Kerry Forestal
Kerry Forestal (Democratic Party) is the Marion County Sheriff in Indiana. He assumed office in 2019. His current term ends on December 31, 2026.
Forestal (Democratic Party) is running for election to the Indiana State Senate to represent District 31. He is on the ballot in the Democratic primary on May 5, 2026.[source]
Elections
2026
See also: Indiana State Senate 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 State Senate District 31
Andrew Dezelan (D), Kerry Forestal (D), Lasima Packett (D), and Catherine Torzewski (D) are running in the Democratic primary for Indiana State Senate District 31 on May 5, 2026.
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Republican primary
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Republican primary for Indiana State Senate District 31
Juanita Albright (R), Tiffanie Ditlevson (R), Travis Hankins (R), and Jan Keefer (R) are running in the Republican primary for Indiana State Senate District 31 on May 5, 2026.
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2022
See also: City elections in Indianapolis, Indiana (2022)
General election
General election for Marion County Sheriff
Incumbent Kerry Forestal defeated Randall Swindle in the general election for Marion County Sheriff on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Kerry Forestal (D) | 64.1 | 142,419 |
| Randall Swindle (R) | 35.9 | 79,918 | ||
| Total votes: 222,337 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Marion County Sheriff
Incumbent Kerry Forestal advanced from the Democratic primary for Marion County Sheriff on May 3, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kerry Forestal | 100.0 | 40,861 |
| Total votes: 40,861 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Marion County Sheriff
Randall Swindle advanced from the Republican primary for Marion County Sheriff on May 3, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Randall Swindle | 100.0 | 21,954 | |
| Total votes: 21,954 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for Marion County Sheriff
Kerry Forestal defeated Brian Durham in the general election for Marion County Sheriff on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kerry Forestal (D) | 65.3 | 198,119 |
 | Brian Durham (R) | 34.7 | 105,487 | |
| Total votes: 303,606 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Marion County Sheriff
Kerry Forestal defeated William Benjamin in the Democratic primary for Marion County Sheriff on May 8, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kerry Forestal | 57.3 | 33,024 |
| William Benjamin | 42.7 | 24,596 | ||
| Total votes: 57,620 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Marion County Sheriff
Brian Durham defeated Jim Grimes and Thomas Vaughn in the Republican primary for Marion County Sheriff on May 8, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Brian Durham | 40.1 | 13,583 |
 | Jim Grimes | 32.0 | 10,823 | |
| Thomas Vaughn | 27.9 | 9,443 | ||
| Total votes: 33,849 | |||
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Campaign themes
2026
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2022
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2026 Elections
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Marion County Sheriff 2019-Present |
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