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Democratic Party primaries in Indiana, 2022

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Democratic Party primaries, 2022

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Primary Date
May 3, 2022

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 May 3, 2022.

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.

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

Federal elections

U.S. Senate

See also: United States Senate election in Indiana, 2022 (May 3 Democratic primary)

The 2022 U.S. Senate elections in Indiana took place on November 8, 2022. Voters elected one candidate to serve in the U.S. Senate.

Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates


Did not make the ballot:


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U.S. House

See also: United States House elections in Indiana, 2022 (May 3 Democratic primaries)
The 2022 U.S. House of Representatives elections in Indiana took place on November 8, 2022. Voters elected nine candidates to serve in the U.S. House, one from each of the state's nine congressional districts. To see a full list of candidates in the primary in each district, click "Show more" below.
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District 1

Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates

District 2

Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates


Did not make the ballot:
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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


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Candidate Connection = candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey

District 6

Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates


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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, 2022
The Indiana State Senate was one of 88 state legislative chambers with elections in 2022. There are 99 chambers throughout the country. In 2020, 86 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, 2022

  • 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 1

Green check mark transparent.pngMichael Griffin (i)
Martin Del Rio  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngDan Dernulc

District 4

Green check mark transparent.pngRodney Pol Jr. (i)
Deb Chubb
Todd Connor
Ron Meer  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngJeff Larson
Johannes Poulard

District 6

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngRick Niemeyer (i)

District 11

Green check mark transparent.pngMelinda Fountain  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngLinda Rogers (i)

District 14

Green check mark transparent.pngZach Heimach  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngTyler Johnson  Candidate Connection
Ron Turpin
Denny Worman

District 15

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngLiz Brown (i)

District 17

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngAndy Zay (i)

District 19

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngTravis Holdman (i)

District 21

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngJames Buck (i)

District 22

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngRonnie Alting (i)

District 23

Green check mark transparent.pngDavid Sanders  Candidate Connection

Christian Beaver
Paula Copenhaver
Green check mark transparent.pngSpencer Deery  Candidate Connection
Bill Webster

District 25

Green check mark transparent.pngTamie Dixon-Tatum
Aaron Higgins

Green check mark transparent.pngMike Gaskill (i)
Evan McMullen

District 26

Green check mark transparent.pngMelanie Wright

Green check mark transparent.pngScott Alexander
Katherine Kritsch

District 27

Green check mark transparent.pngRonald Itnyre

Green check mark transparent.pngJeff Raatz (i)

District 29

Green check mark transparent.pngJ.D. Ford (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngAlexander Choi

District 31

Green check mark transparent.pngJocelyn Vare  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngKyle Walker (i)

District 38

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngJon Ford (i)

District 39

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngEric Bassler (i)

District 41

Green check mark transparent.pngBryan Muñoz  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngGreg Walker (i)

District 43

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngChip Perfect (i)

District 45

Green check mark transparent.pngNick Marshall  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngChris Garten (i)

District 46

Ashley Eason  Candidate Connection
Green check mark transparent.pngAndrea Hunley  Candidate Connection
Kristin Jones
Bob Kern
Karla Lopez Owens  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngEvan Shearin  Candidate Connection

Did not make the ballot:
Shawn Carruthers 

District 47

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Kevin Boehnlein (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngGary Byrne (i)

Did not make the ballot:
Keeley Stingel 

District 48

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngMark Messmer (i)

District 49

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngJim Tomes (i)

Did not make the ballot:
Tom McCullough 


House of Representatives

See also: Indiana House of Representatives elections, 2022
The Indiana House of Representatives was one of 88 state legislative chambers with elections in 2022. There are 99 chambers throughout the country. In 2020, 86 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 House of Representatives elections, 2022

  • 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)

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)

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 4

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngEdmond Soliday (i)

District 5

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngDale DeVon (i)

District 6

Green check mark transparent.pngMaureen Bauer (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 7

Green check mark transparent.pngRoss Deal

Green check mark transparent.pngJake Teshka (i)  Candidate Connection
Timothy Jaycox
Sarina Williams

District 8

Green check mark transparent.pngRyan Dvorak (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 9

Green check mark transparent.pngPatricia Boy (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngDion Bergeron  Candidate Connection

District 10

Green check mark transparent.pngCharles Moseley (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngManuel Maldonado

District 11

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngMichael J. Aylesworth (i)
Andrew Boersma
Pierce Fischer  Candidate Connection

District 12

Green check mark transparent.pngMike Andrade (i)  Candidate Connection

The Republican primary was canceled.


