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Democratic Party primaries in Indiana, 2020

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Democratic Party primaries, 2020

Indiana Democratic Party.png

Primary Date
June 2, 2020

Primary Runoff Date
N/A

Federal elections
Democratic primaries for U.S. House

State party
Democratic Party of Indiana
State political party revenue

This page focuses on the Democratic primaries that took place in Indiana on June 2, 2020. Click here for more information about the Republican primaries.

Note that the dates and terms of participation for presidential preference primaries and caucuses sometimes differ from those that apply to primaries for state-level and other federal offices, which are the subject of this article. For more information on this state's presidential nomination process, click here.

Federal elections

U.S. House

See also: United States House elections in Indiana, 2020 (June 2 Democratic primaries)

The 2020 U.S. House of Representatives elections in Indiana took place on November 3, 2020. Voters elected nine candidates to serve in the U.S. House, one from each of the state's nine congressional districts.

District 1

Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates


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District 2

Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates


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District 3

Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates


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District 4

Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates

District 5

Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates

District 6

Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates

District 7

Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates

District 8

Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates


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District 9

Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates


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State elections

State Senate

See also: Indiana State Senate elections, 2020
The Indiana State Senate was one of 86 state legislative chambers with elections in 2020. There are 99 chambers throughout the country. In 2018, 87 out of 99 legislative chambers held elections. To see a full list of state Senate candidates in the Democratic primaries, click "Show more" below.
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Indiana State Senate elections, 2020

  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
  • Candidate Connection = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
Office Democratic Party Democratic Republican Party Republican Other
District 2

Green check mark transparent.pngLonnie Randolph (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 3

Green check mark transparent.pngEddie Melton (i)

Did not make the ballot:
Darren Washington 
Ragen Hatcher 

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 5

Green check mark transparent.pngLuke Bohm  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngEd Charbonneau (i)

District 7

Green check mark transparent.pngTabitha Bartley  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngBrian Buchanan (i)
Ethan Brown
Vernon Budde

District 8

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngMike Bohacek (i)

District 9

Green check mark transparent.pngBrandon Cavanaugh  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngRyan Mishler (i)

District 10

Green check mark transparent.pngDavid Niezgodski (i)
Alex Bowman  Candidate Connection

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 12

Green check mark transparent.pngCharles Mumaw

Green check mark transparent.pngBlake Doriot (i)

District 13

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngSusan Glick (i)
Jeffrey Wible

District 16

Tim Barr  Candidate Connection
Green check mark transparent.pngJuli Dominguez  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngJustin Busch (i)
Tom Rhoades  Candidate Connection

District 18

Green check mark transparent.pngLaura Fred-Smith  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngStacey Donato (i)

District 20

Green check mark transparent.pngRonald Saunders III  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngScott Baldwin
John Gaylor

Did not make the ballot:
Christopher Penley 

District 24

Green check mark transparent.pngStan Albaugh  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Crane (i)

District 28

Green check mark transparent.pngTheresa Bruno  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngMichael Crider (i)

District 30

Green check mark transparent.pngFady Qaddoura  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Ruckelshaus (i)
Terry Michael

District 32

Green check mark transparent.pngBelinda Drake  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngAaron Freeman (i)

District 33

Green check mark transparent.pngGreg Taylor (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 34

Green check mark transparent.pngJean Breaux (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 35

Green check mark transparent.pngPete Cowden  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngMichael Young (i)

District 36

Green check mark transparent.pngAshley Eason  Candidate Connection
Jason Fletcher

Green check mark transparent.pngJack Sandlin (i)

District 37

Green check mark transparent.pngTom Wallace

Green check mark transparent.pngRodric D. Bray (i)

District 40

Trent Feuerbach  Candidate Connection
Green check mark transparent.pngShelli Yoder  Candidate Connection
John Zody  Candidate Connection

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 42

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngJean Leising (i)

District 44

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngEric Koch (i)

District 50

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngVaneta Becker (i)

State House

See also: Indiana House of Representatives elections, 2020
The Indiana House of Representatives was one of 86 state legislative chambers with elections in 2020. There are 99 chambers throughout the country. In 2018, 87 out of 99 legislative chambers held elections. To see a full list of state House candidates in the Democratic primaries, click "Show more" below.
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Indiana State House elections, 2020

  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
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Office Democratic Party Democratic Republican Party Republican Other
District 1

Green check mark transparent.pngCarolyn Jackson (i)
Anthony Higgs

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 2

Green check mark transparent.pngEarl Harris, Jr. (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 3

Green check mark transparent.pngRagen Hatcher (i)
Jessica Renslow

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 4

Ben Blohm  Candidate Connection
Green check mark transparent.pngDebora Porter  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngEdmond Soliday (i)
Sara Blohm  Candidate Connection

District 5

Green check mark transparent.pngDonald Westerhausen Jr.

