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Martin Carbaugh
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Indiana House of Representatives District 81
Tenure

2012 - Present

Term ends

2026

Years in position

12

Compensation

Base salary

$32,070.24/year

Per diem

$196/day

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 5, 2024

Education

High school

Concordia High School

Personal
Profession
Financial Advisor
Contact

Martin Carbaugh (Republican Party) is a member of the Indiana House of Representatives, representing District 81. He assumed office on November 7, 2012. His current term ends on November 4, 2026.

Carbaugh (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Indiana House of Representatives to represent District 81. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Biography

Carabugh's professional experience includes working as a financial advisor with WestPoint Financial.[1]

Committee assignments

Note: This membership information was last updated in September 2023. Ballotpedia completes biannual updates of committee membership. If you would like to send us an update, email us at: editor@ballotpedia.org.

2023-2024

Carbaugh was assigned to the following committees:

2021-2022

Carbaugh was assigned to the following committees:

2019-2020

Carbaugh 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
Commerce, Small Business and Economic Development
Employment, Labor and Pensions
Insurance, Chair

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Carbaugh served on the following committees:

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Carbaugh served on the following committees:

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

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
Image of Martin Carbaugh
Martin Carbaugh (R)
 
64.9
 
20,913
Image of Abby Norden
Abby Norden (D) Candidate Connection
 
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
Image of Abby Norden
Abby Norden Candidate Connection
 
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
Image of Martin Carbaugh
Martin Carbaugh
 
69.8
 
4,575
Image of David Mervar
David Mervar Candidate Connection
 
30.2
 
1,981

Total votes: 6,556
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Campaign finance

Endorsements

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Pledges

Carbaugh 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 81

Incumbent Martin Carbaugh defeated Abby Norden in the general election for Indiana House of Representatives District 81 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Martin Carbaugh
Martin Carbaugh (R)
 
99.7
 
14,854
Image of Abby Norden
Abby Norden (Independent) (Write-in) Candidate Connection
 
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
Image of Martin Carbaugh
Martin Carbaugh
 
65.3
 
3,378
Image of David Mervar
David Mervar Candidate Connection
 
34.7
 
1,793

Total votes: 5,171
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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 81

Incumbent Martin Carbaugh defeated Kyle Miller in the general election for Indiana House of Representatives District 81 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Martin Carbaugh
Martin Carbaugh (R)
 
52.0
 
13,725
Image of Kyle Miller
Kyle Miller (D)
 
48.0
 
12,653

Total votes: 26,378
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 81

Kyle Miller advanced from the Democratic primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 81 on June 2, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Kyle Miller
Kyle Miller
 
100.0
 
4,203

Total votes: 4,203
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 81

Incumbent Martin Carbaugh advanced from the Republican primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 81 on June 2, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Martin Carbaugh
Martin Carbaugh
 
100.0
 
4,101

Total votes: 4,101
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2018

See also: Indiana House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for Indiana House of Representatives District 81

Incumbent Martin Carbaugh defeated Kyle Miller in the general election for Indiana House of Representatives District 81 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Martin Carbaugh
Martin Carbaugh (R)
 
53.7
 
10,504
Image of Kyle Miller
Kyle Miller (D)
 
46.3
 
9,069

Total votes: 19,573
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 81

Kyle Miller advanced from the Democratic primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 81 on May 8, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Kyle Miller
Kyle Miller
 
100.0
 
2,141

Total votes: 2,141
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 81

Incumbent Martin Carbaugh advanced from the Republican primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 81 on May 8, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Martin Carbaugh
Martin Carbaugh
 
100.0
 
2,813

Total votes: 2,813
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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 Martin Carbaugh defeated Bob Haddad in the Indiana House of Representatives District 81 general election.[2][3]

Indiana House of Representatives, District 81 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Martin Carbaugh Incumbent 60.91% 13,925
     Democratic Bob Haddad 39.09% 8,938
Total Votes 22,863
Source: Indiana Election Divsion



Incumbent Martin Carbaugh ran unopposed in the Indiana House of Representatives District 81 Republican primary.[4][5]

Indiana House of Representatives, District 81 Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png Martin Carbaugh Incumbent (unopposed)

2014

See also: Indiana House of Representatives elections, 2014

Elections for the Indiana House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on May 6, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was February 7, 2014. Incumbent Martin Carbaugh was unopposed in the Republican primary and defeated Thad Gerardot (D), who filed to run on May 22, 2014, in the general election.[6][7][8]

Indiana House of Representatives 81, General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngMartin Carbaugh Incumbent 59.5% 6,926
     Democratic Thad Gerardot 40.5% 4,708
Total Votes 11,634

2012

See also: Indiana House of Representatives elections, 2012

Carbaugh won election in the 2012 election for Indiana House of Representatives District 81. Carbaugh ran unopposed in the May 8 Republican primary and defeated incumbent Winfield C. Moses, Jr. (D) and Alexander Avery (L) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[9][10]

Indiana House of Representatives, District 81, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngMartin Carbaugh 51.7% 11,681
     Democratic Winfield Moses, Jr. Incumbent 44.2% 9,979
     Libertarian Alexander Avery 4.1% 937
Total Votes 22,597

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2022

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2020

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Campaign finance summary


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Martin Carbaugh campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* Indiana House of Representatives District 81Won general$152,010 $135,986
2022Indiana House of Representatives District 81Won general$387,277 $333,931
2020Indiana House of Representatives District 81Won general$418,765 N/A**
2018Indiana House of Representatives District 81Won general$321,387 N/A**
2016Indiana House of Representatives, District 81Won $103,418 N/A**
2014Indiana House of Representatives, District 81Won $260,204 N/A**
2012Indiana State House, District 81Won $124,366 N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Personal

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Carbaugh and his wife, Sally, have one child.[1]

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Preceded by
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Indiana House of Representatives District 81
2012-Present
Succeeded by
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