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 Kukuch  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngHarold Slager (i)

District 16

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngKendell Culp
Barbara Neihouser
Bryan Washburn

District 17

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngJack Jordan (i)

District 18

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngDavid Abbott (i)

District 19

Green check mark transparent.pngLisa Beck

Green check mark transparent.pngJulie Olthoff (i)

District 20

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngJim Pressel (i)
Heather Oake  Candidate Connection

District 21

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngTimothy Wesco (i)
Stephen Gray  Candidate Connection

District 22

Green check mark transparent.pngDee Moore

Curt Nisly (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngCraig Snow (i)

District 23

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngEthan Manning (i)

District 24

Green check mark transparent.pngJoellyn Mayer  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngDonna Schaibley (i)

District 25

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Did not make the ballot:
Maurice Fuller 

Kent Abernathy  Candidate Connection
Green check mark transparent.pngBecky Cash  Candidate Connection
Douglas Rapp  Candidate Connection
Matthew Whetstone

District 26

Green check mark transparent.pngChris Campbell (i)  Candidate Connection

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 27

Green check mark transparent.pngSheila Ann Klinker (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngJames Hass
Tim Radice  Candidate Connection

District 28

John Futrell
Green check mark transparent.pngEric Shotwell

Green check mark transparent.pngJeffrey Thompson (i)

District 29

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngChuck Goodrich (i)

District 30

Green check mark transparent.pngRobin Williams  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngMichael Karickhoff (i)

District 31

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngAnn Vermilion (i)
Andy Lyons

District 32

Green check mark transparent.pngVictoria Garcia Wilburn  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngFred Glynn
Suzie Jaworowski
Paul Nix  Candidate Connection

District 33

Green check mark transparent.pngJohn E. Bartlett  Candidate Connection

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

District 34

Green check mark transparent.pngSue Errington (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngDale Basham
Susan Dillon  Candidate Connection

District 35

Green check mark transparent.pngBrad Sowinski

Green check mark transparent.pngElizabeth Rowray (i)

District 36

Green check mark transparent.pngTerri Austin (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngKyle Pierce

District 37

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngTodd Huston (i)

District 38

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngHeath VanNatter (i)

District 39

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngGerald Torr (i)

District 40

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngGregory Steuerwald (i)

District 41

Green check mark transparent.pngGreg A. Woods  Candidate Connection

Richard Bagsby  Candidate Connection
Green check mark transparent.pngMark Genda
Shane Weist

District 42

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngAlan Morrison (i)

District 43

Green check mark transparent.pngTonya Pfaff (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngAndrew McNeil  Candidate Connection

Did not make the ballot:
John Collett 

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 Ellington (i)

District 46

Green check mark transparent.pngKurtis Cummings  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngBob Heaton (i)

District 47

The Democratic primary was canceled.


John Young (i)
Luke Campbell  Candidate Connection
Green check mark transparent.pngRobb Greene
Scott Strother

District 48

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngDoug Miller (i)

District 49

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngJoanna King (i)

Did not make the ballot:
Amy Rainey 

District 50

Green check mark transparent.pngTammari Ingalls  Candidate Connection

Daniel Leonard (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngLorissa Sweet

District 51

Jestin Coler  Candidate Connection
Green check mark transparent.pngMichael Travis  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngDennis Zent (i)

District 52

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngBen Smaltz (i)

Did not make the ballot:
Curt Hammitt 

District 53

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngRobert Cherry (i)

Did not make the ballot:
Meghan Carver 

District 54

Green check mark transparent.pngNan Polk  Candidate Connection

Heather Carie  Candidate Connection
Green check mark transparent.pngCory Criswell  Candidate Connection
Nansi Custer
Joshua Gillmore
Melissa Meltzer  Candidate Connection
Betsy Mills  Candidate Connection
Bobbi Plummer
Gayla Taylor  Candidate Connection

District 55

The Democratic primary was canceled.