Green check mark transparent.pngDale DeVon (i)

District 6

Green check mark transparent.pngMaureen Bauer  Candidate Connection
Garrett Blad  Candidate Connection
Drew Duncan

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 7

Green check mark transparent.pngRoss Deal (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngJake Teshka  Candidate Connection

District 8

Green check mark transparent.pngRyan Dvorak (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 9

Green check mark transparent.pngPatricia Boy (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 10

Green check mark transparent.pngCharles Moseley (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 11

Green check mark transparent.pngKeegan Damron

Green check mark transparent.pngMichael J. Aylesworth (i)

District 12

Green check mark transparent.pngMike Andrade  Candidate Connection
Brandon Dothager  Candidate Connection
Mike McInerney

Green check mark transparent.pngTom Wichlinski

District 13

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngSharon Negele (i)

District 14

Green check mark transparent.pngVernon Smith (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 15

Green check mark transparent.pngChris Chyung (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngHarold Slager

District 16

Green check mark transparent.pngMichael Lovely  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngDouglas Gutwein (i)

District 17

Green check mark transparent.pngBianka Tinklenberg

Green check mark transparent.pngJack Jordan (i)

District 18

Green check mark transparent.pngChad Harris

Russell Reahard  Candidate Connection
Green check mark transparent.pngCraig Snow

District 19

Green check mark transparent.pngLisa Beck (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngJulie Olthoff

District 20

Green check mark transparent.pngTim Gust  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngJim Pressel (i)

District 21

Green check mark transparent.pngRyan Liedtky  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngTimothy Wesco (i)

District 22

Green check mark transparent.pngKelly Thompson  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngCurt Nisly (i)
Bill Dixon

District 23

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngEthan Manning (i)

District 24

Green check mark transparent.pngNaomi Bechtold  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngDonna Schaibley (i)

District 25

Maurice Fuller
Green check mark transparent.pngAlex Sabol  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngDonald Lehe (i)

District 26

Green check mark transparent.pngChris Campbell (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 27

Green check mark transparent.pngSheila Klinker (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngJames Hass

District 28

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngJeffrey Thompson (i)

District 29

Green check mark transparent.pngMike Vick  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngChuck Goodrich (i)

District 30

Green check mark transparent.pngDylan McHenry  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngMichael Karickhoff (i)

District 31

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngAnn Vermilion (i)

District 32

Green check mark transparent.pngAmie Neiling

Green check mark transparent.pngTony Cook (i)
Daniel Bragg  Candidate Connection

District 33

Ryan Scott Davis  Candidate Connection
Green check mark transparent.pngJulie Snider  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Prescott (i)
Brittany Kloer  Candidate Connection

District 34

Green check mark transparent.pngSue Errington (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngDale Basham

District 35

Green check mark transparent.pngMelanie Wright (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngElizabeth Rowray

Did not make the ballot:
James Peters  Candidate Connection

District 36

Green check mark transparent.pngTerri Austin (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngKyle Pierce  Candidate Connection

District 37

Green check mark transparent.pngAimee Cole  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngTodd Huston (i)

District 38

Green check mark transparent.pngThomas Hedde

Green check mark transparent.pngHeath VanNatter (i)

District 39

Mark Hinton  Candidate Connection
Green check mark transparent.pngAshley Klein  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngGerald Torr (i)

District 40

Green check mark transparent.pngKevin Short

Green check mark transparent.pngGregory Steuerwald (i)

District 41

Green check mark transparent.pngGreg A. Woods  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngTimothy Brown (i)

District 42

Green check mark transparent.pngAmy Burke Adams  Candidate Connection
Jasen Lave  Candidate Connection
Brandi Cooper Vandivier  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngAlan Morrison (i)

District 43

Green check mark transparent.pngTonya Pfaff (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngBill Treadway

