Hendricks County

Hendricks County Sample Ballot & Voter Guide 2026

22 candidates are tracked across 16 Hendricks County races for the 2026 election, led by the Hendricks County Circuit Court Judge contest. Preview your Hendricks County, Indiana sample ballot for 2026: browse tracked local races, then enter your ZIP code to confirm which districts and offices appear on your exact ballot.

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Local Snapshot

Election DayNov. 3, 2026
StateIndiana
Races Listed16
Profiles22

Hendricks County Sample Ballot 2026: Races We’re Tracking

Local races are address-specific. This guide previews tracked contests, while the lookup tool narrows the list to a voter’s exact address. Tap any name to see the race, full candidate profiles, and everything else on your exact ballot. Indiana Democratic and Republican nominees were chosen at the May 5 primary (plurality, no runoffs); Libertarian nominees at the party's convention and the statewide offices at the party state conventions. The field is the Secretary of State's 2026 general election candidate list (updated August 27, 2026). Indiana prints unopposed candidates; declared write-in candidates are counted but their names never print.

Aaron B. Rodebeck (Republican) is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Hendricks County Circuit Court Judge, per the Secretary of State's 2026 general election candidate list (updated August 27, 2026). Indiana prints unopposed candidates.

  • Aaron B. Rodebeck · Republican
    Aaron B. Rodebeck is running unopposed as the Republican nominee for Hendricks County Circuit Court Judge on Indiana's November 3, 2026 general election ballot, per Indiana Secretary of State 2026 general election candidate list. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026.

Rhett M. Stuard (Republican) is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Hendricks County Superior Court Judge, No. 2, per the Secretary of State's 2026 general election candidate list (updated August 27, 2026). Indiana prints unopposed candidates.

  • Rhett M. Stuard · Republican
    Rhett M. Stuard is running unopposed as the Republican nominee for Hendricks County Superior Court Judge, No. 2, on Indiana's November 3, 2026 general election ballot, per Indiana Secretary of State 2026 general election candidate list. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026.

Loren P. Delp (Republican) is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Hendricks County Prosecuting Attorney, per the Secretary of State's 2026 general election candidate list (updated August 27, 2026). Indiana prints unopposed candidates.

  • Loren P. Delp · Republican
    Loren P. Delp is running unopposed as the Republican nominee for Hendricks County Prosecuting Attorney on Indiana's November 3, 2026 general election ballot, per Indiana Secretary of State 2026 general election candidate list. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026.

Laura Herzog (Republican) is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Hendricks County Recorder, per the Secretary of State's 2026 general election candidate list (updated August 27, 2026). Indiana prints unopposed candidates.

  • Laura Herzog · Republican
    Laura Herzog is running unopposed as the Republican nominee for Hendricks County Recorder on Indiana's November 3, 2026 general election ballot, per Indiana Secretary of State 2026 general election candidate list. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026.

Jack Sadler (Republican) is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Hendricks County Sheriff, per the Secretary of State's 2026 general election candidate list (updated August 27, 2026). Indiana prints unopposed candidates.

  • Jack Sadler · Republican
    Jack Sadler is running unopposed as the Republican nominee for Hendricks County Sheriff on Indiana's November 3, 2026 general election ballot, per Indiana Secretary of State 2026 general election candidate list. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026.

David L Gaston (Republican) is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Hendricks County Surveyor, per the Secretary of State's 2026 general election candidate list (updated August 27, 2026). Indiana prints unopposed candidates.

  • David L Gaston · Republican
    David L Gaston is running unopposed as the Republican nominee for Hendricks County Surveyor on Indiana's November 3, 2026 general election ballot, per Indiana Secretary of State 2026 general election candidate list. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026.

Nicole (Nicki) Lawson (Republican) is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Hendricks County Assessor, per the Secretary of State's 2026 general election candidate list (updated August 27, 2026). Indiana prints unopposed candidates.

  • Nicole (Nicki) Lawson · Republican
    Nicole (Nicki) Lawson is running unopposed as the Republican nominee for Hendricks County Assessor on Indiana's November 3, 2026 general election ballot, per Indiana Secretary of State 2026 general election candidate list. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026.

Robert (Bob) L Gentry (Republican) is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Hendricks County Commissioner, District 1, per the Secretary of State's 2026 general election candidate list (updated August 27, 2026). Indiana prints unopposed candidates.

  • Robert (Bob) L Gentry · Republican
    Robert (Bob) L Gentry has held the Hendricks County Commissioner, District 1 seat on a term running from January 1, 2023 to December 31, 2026, per search results describing the county government's elected-officials listing. He is running unopposed as the Republican nominee for the seat on Indiana's November 3, 2026 general election ballot. No campaign website or other independent source was found as of September 8, 2026.

Cindy Simmons (Democratic), David H Cox (Republican) are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Hendricks County Council, District 1, per the Secretary of State's 2026 general election candidate list (updated August 27, 2026).

  • Cindy Simmons · Democratic
    Cindy Simmons appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Hendricks County Council, District 1, per the county elections office's certified candidate list. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Cindy Simmons.
  • David H Cox · Republican
    David H Cox appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Hendricks County Council, District 1, per the county elections office's certified candidate list. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for David H Cox.

Anthony Gary (Republican) is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Hendricks County Council, District 2, per the Secretary of State's 2026 general election candidate list (updated August 27, 2026). Indiana prints unopposed candidates.

  • Anthony Gary · Republican
    Anthony Gary was one of two Republicans who ran for the Hendricks County Council, District 2 seat being vacated by council president Lary Scott, per Current Publishing. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026.