John Moton
Green check mark transparent.pngLindsay Patterson  Candidate Connection
Curtis Ward  Candidate Connection
Dave Welsh

District 56

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngBradford Barrett (i)
Mark Pierce  Candidate Connection

District 57

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Melinda Griesemer
Green check mark transparent.pngCraig Haggard  Candidate Connection

District 58

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngMichelle Davis (i)

District 59

Green check mark transparent.pngRoss Thomas  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngRyan Lauer (i)
William Nash

District 60

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngPeggy Mayfield (i)
Brittany Carroll  Candidate Connection

District 61

Green check mark transparent.pngMatt Pierce (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 62

Green check mark transparent.pngPenny Githens  Candidate Connection
Brad Swain

Green check mark transparent.pngDave Hall  Candidate Connection
Greg Knott

Did not make the ballot:
Myra Kinser 

District 63

Green check mark transparent.pngTeresa Kendall

Green check mark transparent.pngShane Lindauer (i)

District 64

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngMatt Hostettler (i)

District 65

Green check mark transparent.pngKevin Goodman

Green check mark transparent.pngChristopher May (i)
John Lee

District 66

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngZach Payne (i)

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.pngChad Harmon  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngJim Lucas (i)

Did not make the ballot:
J. Michael Davisson (i)

District 70

Green check mark transparent.pngJason Shemanski

Green check mark transparent.pngKaren Engleman (i)

Did not make the ballot:
John Colburn 

District 71

Green check mark transparent.pngRita Fleming (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngScott Hawkins

Did not make the ballot:
James McClure Jr. 

District 72

Green check mark transparent.pngKeil Roark  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngEdward Clere (i)
Jackie Bright Grubbs  Candidate Connection
Thomas Jones

District 73

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Bob Carmony
Edward Comstock II
Green check mark transparent.pngJennifer Meltzer  Candidate Connection

District 74

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngSteve Bartels (i)

District 75

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngCindy Ledbetter (i)  Candidate Connection

District 76

Green check mark transparent.pngKatherine Rybak  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngWendy McNamara (i)

District 77

Green check mark transparent.pngRyan Hatfield (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


Did not make the ballot:
Gabriel Whitley 

District 78

Green check mark transparent.pngJason Salstrom  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngTim O'Brien (i)
Sean Selby

District 79

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngMatthew Lehman (i)
Russ Mounsey  Candidate Connection

District 80

Green check mark transparent.pngPhil GiaQuinta (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 81

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngMartin Carbaugh (i)
David Mervar  Candidate Connection

District 82

Green check mark transparent.pngKyle Miller
Melissa Rinehart
Kathy Zoucha

Green check mark transparent.pngDavyd Jones

District 83

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngChristopher Judy (i)

District 84

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngBob Morris (i)

District 85

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngDavid Heine (i)
Stan Jones
Chris Pence  Candidate Connection

District 86

Green check mark transparent.pngEdward DeLaney (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngMark Small  Candidate Connection

District 87

Green check mark transparent.pngCarey Hamilton (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngJordan Davis

District 88

Green check mark transparent.pngDonna Griffin  Candidate Connection
Craig Hirsty

Green check mark transparent.pngChris Jeter (i)
Chrystal Sisson

District 89

Green check mark transparent.pngMitch Gore (i)  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngMichael-Paul Hart  Candidate Connection

District 90

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngMike Speedy (i)
David W. Waters  Candidate Connection

District 91

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngRobert Behning (i)
David Hewitt

District 92

Green check mark transparent.pngRenee Pack (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngJohn L. Couch  Candidate Connection

District 93

Green check mark transparent.pngAndy Miller

John Jacob (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngJulie McGuire  Candidate Connection

District 94

Green check mark transparent.pngCherrish Pryor (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 95

Green check mark transparent.pngJohn L. Bartlett (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 96

Green check mark transparent.pngGregory Porter (i)

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)

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 99

Green check mark transparent.pngVanessa Summers (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngFelipe Rios

District 100

Green check mark transparent.pngRobert Johnson (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.



State executive offices

See also: Indiana state executive official elections, 2022

Three state executive offices were up for election in Indiana in 2022:

Secretary of State
Treasurer
Auditor

To see a full list of candidates in the Democratic primaries, click "Show more" below.
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Secretary of State

There are no official candidates yet for this election.