District 44

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngBeau Baird (i)

District 45

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngBruce Borders (i)
Jeff Gormong

District 46

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngBob Heaton (i)

District 47

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Young (i)

District 48

Green check mark transparent.pngAaron Mishler  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngDoug Miller (i)

District 49

Joseph Lehman
Green check mark transparent.pngAmanda Qualls  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngChristy Stutzman (i)

District 50

Green check mark transparent.pngJorge Fernandez  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngDaniel Leonard (i)
John Stoffel  Candidate Connection

District 51

Green check mark transparent.pngMichael Stephenson  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngDennis Zent (i)

District 52

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngBen Smaltz (i)

District 53

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngRobert Cherry (i)

District 54

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngThomas Saunders (i)
Jeffrey Embry

District 55

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngCindy Meyer Ziemke (i)

District 56

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngBradford Barrett (i)

District 57

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngSean Eberhart (i)
Edward Comstock II  Candidate Connection

District 58

Green check mark transparent.pngCynthia Reinert

Bruce Armstrong  Candidate Connection
Heather Bline
Green check mark transparent.pngMichelle Davis
Jay Hart
J. David Hopper

District 59

Green check mark transparent.pngDale Nowlin
Cynthia Wirth  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngRyan Lauer (i)

District 60

Green check mark transparent.pngTiffany Grant  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngPeggy Mayfield (i)
Dave Rinehart

District 61

Green check mark transparent.pngMatt Pierce (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 62

Green check mark transparent.pngAlyssa Bailey  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngJeff Ellington (i)
Greg Knott  Candidate Connection

District 63

Green check mark transparent.pngTeresa Kendall  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngShane Lindauer (i)

District 64

Green check mark transparent.pngIan Gamroth  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngMatt Hostettler (i)

District 65

Green check mark transparent.pngPaula Staley  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngChristopher May (i)

District 66

Green check mark transparent.pngTerry Goodin (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngZach Payne
Brian Tibbs  Candidate Connection

District 67

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngRandy Frye (i)

District 68

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngRandy Lyness (i)

District 69

Green check mark transparent.pngJeffery Prewitt  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngJim Lucas (i)

District 70

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngKaren Engleman (i)

District 71

Green check mark transparent.pngRita Fleming (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 72

Green check mark transparent.pngErica Lawrence  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngEdward Clere (i)

District 73

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngSteve Davisson (i)
Mark Cox  Candidate Connection

District 74

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngSteve Bartels (i)

District 75

Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Hurley  Candidate Connection

R. Michael Griffin
Green check mark transparent.pngCindy Ledbetter  Candidate Connection

District 76

Green check mark transparent.pngStephen Folz

Green check mark transparent.pngWendy McNamara (i)

District 77

Green check mark transparent.pngRyan Hatfield (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 78

Green check mark transparent.pngTonda Pauley

Green check mark transparent.pngHolli Sullivan (i)

District 79

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngMatthew Lehman (i)
Taylor Isch

District 80

Green check mark transparent.pngPhil GiaQuinta (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 81

Green check mark transparent.pngKyle Miller

Green check mark transparent.pngMartin Carbaugh (i)

District 82

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngDavid Abbott (i)

District 83

Green check mark transparent.pngMichael Bienz  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngChristopher Judy (i)

District 84

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngBob Morris (i)

District 85

Green check mark transparent.pngPablo Hurtado  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngDavid Heine (i)

District 86

Green check mark transparent.pngEdward DeLaney (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 87

Green check mark transparent.pngCarey Hamilton (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngRyan Royer  Candidate Connection

District 88

Green check mark transparent.pngPam Dechert  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngChris Jeter (i)
Leah McGrath

District 89

Green check mark transparent.pngMitch Gore  Candidate Connection

Did not make the ballot:
Belinda Drake 

Green check mark transparent.pngCindy Kirchhofer (i)

District 90

Green check mark transparent.pngJordan Nienaber

Green check mark transparent.pngMike Speedy (i)

District 91

Green check mark transparent.pngBeverly McDermott-Piazza

Green check mark transparent.pngRobert Behning (i)

District 92

Green check mark transparent.pngRenee Pack

Did not make the ballot:
Jared Evans 

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 93

Green check mark transparent.pngAngela Elliott  Candidate Connection
Andy Miller  Candidate Connection
Abdul-Aziz Yamobi

Dollyne Sherman (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Jacob  Candidate Connection

District 94

Green check mark transparent.pngCherrish Pryor (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngFelipe Rios

District 95

Green check mark transparent.pngJohn L. Bartlett (i)
Eugene Dooley Sr.