Jered Petrey (Democratic), Charles (Chuck) Parsons (Republican) are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Hendricks County Council, District 3, per the Secretary of State's 2026 general election candidate list (updated August 27, 2026).

  • Jered Petrey · Democratic
    Petrey has a chief operating officer background and has said he has reviewed the council's budgets and voting record before running, per ActBlue campaign donation page. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026.
  • Charles (Chuck) Parsons · Republican
    Charles (Chuck) Parsons appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Hendricks County Council, District 3, per the county elections office's certified candidate list. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Charles (Chuck) Parsons.

Eric L Wathen (Republican) is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Hendricks County Council, District 4, per the Secretary of State's 2026 general election candidate list (updated August 27, 2026). Indiana prints unopposed candidates.

  • Eric L Wathen · Republican
    Eric L Wathen was described by a local news outlet as the incumbent Hendricks County Council, District 4 member running for reelection; this incumbency has not been confirmed against an official county government page in this pass, per Current Publishing. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026.

Tiffany Stoner (Democratic), Becky Cash (Republican) are on the November 3 ballot for Indiana House District 25; Becky Cash is the sitting member, per the General Assembly caucus rosters. Democratic and Republican nominees were chosen at the May 5 primary; Libertarian nominees at the party's convention. The field is the Secretary of State's 2026 general election candidate list (updated August 27, 2026). This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot.

  • Tiffany Stoner · Democratic
    Tiffany Stoner is an entrepreneur and former business leader from Zionsville challenging incumbent Rep. Becky Cash, per Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee candidate page. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026.
  • Becky Cash · RepublicanIncumbent
    Becky Cash is the Republican candidate for Indiana House District 25 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's 2026 general election candidate list. Becky Cash is a sitting member for the district, per the General Assembly caucus rosters. Cash is an alternative healthcare practitioner who runs a nutrition business with her husband and has spent over 15 years assisting parents with special education services, per the Indiana House Republicans caucus profile. She has represented House District 25, covering parts of Boone and Hendricks counties, since first being elected in 2022, per the same profile. She is vice chair of the House Veterans Affairs and Public Safety Committee, per the caucus profile. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026.

Karen Whitney (Democratic), Jeffrey A. Thompson (Republican) are on the November 3 ballot for Indiana House District 28; Jeffrey A. Thompson is the sitting member, per the General Assembly caucus rosters. Democratic and Republican nominees were chosen at the May 5 primary; Libertarian nominees at the party's convention. The field is the Secretary of State's 2026 general election candidate list (updated August 27, 2026). This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot.

  • Karen Whitney · Democratic
    Karen Whitney is the Democratic candidate for Indiana House District 28 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's 2026 general election candidate list. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026.
  • Jeffrey A. Thompson · RepublicanIncumbent
    Jeffrey A. Thompson represents House District 28 in Lizton and has served in the Indiana House since 1998. A retired chemistry, physics and math teacher at Danville Community High School, he chairs the House Ways and Means Committee, according to the Indiana House Republican Caucus. He graduated from Purdue University in 1978 with a physics degree and once ran a hay-baling business to pay for school, per the caucus site. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026.
    Priorities: School funding reform that follows the student rather than the school corporation, per Indiana House Republican Caucus

William Colteryahn (Democratic), Gregory E. Steuerwald (Republican) are on the November 3 ballot for Indiana House District 40; Gregory E. Steuerwald is the sitting member, per the General Assembly caucus rosters. Democratic and Republican nominees were chosen at the May 5 primary; Libertarian nominees at the party's convention. The field is the Secretary of State's 2026 general election candidate list (updated August 27, 2026). This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot.

  • William Colteryahn · Democratic
    William Colteryahn is the Democratic candidate for Indiana House District 40 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's 2026 general election candidate list. Has more than 20 years of experience in social services, helping seniors, people with disabilities, and working families navigate government systems, per campaign site. Grew up near Pittsburgh in a steel town and is a cancer survivor who continued working through treatment; he lives in Avon, Indiana with his wife and four children, per campaign site.
    Priorities: Policies that make life easier, fairer, and more secure for District 40 families, per the campaign site
  • Gregory E. Steuerwald · RepublicanIncumbent
    Gregory E. Steuerwald is the Republican candidate for Indiana House District 40 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's 2026 general election candidate list. Gregory E. Steuerwald is a sitting member for the district, per the General Assembly caucus rosters. Steuerwald is an attorney with the Avon firm Steuerwald, Witham and Youngs, LLP, per the Indiana House Republicans caucus profile. He has represented House District 40 since 2007 and serves as Majority Caucus Chair, per the same profile. He also sits on the House Judiciary Committee and the Courts and Criminal Code Committee, per the caucus profile. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026.

Suzanne Fortenberry (Democratic), Wes Bennett (Republican) are on the November 3 ballot for Indiana House District 57. Not on the November ballot: Craig Haggard, the sitting member per the roster. Democratic and Republican nominees were chosen at the May 5 primary; Libertarian nominees at the party's convention. The field is the Secretary of State's 2026 general election candidate list (updated August 27, 2026). This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot.

  • Suzanne Fortenberry · Democratic
    Suzanne Fortenberry is the Democratic candidate for Indiana House District 57 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's 2026 general election candidate list. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026.
  • Wes Bennett · Republican
    Wes Bennett is the Republican candidate for Indiana House District 57 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's 2026 general election candidate list. Is a former clerk-treasurer for the town of Plainfield, per Daily Journal. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026.

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