Treasurer

There are no official candidates yet for this election.

Auditor

There are no official candidates yet for this election.

Primary election competitiveness

See also: Primary election competitiveness in state and federal government, 2022

This section contains information about the primary election competitiveness of election in Indiana. For more information about this data, click here.


U.S. Senate competitiveness

U.S. House competitiveness

Post-filing deadline analysis

The following analysis covers all U.S. House districts up for election in Indiana in 2022. Information below was calculated on March 8, 2022, and may differ from information shown in the table above due to candidate replacements and withdrawals after that time.

As of the 2022 candidate filing deadline, 50 candidates filed to run for Indiana's nine U.S. House districts, including 28 Republicans, 21 Democrats, and one Libertarian. That's 5.6 candidates per district, less than the 8.7 candidates per district in 2020 and 7.9 in 2018. This was the first candidate filing deadline under new district lines adopted following the state's decennial redistricting process. Indiana neither gained nor lost seats in the 2020 round of apportionment.

Five incumbents—all Republicans—did not draw any primary challengers. At least one Democrat and one Republican filed to run in all nine districts, meaning no seats would be guaranteed to any one party.

Of the nine districts, one—Indian's 9th—was left open, meaning no incumbent filed to run. The district's incumbent, Rep. Trey Hollingsworth (R), announced his retirement from public office. The one open district represents the lowest number since 2014 when there were no open districts. There were two open seats in 2020, 2018, and 2016.

State legislative competitiveness

Post-filing deadline analysis

The following analysis covers all state legislative districts up for election in Indiana in 2022. Information below was calculated on Feb. 23, 2022, and may differ from information shown in the table above due to candidate replacements and withdrawals after that time.

In 2022, 258 candidates filed to run for Indiana's 125 state legislative districts: 84 Democrats and 174 Republicans.

As of the candidate filing deadline, 51 primary elections were scheduled because more than one candidate filed for a party's nomination. This represented 20% of the possible 250, the largest percentage of contested primary elections in Indiana since at least 2014.

The increase in primaries compared to recent election cycles was driven by the 42 Republican contests, a 75% increase over 2020. Nine contested Democratic primaries were also scheduled, a 55% decrease from the previous cycle.

Other takeaways from Indiana's candidate filing deadline can be found below:

  • Fifteen of the 125 districts holding elections (12%) were left open, meaning no incumbent filed to run in them.
  • Five of those open districts were due to redistricting as incumbents were drawn into new districts, leaving their old ones open. Six incumbents—all Republicans—filed to run in different districts than the ones they were elected to in 2020. Four of those incumbents filed to run against other Republican incumbents in contested primaries.
  • One hundred and fourteen incumbents filed for re-election—31 Democrats and 83 Republicans. Thirty-three incumbents (29%) were scheduled to face primary challengers, the largest percentage since at least 2014. This includes two Democratic incumbents and 31 Republicans.

Context of the 2022 elections=

Indiana Party Control: 1992-2025
No Democratic trifectas  •  Seventeen years of Republican trifectas
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State party overview

Democratic Party of Indiana

See also: Democratic Party of Indiana

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.

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. An individual who is in line at the time polls close must be allowed to vote.[1]

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. The individual must be at least 18 years old by the time of the next general or municipal election. Proof of residence is required to register.[2] Registration can be completed online, by mail, or in person.[3] The deadline to register to vote is 29 days before the next election.[4]

Prospective voters can register in person at the following locations:

1) a Bureau of Motor Vehicles (“BMV”) license branch while applying for or renewing a driver’s license, permit, or identification card;
2) a public assistance office while applying for services;
3) certain agencies serving persons with disabilities while applying for assistance;
4) armed forces recruitment agencies;
5) county voter registration offices and the Indiana Election Division; and
6) unemployment compensation offices while applying for services. (IC 3-7-14; IC 3-7-15; IC 3-7-16; IC 3-7-19; IC 3-7-18-2; IC 3-7-20.5-1; IC 3-7-20.5-3; IC 3-7-20.5)[4][5]

Automatic registration

Indiana does not practice automatic voter registration.

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

Indiana does not allow same-day voter registration.

Residency requirements

Indiana law requires 30 days of residency in a precinct before a person may vote.[2]

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.

