Indiana Republican Primary
May 05, 2026
The full voter guide with evaluations is estimated to be released on Mar 28, 2026.
The list below shows the candidates who have officially filed for this election.
U.S. Rep., Dist. 1
Richard Benedict (Sieg Heil) Mayers
Republican | Ind.
Barb Regnitz
Republican | Ind.
Ben Ruiz
Republican | Ind.
James Kent "Jim" Schenke
Republican | Ind.
U.S. Rep., Dist. 2
Rudy Yakym
Republican | Ind.
U.S. Rep., Dist. 3
Jon M. Kenworthy
Republican | Ind.
Marlin A. Stutzman
Republican | Ind.
U.S. Rep., Dist. 4
Jim Baird
Republican | Ind.
Craig Haggard
Republican | Ind.
John Piper
Republican | Ind.
U.S. Rep., Dist. 5
Scott A. King
Republican | Ind.
Victoria Spartz
Republican | Ind.
U.S. Rep., Dist. 6
Sarah Janisse Brown
Republican | Ind.
Jefferson Shreve
Republican | Ind.
U.S. Rep., Dist. 7
Patrick McAuley
Republican | Ind.
Felipe Rios
Republican | Ind.
U.S. Rep., Dist. 8
Mark Messmer
Republican | Ind.
U.S. Rep., Dist. 9
Erin Houchin
Republican | Ind.
State Senator, District 1
Trevor G. De Vries
Republican | Ind.
Daniel (Dan) Dernulc
Republican | Ind.
Nader Liddawi
Republican | Ind.
State Senator, District 4
Johannes Poulard
Republican | Ind.
Nate Uldricks
Republican | Ind.
State Senator, District 6
Rick Niemeyer
Republican | Ind.
James (Jay) Starkey
Republican | Ind.
State Senator, District 11
Linda Rogers
Republican | Ind.
Brian S. Schmutzler
Republican | Ind.
State Senator, District 14
Tyler Johnson
Republican | Ind.
State Senator, District 15
Liz Brown
Republican | Ind.
Darren Vogt
Republican | Ind.
State Senator, District 17
Michael R. Hensley
Republican | Ind.
Nick McKinley
Republican | Ind.
Chris Parker
Republican | Ind.
State Senator, District 19
Blake Fiechter
Republican | Ind.
Travis Holdman
Republican | Ind.
State Senator, District 21
James (Jim) Buck
Republican | Ind.
Tracey Powell
Republican | Ind.
State Senator, District 22
Ron Alting
Republican | Ind.
Richard Bagsby
Republican | Ind.
State Senator, District 23
Paula K. Copenhaver
Republican | Ind.
Spencer R. Deery
Republican | Ind.
State Senator, District 25
Katherine V. Callahan
Republican | Ind.
Mike Gaskill
Republican | Ind.
State Senator, District 26
Scott A. Alexander
Republican | Ind.
Katherine (Kat) Nunley-Kritsch
Republican | Ind.
State Senator, District 27
Anthony Lee Jones
Republican | Ind.
Jeff Raatz
Republican | Ind.
State Senator, District 29
Mike Delph
Republican | Ind.
V. Roni Ford
Republican | Ind.
John Ruckelshaus
Republican | Ind.
State Senator, District 31
Juanita Albright
Republican | Ind.
Tiffanie Ditlevson
Republican | Ind.
Travis Hankins
Republican | Ind.
Jan Kepley Keefer
Republican | Ind.
State Senator, District 38
Greg Goode
Republican | Ind.
Alexandra Wilson
Republican | Ind.
Brenda K. Wilson
Republican | Ind.
State Senator, District 39
Tanner Bouchie
Republican | Ind.
Jeff Ellington
Republican | Ind.
Kristi Risk
Republican | Ind.
State Senator, District 41
Michelle Davis
Republican | Ind.
Greg Walker
Republican | Ind.
State Senator, District 43
Randall D. Maxwell
Republican | Ind.
Joe Volk
Republican | Ind.
State Senator, District 45
Chris Garten
Republican | Ind.
State Senator, District 47
Gary Byrne
Republican | Ind.
State Senator, District 48
Daryl Schmitt
Republican | Ind.
State Senator, District 49
Brandi Durham Pugh
Republican | Ind.
Jim Tomes
Republican | Ind.
State Representative, District 4
Ed Soliday
Republican | Ind.
State Representative, District 5
Dale DeVon
Republican | Ind.
State Representative, District 7
Jake Teshka
Republican | Ind.
State Representative, District 9
Chris Cleveland
Republican | Ind.
State Representative, District 10
Ted Uzelac
Republican | Ind.
State Representative, District 11
Michael J. Aylesworth
Republican | Ind.
State Representative, District 13
Matt Commons
Republican | Ind.
State Representative, District 15
Hal Slager
Republican | Ind.
State Representative, District 16
Kendell Culp
Republican | Ind.
State Representative, District 17
Jack Jordan
Republican | Ind.
State Representative, District 18
David H. Abbott
Republican | Ind.
State Representative, District 19
Julie Olthoff
Republican | Ind.
State Representative, District 20
Juanita Haney
Republican | Ind.
Jim Pressel
Republican | Ind.
State Representative, District 21
Timothy Wesco
Republican | Ind.
State Representative, District 22
Daniel R. Koors
Republican | Ind.
Craig Snow
Republican | Ind.
State Representative, District 23
Ethan Manning
Republican | Ind.
State Representative, District 24
Hunter Smith
Republican | Ind.
