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2 candidates are tracked for Marion County Prosecuting Attorney on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Ryan Mears and Philip Foust. Candidate information follows official Marion County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
Ryan Mears (Democratic), Philip Foust (Republican) are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Marion County Prosecuting Attorney, per the Secretary of State's 2026 general election candidate list (updated August 27, 2026).
Ryan Mears has served as Marion County Prosecuting Attorney since 2019, when Democratic precinct committee members chose him to succeed Terry Curry; he won his first full term in 2022, according to WFYI. He is a trial attorney who created Indiana's first Conviction Integrity Unit within the prosecutor's office to review potentially wrongful convictions, per his campaign site.
2026 priorities
- Expand community-based violence prevention programs and specialized units addressing violent crime, per the campaign site
- Continue the office's Conviction Integrity Unit reviewing past convictions, per the campaign site
- Balance accountability for serious offenses with community trust-building, per WFYI
Source: candidate campaign site.
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Philip Foust is a Harvard Law School graduate and former Marion County deputy prosecutor who worked under both Ryan Mears and the late Terry Curry from 2015 to 2021, according to WFYI. He currently serves as clerk-treasurer for the Town of Speedway, where he manages a multimillion-dollar budget, per his campaign site.
2026 priorities (per the campaign site)
- Address juvenile crime with clearer standards and consequences
- Refocus the prosecutor's office on its core law enforcement mission
- Rebuild partnerships with law enforcement and neighboring prosecutors
Source: candidate campaign site.
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