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Lafayette, Indiana sample ballot 2026

Lafayette voters (Tippecanoe County, Indiana) see Secretary of State, Comptroller, Treasurer plus 12 Tippecanoe County races on the November 3, 2026 ballot. Your U.S. House district and any precinct-level races depend on your street address.

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Superior Court Judge, No. 1Kevin McDaniel (R)

Kevin McDaniel

Republican

Kevin McDaniel is running unopposed as the Republican nominee for Tippecanoe County Superior Court Judge, No. 1, on Indiana's November 3, 2026 general election ballot, per Indiana Secretary of State 2026 general election candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.

Superior Court Judge, No. 2Sarah M. Wyatt (R)

Sarah M. Wyatt

Republican

Sarah M. Wyatt is running unopposed as the Republican nominee for Tippecanoe 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 was found as of September 8, 2026.

Superior Court Judge, No. 4Matt Sandy (R)

Matt Sandy

Republican

Matt Sandy is running unopposed as the Republican nominee for Tippecanoe County Superior Court Judge, No. 4, on Indiana's November 3, 2026 general election ballot, per Indiana Secretary of State 2026 general election candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.

Superior Court Judge, No. 5Kristen McVey (R)

Kristen McVey

Republican

Kristen McVey is running unopposed as the Republican nominee for Tippecanoe County Superior Court Judge, No. 5, on Indiana's November 3, 2026 general election ballot, per Indiana Secretary of State 2026 general election candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.

Superior Court Judge, No. 7Daniel J. Moore (R)

Daniel J. Moore

Republican

Daniel J. Moore is running unopposed as the Republican nominee for Tippecanoe County Superior Court Judge, No. 7, on Indiana's November 3, 2026 general election ballot, per Indiana Secretary of State 2026 general election candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.

Prosecuting AttorneyJason J. Biss (R)

Jason J. Biss

Republican

Jason J. Biss filed as the Republican candidate for Prosecuting Attorney of the 23rd Judicial District, which covers Tippecanoe County, per the county's official candidate filings. Biss is running unopposed on Indiana's November 3, 2026 general election ballot. No campaign website or other independent source was found as of September 8, 2026.

AuditorEric Grossman (D) · Jennifer Weston (R)
Eric Grossman

Eric Grossman

Democratic

Top priorities

From the campaign site

  • Online property tax deduction filing and digital tax data portals
  • Fiscal transparency in county government
  • Reducing outsourced technology and contractor spending
About Eric Grossman

Eric Grossman is the Tippecanoe County Assessor and a candidate for Tippecanoe County Auditor, per his campaign site. He has more than 15 years of experience in county government, having worked in the Assessor's office beginning in 2008, per his campaign site. He is also a local business owner, per his campaign site.

Jennifer Weston

Republican

Jennifer Weston appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Tippecanoe County Auditor, per the county elections office's certified candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Jennifer Weston.

RecorderMonica Casanova (D) · Kristy Martin (R)

Monica Casanova

Democratic

Top priorities

From the campaign site

  • Streamlining, modernizing, and improving efficiency at the Recorder's office
  • Leveraging technology to improve the resident experience
About Monica Casanova

Casanova served as Fairfield Township Trustee for three years, during which she expanded office hours to full-time, increased financial assistance to residents, hired professional staff, and renovated the Greenbush cemetery with a new columbarium facility, per Casanova campaign site.

Kristy Martin

Republican

Martin is the current Tippecanoe County Recorder, per Tippecanoe County government staff directory. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.

SheriffTom Lehman (R)

Tom Lehman

Republican

Tom Lehman has served with the Tippecanoe County Sheriff's Office for 29 years, working as a deputy, detective, sergeant, lieutenant in patrol and detectives, and captain of both the jail and patrol, according to Blue Water Healthy Living. He currently holds the rank of Captain in the department, per the county's own staff directory. Lehman is running unopposed as the Republican nominee for Tippecanoe County Sheriff on Indiana's November 3, 2026 general election ballot. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.

AssessorKaitlyn Butler (D) · Anthony Hustedt-Mai (R)

Kaitlyn Butler

Democratic

Top priorities

From the campaign site

  • Transparency in government operations
  • Fair and equitable property assessments for all residents
  • Dependable customer service in the assessor's office
About Kaitlyn Butler

Butler is the Chief Deputy Assessor in the Tippecanoe County Assessor's Office, a role she has held since 2021 after joining the office as a part-time clerk in 2014, per the campaign site. She holds a Level III Indiana Assessor-Appraiser Certification and has completed more than 200 hours of specialized training, per the campaign site.

Anthony Hustedt-Mai

Republican

Anthony Hustedt-Mai appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Tippecanoe County Assessor, per the county elections office's certified candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Anthony Hustedt-Mai.

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Circuit Court ClerkKaran Benner (D) · Carrie Sanders (R)

Karan Benner

Democratic

Karan Benner was born in 1957 and raised in Highland, Indiana, per her campaign site. She graduated from Purdue University with a degree in Horticulture and later co-owned Skylight Coffeehouse in downtown Lafayette for six years, per her campaign site. She went on to work in local government in voter registration and the Assessor's office, retiring in 2023, per her campaign site.