Indiana does require voters whose citizenship status cannot be confirmed to submit proof of citizenship under Ind. Code § 3-7-33-4.7 and § 3-7-38.2-7.3.[6][7]

"(b) The NVRA official shall compare the statewide voter registration system with the bureau of motor vehicles list of temporary credentials issued under IC 9-24-11-5(c) or IC 9-24-16-3(f). If evidence exists that a registered voter is not a citizen of the United States, the NVRA official shall notify the county voter registration office of the county in which the individual is registered to vote that the registered voter may not be a citizen of the United States.

(c) After receiving a notice under subsection (b), the county voter registration office shall send a notice to the registered voter inquiring whether the individual is eligible to be registered to vote. An individual who receives a notice under this subsection shall, within thirty (30) days of receiving the notice, provide proof of citizenship to the county voter registration office in person or by mail.

(d) If the individual does not provide proof of citizenship within thirty (30) days of receipt of the notice under subsection (c), the county voter registration office that issued the notice shall cancel the individual's registration."[6][5]

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.[8] Seven states — Alabama, Arizona, Georgia, Kansas, Louisiana, New Hampshire, and Wyoming — have laws requiring verification of citizenship at the time of voter registration, whether in effect or not. 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 Secretary of State website 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 April 2025.[9][10]

Under Indiana Code 3-5-2-40.5, a voter's photo ID must meet the following four criteria:[9]

  1. Must show the name of the voter, conforming to the voter's registration record.
  2. Must include a photograph of the voter.
  3. Must include an expiration date later than the date of the last general election.[11]
  4. Must be issued by the state of Indiana or the U.S. government.

A voter can obtain a free Indiana identification card from the Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles.[12]

As of July 1, 2025, an ID issued by an education institution may not be used as voter identification.[10]

Voters who are "indigent, those with a religious objection to being photographed, and those living in state-licensed facilities that serve as their precinct's polling place" can claim an exemption from the voter identification law. If the voter is claiming an exemption based on indigence or a religious objection, the voter can cast a provisional ballot on Election Day and visit the county election office within 10 days to claim the exemption. A voter who is a resident of a state-licensed facility can claim the exemption at the polls on Election Day.[9]

Early voting

Indiana permits early voting. Learn more by visiting this website. Indiana refers to early voting as voting absentee-in-person.[13]

Early voting permits citizens to cast ballots in person at a polling place prior to 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.

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:[13]

  1. The voter has "a specific, reasonable expectation" that he or she will be absent from his or her home county on Election Day during the entire voting period.
  2. The voter is disabled.
  3. The voter is 65 years of age or older.
  4. The voter will be responsible for official election duties outside of his or her voting precinct.
  5. The voter is scheduled to work during the entire voting period.
  6. The voter will "be confined due to illness or injury" or "will be caring for an individual confined due to illness or injury" during the entire voting period.
  7. The voter is prevented from voting during the regular voting period 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 at least eight days prior to the election. The ballot must then be returned by close of polls on Election Day.[13]


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.[14][15]

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 Secretary of State, "2024 Indiana Election Calendar", accessed August 1, 2024
  2. 2.0 2.1 Indiana Election Division, "Indiana Voter Registration Application," accessed August 1, 2024
  3. Secretary of State, "Voter Registration," accessed August 1, 2024
  4. 4.0 4.1 Secretary of State, "2023 Indiana Voter Registration Guidebook," accessed July 31, 2024
  5. 5.0 5.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
  6. 6.0 6.1 Justia, "IN Code § 3-7-38.2-7.3 (2024)," accessed June 24, 2025
  7. Justia, "IN Code § 3-7-33-4.7 (2024)," accessed June 24, 2025
  8. 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."
  9. 9.0 9.1 9.2 Indiana Secretary of State, "Photo ID Law," accessed April 30, 2025
  10. 10.0 10.1 Indiana General Assembly, "2025 Session, Senate Bill 10," accessed April 30, 2025
  11. Note: Exceptions include certain military or Native American Indian tribe identification documents.
  12. Indiana Secretary of State, "Obtaining a Photo ID," accessed October 3, 2019
  13. 13.0 13.1 13.2 Indiana Secretary of State, "Absentee Voting," accessed August 1, 2024
  14. Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' statewide election results by congressional and legislative districts," July 9, 2013
  15. Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' 2016 presidential results for congressional and legislative districts," February 6, 2017