Montgomery County Sample Ballot & Voter Guide 2026
Who is running for Indiana Senate and Indiana House and more, and where they stand on schools, health care and housing.
Local races not included. We have not yet gathered Montgomery County's county, city and school board races, so they are not shown here. Your ballot may carry them. See the Indiana Election Division page.
By address
These seats are elected by district; only the district covering your address is on your ballot.
Montgomery County is split across 4 Indiana House districts.
Find your districts by addressIndiana House: 4 districtsDistricts 13, 28, 41, 44
Indiana House District 13Brenna Geswein (D) · Matt Commons (R) · Ben Davis (Socialist Party of Indiana)
Brenna Geswein
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Attainable homeownership and affordable housing
- Strong public schools
- Accessible, affordable healthcare
About Brenna Geswein
Brenna Geswein is the Democratic candidate for Indiana House District 13 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's 2026 general election candidate list. Is an engineer from Lafayette, Indiana, per campaign site.
Matt Commons
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Supports commonsense conservative policies and reducing government regulation
- Supports parental rights
About Matt Commons
Matt Commons is a military veteran running for the Indiana House in District 13, per the campaign site.
Ben Davis
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Higher, livable wages for workers
- Fully funding public schools
- Investing in local healthcare
About Ben Davis
Ben Davis is the Socialist Party of Indiana candidate for Indiana House District 13 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's 2026 general election candidate list. Is the Socialist Party of Indiana candidate for House District 13, a district covering Benton and Warren counties and parts of five others, per campaign site.
Brenna Geswein (Democratic), Matt Commons (Republican), Ben Davis (Socialist Party of Indiana) are on the November 3 ballot for Indiana House District 13; Matt Commons 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.
Full race pageIndiana House District 28Karen Whitney (D) · Jeffrey A. Thompson (R)
Karen Whitney
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Term limits for public office
- Government that works for the people it serves
About Karen Whitney
Karen Whitney holds a bachelor's degree in psychology and a master's in public administration from the University of Houston and a doctorate in higher education administration from the University of Texas at Austin, per the campaign site. Whitney spent forty years in higher education, retiring from a career that ended as a college president and chancellor, and lives in Brownsburg, per the campaign site.
Jeffrey A. Thompson
Top priorities
From other published sources
- School funding reform that follows the student rather than the school corporation, per Indiana House Republican Caucus
About Jeffrey A. Thompson
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 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.
Full race pageIndiana House District 41Jackson T. Hayes (D) · Mark Genda (R)
Jackson T. Hayes
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Lowering utility costs and hardening infrastructure
- Making data centers pay their fair share of taxes and utility rates
- Protecting clean air, land and water
About Jackson T. Hayes
Hayes grew up in rural Illinois, studied history and American government at BYU-Idaho, moved to Indiana in 2016 and to Frankfort in 2023, and has worked in factories, theaters, gas stations, moving companies and call centers, per the campaign site.
Mark Genda
Mark Genda represents House District 41, covering parts of Boone, Clinton, Montgomery and Tippecanoe counties. He spent more than 30 years as owner of Genda Funeral Homes and has been a licensed Indiana funeral director for 37 years, according to the Indiana House Republican Caucus. He previously served two terms as president of the Community Schools of Frankfort Board of Trustees, per the caucus site. His campaign has a Facebook page but no independent campaign website was found. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.
Jackson T. Hayes (Democratic), Mark Genda (Republican) are on the November 3 ballot for Indiana House District 41; Mark Genda 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.
Full race pageIndiana House District 44Kelsey Kauffman (D) · Beau Baird (R)
Kelsey Kauffman
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Supports public school funding
- Supports keeping rural hospitals open and expanding mental health services
- Supports affordable housing and addressing rising costs for working families
About Kelsey Kauffman
Kelsey Kauffman is the Democratic candidate for Indiana House District 44, covering Putnam and Montgomery counties. She holds a doctorate in education from Harvard and has lived in Greencastle since 1987, per her campaign site. Kauffman founded the Greencastle Summer Enrichment Program for low income children and taught at DePauw University and in Indiana prison education programs, per her campaign site.
Beau Baird
Beau Baird is the Republican incumbent for Indiana House District 44, serving since 2018 and chairing the House Environmental Affairs Committee, per Indiana House Republicans. He is a lifelong Putnam County resident who owns and operates Baird Ranch and serves as chief financial officer of Indiana Home Care Plus, per Indiana House Republicans. No campaign website was found as of September 21, 2026.
Kelsey Kauffman (Democratic), Beau Baird (Republican) are on the November 3 ballot for Indiana House District 44; Beau Baird 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.
Full race pageIndiana Senate District 23David A Sanders (D) · Joshua Brant (Independent) · Paula K Copenhaver (R)
David A Sanders
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Government transparency and accountability
- Access to healthcare
- Public education
About David A Sanders
Sanders is an Associate Professor of Biological Sciences at Purdue University with a B.S. from Yale College and a Ph.D. in Biochemistry from UC Berkeley, per the campaign site. Sanders has served as a West Lafayette City Councilor since 2016 and has lived in West Lafayette for 30 years, per the campaign site.
Joshua Brant
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Supports comprehensive anti-corruption legislation at the state and federal level
- Focuses on improving healthcare accessibility and affordability and addressing the rising cost of living
About Joshua Brant
Joshua Brant is a Marine Corps veteran with 20 years of combined leadership and education experience, per the campaign site. A lifelong Hoosier, he is running as an independent candidate for Indiana State Senate District 23, per the campaign site.
Paula K Copenhaver
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Put Indiana and America first
- Cut taxes and protect Hoosier families
- Defend our Constitution
About Paula K Copenhaver
Per the campaign site, Paula Copenhaver is Fountain County Republican Party Chairman. Paula K Copenhaver is the Republican candidate for Indiana Senate District 23 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's 2026 general election candidate list. Works in the office of Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith, per WBOI.
David A Sanders (Democratic), Joshua Brant (Independent), Paula K Copenhaver (Republican) are on the November 3 ballot for Indiana Senate District 23. Not on the November ballot: Spencer Deery, 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.
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Who is on the ballot in Montgomery County, Indiana on November 3, 2026?
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