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Wendy McNamara
Republican Party
Candidate, Indiana House of Representatives District 76
Indiana House of Representatives District 76
Tenure
2010 - Present
Term ends
2026
Years in position
15
Compensation
Base salary
$33,032.24/year
Per diem
$213/day
Elections and appointments
Last election
November 5, 2024
Next election
May 5, 2026
Education
Bachelor's
University of Indianapolis
Graduate
University of Southern Indiana
Contact
Official website
Campaign website
Campaign Facebook
Campaign X
Personal Facebook
Personal Instagram
Personal LinkedIn

Wendy McNamara (Republican Party) (also known as Mac) is a member of the Indiana House of Representatives, representing District 76. She assumed office on November 3, 2010. Her current term ends on November 4, 2026.

McNamara (Republican Party) is running for re-election to the Indiana House of Representatives to represent District 76. She is on the ballot in the Republican primary on May 5, 2026.[source]

Biography

Wendy McNamara was born and raised in Indiana and received her undergraduate degree in political science from the University of Indianapolis, teacher certification from Valparaiso University, and masters in education and educational leadership from the University of Southern Indiana. In her career, she served as a teacher and department chair at Benjamin Bosse High School and at Harrison High School, as well as the supervisor of social studies and as the assistant principal at North High School. In addition to her high school teaching, McNamara served as an adjunct professor for world history at the University of Southern Indiana and taught political science and social studies methods at the University of Evansville.[1]

Committee assignments

2025-2026

McNamara was assigned to the following committees:

2023-2024

McNamara was assigned to the following committees:

2021-2022

McNamara was assigned to the following committees:

2019-2020

McNamara 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
• Courts and Criminal Code
• Government and Regulatory Reform
• Judiciary, Vice chair

2015 legislative session

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

2013-2014

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

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, McNamara served on these 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

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.

The candidate list in this election may not be complete.

Democratic primary

The candidate list in this election may not be complete.

Democratic primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 76

Logan Patberg (D) is running in the Democratic primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 76 on May 5, 2026.

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Logan Patberg

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Republican primary

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Republican primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 76

Incumbent Wendy McNamara (R) is running in the Republican primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 76 on May 5, 2026.

Candidate
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Wendy McNamara

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2024

See also: Indiana House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for Indiana House of Representatives District 76

Incumbent Wendy McNamara won election in the general election for Indiana House of Representatives District 76 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Wendy McNamara
Wendy McNamara (R)
 
100.0
 
25,585

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 25,585
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 76

Incumbent Wendy McNamara advanced from the Republican primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 76 on May 7, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Wendy McNamara
Wendy McNamara
 
100.0
 
5,497

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 5,497
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Campaign finance

Endorsements

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Pledges

McNamara signed the following pledges.

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2022

See also: Indiana House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for Indiana House of Representatives District 76

Incumbent Wendy McNamara defeated Katherine Rybak and Cheryl Batteiger-Smith in the general election for Indiana House of Representatives District 76 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Wendy McNamara
Wendy McNamara (R)
 
60.2
 
12,577
Image of Katherine Rybak
Katherine Rybak (D) Candidate Connection
 
30.9
 
6,460
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Cheryl Batteiger-Smith (Independent)
 
8.9
 
1,860

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 20,897
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 76

Katherine Rybak advanced from the Democratic primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 76 on May 3, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Katherine Rybak
Katherine Rybak Candidate Connection
 
100.0
 
1,854

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 1,854
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 76

Incumbent Wendy McNamara advanced from the Republican primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 76 on May 3, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Wendy McNamara
Wendy McNamara
 
100.0
 
3,012

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 3,012
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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 76

Incumbent Wendy McNamara defeated Stephen Folz in the general election for Indiana House of Representatives District 76 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Wendy McNamara
Wendy McNamara (R)
 
64.0
 
18,507
Image of Stephen Folz
Stephen Folz (D)
 
36.0
 
10,391

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 28,898
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 76

Stephen Folz advanced from the Democratic primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 76 on June 2, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Stephen Folz
Stephen Folz
 
100.0
 
3,145

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 3,145
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 76

Incumbent Wendy McNamara advanced from the Republican primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 76 on June 2, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Wendy McNamara
Wendy McNamara
 
100.0
 
3,201

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 3,201
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2018

See also: Indiana House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for Indiana House of Representatives District 76

Incumbent Wendy McNamara defeated Stephen Folz in the general election for Indiana House of Representatives District 76 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Wendy McNamara
Wendy McNamara (R)
 
54.9
 
12,317
Image of Stephen Folz
Stephen Folz (D)
 
45.1
 
10,134

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 22,451
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 76

Stephen Folz advanced from the Democratic primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 76 on May 8, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Stephen Folz
Stephen Folz
 
100.0
 
1,925

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.