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 96

Green check mark transparent.pngGregory Porter (i)
Denise Paul Hatch

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 97

Green check mark transparent.pngJustin Moed (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Schmitz

District 98

Green check mark transparent.pngRobin Shackleford (i)
Edwin Lewis Jones  Candidate Connection
Bob Kern

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 99

Green check mark transparent.pngVanessa Summers (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 100

Green check mark transparent.pngRobert Johnson (i)
Clif Marsiglio

Did not make the ballot:
Timothy Hughes 

Green check mark transparent.pngWayne Harmon
Niles Yensel

State executive offices

See also: Indiana state executive official elections, 2020

Three state executive offices are up for election in Indiana in 2020: governor, lieutenant governor, and attorney general.

Governor

See also: Indiana gubernatorial election, 2020 (June 2 Democratic primary)

Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates


Did not make the ballot:

Lieutenant governor

See also: Indiana lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2020 (June 13 Democratic convention)

Democratic Party Democratic convention candidates

Attorney general

See also: Indiana Attorney General election, 2020 (June 13 Democratic convention)

Democratic Party Democratic convention candidates

Context of the 2020 elections

Indiana Party Control: 1992-2026
No Democratic trifectas  •  Eighteen years of Republican trifectas
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Year 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26
Governor D D D D D D D D D D D D D R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
Senate R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
House D D D R R D D D D D D D D R R D D D D R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R

State party overview

See also: Democratic Party of Indiana
Indiana Democratic Party.png

Party control
in Indiana
GovernorRepublican
SenateRepublican
HouseRepublican
Click here for party control in all 50 states

Indiana has a Republican trifecta and a Republican triplex. The Republican Party controls the offices of governor, secretary of state, attorney general, and both chambers of the state legislature.


State political party revenue

See also: State political party revenue and State political party revenue per capita

State political parties typically deposit revenue in separate state and federal accounts in order to comply with state and federal campaign finance laws.

The Democratic Party and the Republican Party maintain state affiliates in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and select U.S. territories. The following map displays total state political party revenue per capita for the Democratic state party affiliates.


Voter information

How the primary works

A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. Indiana law requires a closed primary, where a voter must be affiliated with a party to vote in that party's primary. This includes if they voted for a majority of that party’s candidates in the last general election or plan to in the upcoming election. However, it is possible for any voter to vote in any party's primary so long as they meet this criteria.[1]

For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.

Poll times

In Indiana, polls are open from 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. local time on the date of an election. Anyone in line when the polls close must be allowed to vote.[2][3]

Registration requirements

Check your voter registration status here.

To register to vote in Indiana, an individual must be a U.S. citizen who has resided in the precinct in which the individual will be voting for at least 30 days preceding the next election. A person must also not currently be imprisoned after being convicted of a crime. The individual must be at least 18 years old by the day of the next general or municipal election. Proof of residence is required if a person is registering to vote for the first time.[4] Registration can be completed online (if a person has a valid Indiana driver's license or state-issued ID), by mail, or in person.[5] The deadline to register to vote is 29 days before the next election.[6]

Prospective voters can register in person at the following locations:[6]

1) Bureau of Motor Vehicles (“BMV”) license branch while applying for or renewing a driver’s license, permit, or identification card;
2) public assistance office while applying for services;
3) certain agencies serving persons with disabilities while applying for assistance;
4) law enforcement offices whenever a person is applying for a license to carry a handgun;
5) armed forces recruitment agencies;
6) county voter registration offices and the Indiana Election Division; and
7) unemployment compensation offices while applying for services[7]

Automatic registration

See also: Automatic voter registration

Indiana does not practice automatic voter registration.[8]

Online registration

See also: Online voter registration

Indiana has implemented an online voter registration system. Residents can register to vote by visiting this website.