Carrie Sanders

Republican

Carrie Sanders appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Tippecanoe County Circuit Court Clerk, per the county elections office's certified candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Carrie Sanders.

Commissioner, District 1Andrea E. Burniske (D) · Julie Roush (R)

Andrea E. Burniske

Democratic

Andrea E. Burniske appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Tippecanoe County Commissioner, District 1, per the county elections office's certified candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Andrea E. Burniske.

Julie Roush

Republican

Roush is in the final year of her second term as Tippecanoe County Clerk and is running for county commissioner, per Based in Lafayette. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.

Full candidate profiles, priorities and campaign sites are on the Tippecanoe County page.

Statewide races

Secretary of StateMax Engling (R) · Beau Bayh (D) · Lauri A. Shillings (Libertarian) · Greg Ballard (Lincoln Party)
Max Engling

Max Engling

Republican

Top priorities

From the campaign site

  • ensuring only U.S. citizens vote in Indiana elections
  • a citizen transparency portal for reporting election concerns
  • combating business-filing fraud involving shell companies
About Max Engling

Max Engling is the Republican candidate for Indiana Secretary of State. He has worked on the U.S. House Administration Committee, in agricultural education with Beck's Hybrids, and most recently in U.S. Senator Jim Banks' office, per his campaign site. He holds a bachelor's degree from IUPUI and a master's degree in National Defense and Strategic Planning from the U.S. Naval War College.

Beau Bayh

Democrat

Top priorities

From the campaign site

  • Protect fair and accessible elections
  • Improve public trust in state administration
  • Modernize business and voter services
About Beau Bayh

Beau Bayh is the Democratic candidate for Indiana secretary of state and an attorney, per his campaign site. His campaign emphasizes election administration, public trust and business services.

Lauri A. Shillings

Lauri A. Shillings

Libertarian

Top priorities

From the campaign site

  • Protect the integrity and privacy of Indiana elections
  • Serve small businesses and entrepreneurs
  • Educate and empower Indiana voters
About Lauri A. Shillings

Shillings is the Libertarian nominee for Indiana Secretary of State and a Creative Director at the University of Indianapolis and small business owner since 2000, per the campaign site. Shillings chairs the Hamilton County Libertarian Party, serves on the Libertarian Party of Indiana State Central Committee, and holds a degree in Community and Nonprofit Leadership, per the campaign site.

Greg Ballard

Greg Ballard

Lincoln Party

Top priorities

From the campaign site

  • Improve election administration and public trust
  • Bring executive experience from Indianapolis city government

From other published sources

  • Open up Indiana's election system, per WNDU
About Greg Ballard

Greg Ballard is the Lincoln Party candidate for Indiana secretary of state on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's 2026 general election candidate list; election officials confirmed in July that his petition cleared the signature requirement, per the Indiana Capital Chronicle. A Marine veteran and former mayor of Indianapolis, he says he wants to open up the state's election system, per WNDU.

ComptrollerElise Nieshalla (R) · Jessica Bailey (D) · John Schick (Libertarian)
Elise Nieshalla

Elise Nieshalla

RepublicanIncumbent

Top priorities

From other published sources

  • Modernize state financial and timekeeping systems, per WISH-TV
  • Explore AI tools to help identify waste, fraud or abuse in state spending, per WISH-TV
About Elise Nieshalla

Elise Nieshalla is Indiana's sitting state comptroller, appointed in November 2023, per the office's official site (in.gov/comptroller), and the Republican candidate for a full term on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's 2026 general election candidate list. The office oversees state financial reporting, the Hoosier START retirement plan and the Indiana Transparency Portal, per WISH-TV. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.

Jessica Bailey

Democrat

Top priorities

From other published sources

  • Update the state's transparency portal, per The Indiana Citizen
  • Keep the public informed about the comptroller's office, per The Indiana Citizen
About Jessica Bailey

Jessica Bailey is the Democratic candidate for Indiana Comptroller. She has served two terms as Porter County Clerk since 2018, managing payroll, public records and elections, and was named Clerk of the Year by the Association of Indiana Counties and received an election administration award from the U.S. Election Assistance Commission, per her campaign site.

John Schick

Libertarian

John Schick is the Libertarian candidate for Indiana state comptroller on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's 2026 general election candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.

TreasurerDaniel Elliott (R) · Coumba Kebe (D)
Daniel Elliott

Daniel Elliott

RepublicanIncumbent

Top priorities

From the campaign site

  • Manage state investments and cash responsibly
  • Support college savings and unclaimed-property services
  • Promote fiscal accountability
About Daniel Elliott

Daniel Elliott is Indiana's sitting state treasurer, per the office's official site (in.gov/tos), and the Republican candidate for re-election on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's 2026 general election candidate list. The treasurer manages state investments, cash, college savings, unclaimed property and public-finance services, per the office's site.

Coumba Kebe

Democrat

Top priorities

From other published sources

  • Transparency and accountability in the treasurer's office, per The Indiana Citizen
  • Long-term economic stability, per WFYI
About Coumba Kebe

Coumba Kebe is the Democratic candidate for Indiana State Treasurer. She has spent nearly a decade in healthcare administration and business operations, managing multi-million-dollar budgets, and holds a bachelor's degree in Community Health and Preventive Medicine and a Master of Public Health in Health Policy and Management from Indiana University, per her campaign site.

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