar in the Republican primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 81 on May 3, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Martin Carbaugh | 65.3 | 3,378 |
| David Mervar | 34.7 | 1,793 | |
| Total votes: 5,171 | |||
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Campaign finance
Campaign themes
2026
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2024
David Mervar completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Mervar's responses.
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I am a patriot who loves America and desires to see politicians removed from office that are not representing "We the People.”
As a father of five kids, I desire to pass onto them the core tenets this great country was founded upon—a righteous fear of God, a love of God’s Moral Law found in the Bible and loving one’s neighbor as one’s self.
As a lifelong Republican, I am running to replace RINOs (Republican in name only), that give lip service to our conservative values on the campaign trail and then vote against them at the Statehouse.
I have practiced real estate for nearly 30 years and have served my community through Bible Study Fellowship, Awana, as an elder of a local church and as a past President of the Board of Realtors.
My political views and values are guided by the Word of God. Our core verse for the campaign is Proverbs 29:2.
We are seeking to Protect Babies at Conception, Return to Paper Ballots, Defend the 2nd Amendment and Restore Biblical Marriage for the residences of Indiana.
Visit my website at at DavidMervar.com to learn more about our campaign.- Protect Babies at Conception
- Return to Paper Ballots
- Restore Biblical Marriage
Such as protecting unborn babies from being murdered through abortion, defending the God-given right of self-defense and recognizing marriage as one man and one woman.
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2022
David Mervar completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Mervar's responses.
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As a Father of five kids, I desire to pass onto them the core tenets this great country was founded upon, “Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness.” In our quest for the preservation of liberty, we are “Sacrificing our Today to Preserve their Tomorrow."
As a lifelong Republican, I am running to replace RINOs (Republican in name only), that give lip service to our conservative values on the campaign trail and then vote against them at the Statehouse.
I have practiced real estate for over 28 years and have served my community through Bible Study Fellowship, Awana and as a past President of the Board of Realtors.
My political views and values are guided by the Word of God. One verse that has been especially meaningful as of late is Proverbs 29:4.
We are seeking to End Abortion, secure Medical Freedom, bring back Patriotic Education and pass Constitutional Carry for the residences of Indiana.
Visit my website at at DavidMervar.com to learn more about the groundswell of liberty for which my campaign is fighting.- End Abortion
- Medical Freedom / Patriotic Education
- Constitutional Carry
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2026 Elections
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on March 3, 2022