Same-day registration

See also: Same-day voter registration

Indiana does not allow same-day voter registration.[9]

Residency requirements

Indiana law requires a voter to reside "in a precinct continuously before a general, municipal, or special election for at least thirty (30) days."[10]

Verification of citizenship

See also: Laws permitting noncitizens to vote in the United States

Indiana does not require proof of citizenship for voter registration. An individual applying to register to vote must attest that they are a U.S. citizen under penalty of perjury.[4]

All 49 states with voter registration systems require applicants to declare that they are U.S. citizens in order to register to vote in state and federal elections, under penalty of perjury or other punishment.[11] Six states — Alabama, Arizona, Kansas, Louisiana, New Hampshire, and Wyoming — have laws requiring individuals provide proof of citizenship at the time of voter registration, whether in effect or not. Two states, Georgia and Mississippi, require a person provide proof of citizenship if their citizenship status cannot be verified by other means. One state, Ohio, requires proof of citizenship only when registering to vote at a Bureau of Motor Vehicles facility. In three states — California, Maryland, and Vermont — at least one local jurisdiction allows noncitizens to vote in some local elections. Noncitizens registering to vote in those elections must complete a voter registration application provided by the local jurisdiction and are not eligible to register as state or federal voters.

Verifying your registration

The Indiana Voter Portal allows residents to check their voter registration status online.

Voter ID requirements

Indiana requires voters to present photo identification at the polls. The following criteria for accepted photo ID was current as of March 2026.[12][13]

Under Indiana Code 3-5-2.1-84, which defines "proof of identification", your photo ID must meet 4 criteria to be acceptable for voting purposes. It must:

1. Display your photo

2. Display your name, and the name must conform to your voter registration record. Conform does not mean identical ...

3. Display an expiration date and either be current or have expired sometime after the date of the last General Election (November 5, 2024) NOTE: An ID issued by the US Department of Defense, a branch of the uniformed services, the Merchant Marine, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (or Veterans Administration), the Indiana National Guard, or a Native American Indian tribe or band recognized by the United States government is not required to have an expiration date, or may state that the document has an "Indefinite" expiration date.

4. Be issued by the State of Indiana or the U.S. government

In most cases, an Indiana driver's license, Indiana photo ID card, Military ID, or U.S. Passport is sufficient.[7]

To view Indiana state law pertaining to voter identification click here.

An ID issued by an educational institution may not be used as voter identification.[13]

A voter can obtain a free Indiana identification card from the Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles.[14]

Early voting

Indiana permits early voting, which it refers to as absentee-in-person voting.[15][16]

In-person absentee voting begins 28 days before the election and ends at noon on the day before Election Day. Indiana requires counties to hold in-person absentee voting for at least seven hours on the two Saturdays preceding the election or, for counties with fewer than 20,000 people, at least four hours on the two Saturdays preceding the election.[17] In-person absentee voting takes place in offices of the circuit court, but counties can also choose to authorize satellite offices.[17]

For more information, visit this website.

Early voting allows citizens to cast their ballots in person at a polling place before an election. In states that permit no-excuse early voting, a voter does not have to provide an excuse for being unable to vote on Election Day. States that allow voters to cast no-excuse absentee/mail-in ballots in person are counted as no-excuse early voting states.

Forty-seven states and the District of Columbia permit no-excuse early voting. Alabama, Mississippi, and New Hampshire do not offer no-excuse early voting.

Absentee voting

An individual is eligible to vote absentee by mail in an election if he or she cannot make it to the polls on the day of an election for one of the following reasons:[16]

  1. The voter has "a specific, reasonable expectation" that he or she will be absent from his or her home county on Election Day between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m.
  2. The voter is disabled.
  3. The voter is 65 years of age or older.
  4. The voter has official election duties outside of his or her voting precinct.
  5. The voter is scheduled to work between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. on Election Day.
  6. The voter will "be confined due to illness or injury" or "will be caring for an individual confined due to illness or injury" between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. on Election Day.
  7. The voter is prevented from voting between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. on Election Day due to religious reasons.
  8. The voter is a participant in the state's address confidentiality program.
  9. The voter is a military service member or public safety officer.
  10. The voter is a "serious sex offender" as defined in Indiana Code 35-42-4-14(a).
  11. The voter is prevented from voting due to the unavailability of transportation to the polls.

A request to vote absentee must be received by the appropriate official by 11:59 p.m., 12 days before the election. The ballot must then be returned by the close of polls on Election Day.[16]


Pivot Counties

See also: Pivot Counties by state

Five of 92 Indiana counties—5 percent—are Pivot Counties. Pivot Counties are counties that voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012 and for Donald Trump (R) in 2016. Altogether, the nation had 206 Pivot Counties, with most being concentrated in upper midwestern and northeastern states.

