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Local & County

6,249 candidates filed with the Indiana Secretary of State for county, judicial, township, and municipal offices on the May 5, 2026primary ballot — across all 92 Indiana counties. Browse by office type below, or jump to a county.

By office

County Offices
On May 5, 2026 primary
767 candidates · 92 counties

County row officers elected county-wide — sheriff, prosecutor, clerk, auditor, assessor, recorder, treasurer, coroner, surveyor.

Commissioners
On May 5, 2026 primary
202 candidates · 90 counties

County Commissioners — the executive body of each Indiana county. Usually three per county; staggered 4-year terms.

Council
On May 5, 2026 primary
651 candidates · 91 counties

County Council — the fiscal body of each Indiana county. Seven members elected by district or at large.

Township Trustee
On May 5, 2026 primary
1,097 candidates · 92 counties

Township Trustees — executive officers for each of Indiana's ~1,000 townships. 4-year terms; the 2026 cycle class.

Township Board
On May 5, 2026 primary
2,847 candidates · 91 counties

Township Board Members (and Township Assessors where applicable) — legislative body of each township.

Judges
On May 5, 2026 primary
180 candidates · 66 counties

Judicial primaries on the 2026 ballot — Circuit Court, Superior Court, Small Claims Court, and City Court — plus Constable of Small Claims Court.

City
On May 5, 2026 primary
505 candidates · 6 counties

Municipal offices on the 2026 ballot — Mayor, Town Council, Common Council, Clerk-Treasurer.

School Board
Not on this ballot
Non-partisan · November 3, 2026 only

School board members are elected on the November 3, 2026 general-election ballot in non-partisan races. They do not appear on the May 5 primary.

School board members are elected on the November 3, 2026 general-election ballot only, in non-partisan races. They are not on the May 5 primary.

By county

92 counties
Adams County
62 candidates
Allen County
123 candidates
Bartholomew County
72 candidates
Benton County
50 candidates
Blackford County
28 candidates
Boone County
69 candidates
Brown County
31 candidates
Carroll County
55 candidates
Cass County
58 candidates
Clark County
73 candidates
Clay County
58 candidates
Clinton County
59 candidates
Crawford County
28 candidates
Daviess County
51 candidates
Dearborn County
62 candidates
Decatur County
45 candidates
DeKalb County
87 candidates
Delaware County
68 candidates
Dubois County
67 candidates
Elkhart County
99 candidates
Fayette County
55 candidates
Floyd County
48 candidates
Fountain County
58 candidates
Franklin County
65 candidates
Fulton County
48 candidates
Gibson County
45 candidates
Grant County
65 candidates
Greene County
76 candidates
Hamilton County
87 candidates
Hancock County
72 candidates
Harrison County
82 candidates
Hendricks County
71 candidates
Henry County
72 candidates
Howard County
56 candidates
Huntington County
72 candidates
Jackson County
67 candidates
Jasper County
73 candidates
Jay County
45 candidates
Jefferson County
42 candidates
Jennings County
63 candidates
Johnson County
49 candidates
Knox County
77 candidates
Kosciusko County
89 candidates
LaGrange County
74 candidates
Lake County
130 candidates
LaPorte County
139 candidates
Lawrence County
59 candidates
Madison County
82 candidates
Marion County
60 candidates
Marshall County
59 candidates
Martin County
34 candidates
Miami County
50 candidates
Monroe County
66 candidates
Montgomery County
57 candidates
Morgan County
82 candidates
Newton County
52 candidates
Noble County
77 candidates
Ohio County
25 candidates
Orange County
58 candidates
Owen County
70 candidates
Parke County
56 candidates
Perry County
29 candidates
Pike County
37 candidates
Porter County
107 candidates
Posey County
44 candidates
Pulaski County
60 candidates
Putnam County
61 candidates
Randolph County
43 candidates
Ripley County
53 candidates
Rush County
46 candidates
Scott County
38 candidates
Shelby County
68 candidates
Spencer County
55 candidates
St. Joseph County
103 candidates
Starke County
63 candidates
Steuben County
71 candidates
Sullivan County
56 candidates
Switzerland County
36 candidates
Tippecanoe County
105 candidates
Tipton County
46 candidates
Union County
21 candidates
Vanderburgh County
55 candidates
Vermillion County
41 candidates
Vigo County
91 candidates
Wabash County
46 candidates
Warren County
46 candidates
Warrick County
57 candidates
Washington County
90 candidates
Wayne County
67 candidates
Wells County
48 candidates
White County
67 candidates
Whitley County
64 candidates

What’s not on the May 5 primary

Some races Indiana voters may expect to see here appear on different ballots:

  • School board members — on the November 3, 2026 general-election ballot only (non-partisan).
  • Indiana Supreme Court & Court of Appeals retention — on the November 3, 2026 general-election ballot only.
  • Most city & town offices (mayor, city council) — next on the 2027 municipal-election ballot.