Pepper Snyder
Pepper Snyder (Democratic Party) is running for election to the Indiana House of Representatives to represent District 50. She is on the ballot in the Democratic primary on May 5, 2026.[source]
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 50
Pepper Snyder (D) is running in the Democratic primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 50 on May 5, 2026.
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Republican primary
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Republican primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 50
Incumbent Lorissa Sweet (R) is running in the Republican primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 50 on May 5, 2026.
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2016
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Marlin Stutzman (R) sought election to the U.S. Senate in 2016, leaving the seat open. Jim Banks (R) defeated Tommy Schrader (D) and Pepper Snyder (L) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Banks defeated Mark Willard Baringer, Liz Brown, Pam Galloway, Kevin Howell and Kip Tom in the Republican primary. On the other side of the aisle, Schrader defeated Todd Nightenhelser and John Forrest Roberson to win the Democratic nomination. The primary elections took place on May 3, 2016.[1][2]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican | 70.1% | 201,396 | ||
| Democratic | Tommy Schrader | 23% | 66,023 | |
| Libertarian | Pepper Snyder | 6.9% | 19,828 | |
| Total Votes | 287,247 | |||
| Source: Indiana Division of Elections | ||||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
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34.3% | 46,533 | ||
| Kip Tom | 31.5% | 42,732 | ||
| Liz Brown | 24.8% | 33,654 | ||
| Pam Galloway | 7% | 9,543 | ||
| Kevin Howell | 1.5% | 1,970 | ||
| Mark Baringer | 0.9% | 1,266 | ||
| Total Votes | 135,698 | |||
| Source: Indiana Secretary of State |
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37.5% | 15,267 | ||
| Todd Nightenhelser | 31.8% | 12,956 | ||
| John Roberson | 30.7% | 12,487 | ||
| Total Votes | 40,710 | |||
| Source: Indiana Secretary of State |
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Campaign themes
2026
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2026 Elections
External links
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