Total votes: 1,925
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 76

Incumbent Wendy McNamara advanced from the Republican primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 76 on May 8, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Wendy McNamara
Wendy McNamara
 
100.0
 
2,793

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.

Total votes: 2,793
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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 Wendy McNamara ran unopposed in the Indiana House of Representatives District 76 general election.[2][3]

Indiana House of Representatives, District 76 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png Wendy McNamara Incumbent (unopposed)
Source: Indiana Election Divsion



Incumbent Wendy McNamara ran unopposed in the Indiana House of Representatives District 76 Republican primary.[4][5]

Indiana House of Representatives, District 76 Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png Wendy McNamara 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. Tony Goben was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while incumbent Wendy "Mac" McNamara was unopposed in the Republican primary. McNamara defeated Goben in the general election.[6][7]

Indiana House of Representatives 76, General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngWendy "Mac" McNamara Incumbent 63% 9,341
     Democratic Tony Goben 37% 5,488
Total Votes 14,829

2012

See also: Indiana House of Representatives elections, 2012

McNamara won re-election in the 2012 election for Indiana House of Representatives District 76. McNamara ran unopposed in the May 8 Republican primary and defeated W. Trent Van Haaften (D) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[8][9]

Indiana House of Representatives, District 76, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngWendy McNamara Incumbent 56.4% 15,212
     Democratic W. Trent Van Haaften 43.6% 11,750
Total Votes 26,962

2010

See also: Indiana House of Representatives elections, 2010

McNamara defeated Democratic candidate Bob Deig by a margin of 9,377 to 9,369. Democratic incumbent William Van Haaften did not run for re-election.[10] The general election took place on November 2, 2010.

In the May 4th primary, McNamara ran unopposed and received 3,817 votes.[11]

Indiana House of Representatives, District 76 General Election (2010)
Candidates Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Wendy McNamara (R) 9,377
Bob Deig (D) 9,369

Campaign themes

2026

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2024

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2022

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2020

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Campaign finance summary

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Wendy McNamara campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024Indiana House of Representatives District 76Won general$93,736 $71,066
2022Indiana House of Representatives District 76Won general$148,419 $140,388
2020Indiana House of Representatives District 76Won general$84,634 N/A**
2018Indiana House of Representatives District 76Won general$77,974 N/A**
2016Indiana House of Representatives, District 76Won $44,838 N/A**
2014Indiana House of Representatives, District 76Won $73,225 N/A**
2012Indiana State House, District 76Won $267,506 N/A**
2010Indiana State House, District 76Won $150,482 N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ Indiana House of Representatives Republican Caucus, "Wendy McNamara," accessed January 22, 2020
    2. ↑ Indiana Secretary of State, "November 8, 2016 General Election candidates," February 5, 2016
    3. ↑ Indiana Election Division, "General election 2016 results," accessed December 16, 2016
    4. ↑ Indiana Secretary of State, "May 3, 2016 Primary Election candidates," February 5, 2016
    5. ↑ Indiana Secretary of State, "May 3, 2016 Primary Election Results," accessed August 18, 2016
    6. ↑ Indiana Secretary of State, "Official primary election candidate list," accessed February 10, 2014
    7. ↑ Indiana Secretary of State, "Official primary election results," accessed June 12, 2014
    8. ↑ Indiana Secretary of State, "List of May 8, 2012, primary candidates," accessed March 6, 2014
    9. ↑ Indiana Secretary of State, “Election Results – Indiana General Election, November 6, 2012,” accessed January 24, 2013
    10. ↑ Indiana Secretary of State, "2010 Official General Election Results," accessed March 6, 2014
    11. ↑ Indiana Secretary of State, "2010 Official Primary Election Results," accessed March 6, 2014

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