Counties won by Trump in 2016 and Obama in 2012 and 2008
County Trump margin of victory in 2016 Obama margin of victory in 2012 Obama margin of victory in 2008
Delaware County, Indiana 13.43% 3.12% 14.98%
LaPorte County, Indiana 6.33% 12.57% 22.04%
Perry County, Indiana 18.55% 11.59% 22.84%
Porter County, Indiana 6.59% 3.90% 7.20%
Vigo County, Indiana 14.97% 0.86% 15.83%

In the 2016 presidential election, Donald Trump (R) won Indiana with 56.9 percent of the vote. Hillary Clinton (D) received 37.8 percent. Indiana Gov. Mike Pence (R) was Trump's running mate. In presidential elections between 1900 and 2016, Indiana voted Republican 83.33 percent of the time and Democratic 16.67 percent of the time. In the five presidential elections between 2000 and 2016, Indiana voted Republican four times and Democratic once when it voted for Barack Obama in 2008.

Presidential results by legislative district

The following table details results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections by state House districts in Indiana. Click [show] to expand the table. The "Obama," "Romney," "Clinton," and "Trump" columns describe the percent of the vote each presidential candidate received in the district. The "2012 Margin" and "2016 Margin" columns describe the margin of victory between the two presidential candidates in those years. The "Party Control" column notes which party held that seat heading into the 2018 general election. Data on the results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections broken down by state legislative districts was compiled by Daily Kos.[18][19]

In 2012, Barack Obama (D) won 28 out of 100 state House districts in Indiana with an average margin of victory of 32.8 points. In 2016, Hillary Clinton (D) won 25 out of 100 state House districts in Indiana with an average margin of victory of 32.9 points. Clinton won one district controlled by a Republican heading into the 2018 elections.
In 2012, Mitt Romney (R) won 72 out of 100 state House districts in Indiana with an average margin of victory of 25.3 points. In 2016, Donald Trump (R) won 75 out of 100 state House districts in Indiana with an average margin of victory of 34.3 points. Trump won six districts controlled by Democrats heading into the 2018 elections.


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Footnotes

  1. Indiana General Assembly, "Ind. Code § 3–10–1–6," accessed March 11, 2026
  2. Indiana Secretary of State, "2026 Indiana Election Calendar", accessed March 11, 2026
  3. Indiana Disibility Rights, "Voting FAQs," accessed March 11, 2026
  4. 4.0 4.1 Indiana Election Division, "Indiana Voter Registration Application," accessed March 11, 2026
  5. Secretary of State, "Voter Registration," accessed March 11, 2026
  6. 6.0 6.1 Secretary of State, "2026 Indiana Voter Registration Guidebook," accessed March 11, 2026
  7. 7.0 7.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
  8. National Conference of State Legislatures, "Automatic Voter Registration," July 21, 2025
  9. National Conference of State Legislatures, "Same-Day Voter Registration," accessed March 11, 2026
  10. Indiana General Assembly, "Ind. Code § 3-7-13-1," accessed March 11, 2026
  11. Under federal law, the national mail voter registration application (a version of which is in use in all states with voter registration systems) requires applicants to indicate that they are U.S. citizens in order to complete an application to vote in state or federal elections, but does not require voters to provide documentary proof of citizenship. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, the application "may require only the minimum amount of information necessary to prevent duplicate voter registrations and permit State officials both to determine the eligibility of the applicant to vote and to administer the voting process."
  12. Indiana Secretary of State, "Photo ID Law," accessed March 11, 2026
  13. 13.0 13.1 Indiana General Assembly, "2025 Session, Senate Bill 10," accessed March 11, 2026
  14. Indiana Secretary of State, "Obtaining a Photo ID," accessed March 11, 2026
  15. Indiana General Assembly, "Ind. Code § 3–11–4–1," accessed March 11, 2026
  16. 16.0 16.1 16.2 Indiana Secretary of State, "Absentee Voting," accessed March 11, 2026 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "absentee" defined multiple times with different content Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "absentee" defined multiple times with different content
  17. 17.0 17.1 Indiana General Assembly, "Ind. Code § 3–11–10–6," accessed March 11, 2026
  18. Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' statewide election results by congressional and legislative districts," July 9, 2013
  19. Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' 2016 presidential results for congressional and legislative districts," February 6, 2017