State Representative, District 25
Becky Cash
Republican | Ind.
State Representative, District 26
Magdalaine Davis
Republican | Ind.
State Representative, District 27
Oscar Alvarez
Republican | Ind.
Tracy Brown
Republican | Ind.
State Representative, District 28
Jeffrey A. Thompson
Republican | Ind.
Sheila Zielinski
Republican | Ind.
State Representative, District 29
Alaina Shonkwiler
Republican | Ind.
State Representative, District 30
Ray A. Collins
Republican | Ind.
Paula Davis
Republican | Ind.
State Representative, District 31
Lori J. Goss-Reaves
Republican | Ind.
State Representative, District 33
John (J.D.) Prescott
Republican | Ind.
State Representative, District 34
Richard M. (Rich) Ivy
Republican | Ind.
Randall L. McCallister
Republican | Ind.
Tim Overton
Republican | Ind.
State Representative, District 35
Elizabeth Rowray
Republican | Ind.
State Representative, District 36
Kyle Pierce
Republican | Ind.
State Representative, District 37
Todd Huston
Republican | Ind.
State Representative, District 38
Mark Hufford
Republican | Ind.
Heath R. VanNatter
Republican | Ind.
State Representative, District 39
Danny Lopez
Republican | Ind.
Billy Qian
Republican | Ind.
State Representative, District 40
Sid Mahant
Republican | Ind.
Gregory E. Steuerwald
Republican | Ind.
State Representative, District 41
Mark Genda
Republican | Ind.
State Representative, District 42
Tim R. Yocum
Republican | Ind.
State Representative, District 43
Amy Lore
Republican | Ind.
State Representative, District 44
Beau Baird
Republican | Ind.
Clint Cooper
Republican | Ind.
State Representative, District 45
Bruce Borders
Republican | Ind.
Kellie E. Streeter
Republican | Ind.
State Representative, District 46
Thomas L. (Tom) Arthur
Republican | Ind.
Bob Heaton
Republican | Ind.
State Representative, District 47
Robb Greene
Republican | Ind.
State Representative, District 48
Doug Miller
Republican | Ind.
State Representative, District 49
Joanna King
Republican | Ind.
State Representative, District 50
Lorissa C. Sweet
Republican | Ind.
State Representative, District 51
Tony Isa
Republican | Ind.
Theresa Steele
Republican | Ind.
State Representative, District 52
Eve Peters
Republican | Ind.
Ben Smaltz
Republican | Ind.
State Representative, District 53
Ethan J. Lawson
Republican | Ind.
State Representative, District 54
Cory Criswell
Republican | Ind.
State Representative, District 55
Lindsay Patterson
Republican | Ind.
State Representative, District 56
Adam Blanton
Republican | Ind.
Randy Retter
Republican | Ind.
Pete A. Zaleski
Republican | Ind.
State Representative, District 57
Wes Bennett
Republican | Ind.
Greg (No Bull) Knott
Republican | Ind.
Rob Stiles
Republican | Ind.
Tina Turner
Republican | Ind.
State Representative, District 58
Ed Brickley
Republican | Ind.
John Reed
Republican | Ind.
John Young
Republican | Ind.
State Representative, District 59
Ryan Lauer
Republican | Ind.
State Representative, District 60
Peggy Mayfield
Republican | Ind.
Mike Moore
Republican | Ind.
David W. Waters
Republican | Ind.
State Representative, District 62
Dave Hall
Republican | Ind.
State Representative, District 63
Amy Kippenbrock
Republican | Ind.
Richard Moss
Republican | Ind.
State Representative, District 64
Matt Hostettler
Republican | Ind.
State Representative, District 65
Chris D. May
Republican | Ind.
State Representative, District 66
Zach Payne
Republican | Ind.
State Representative, District 67
Alex Zimmerman
Republican | Ind.
State Representative, District 68
Garrett R. Bascom
Republican | Ind.
State Representative, District 69
Jim Lucas
Republican | Ind.
State Representative, District 70
John D. Colburn
Republican | Ind.
Scott L. Fluhr
Republican | Ind.
State Representative, District 71
D. M. Bagshaw
Republican | Ind.
James R. McClure Jr.
Republican | Ind.
State Representative, District 72
Shawn M. Carruthers
Republican | Ind.
Darrell Neeley
Republican | Ind.
State Representative, District 73
Edward K. Comstock II
Republican | Ind.
Jacob J. Johnson
Republican | Ind.
Jennifer Meltzer
Republican | Ind.
State Representative, District 74
Stephen R. Bartels
Republican | Ind.
State Representative, District 75
Cindy Ledbetter
Republican | Ind.
State Representative, District 76
Wendy (Mac) McNamara
Republican | Ind.
State Representative, District 78
Tim O'Brien
Republican | Ind.
State Representative, District 79
Matthew S. Lehman
Republican | Ind.
State Representative, District 81
Martin Carbaugh
Republican | Ind.
David Mervar
Republican | Ind.
State Representative, District 83
Christopher Judy
Republican | Ind.
State Representative, District 84
Bob Morris
Republican | Ind.
State Representative, District 85
Dave Heine
Republican | Ind.
State Representative, District 86
Glenn Bill
Republican | Ind.
State Representative, District 88
Chris Jeter
Republican | Ind.
State Representative, District 90
Andrew Ireland
Republican | Ind.
State Representative, District 91
Robert W. Behning
Republican | Ind.
State Representative, District 93
Julie McGuire
Republican | Ind.
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