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2 candidates are tracked for Porter County Coroner on the November 3, 2026 ballot: JULIE WIENCKEN-SMITH and BRIAN BOWLES. Candidate information follows official Porter County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
JULIE WIENCKEN-SMITH (Democratic), BRIAN BOWLES (Republican) are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Porter County Coroner, per the Secretary of State's 2026 general election candidate list (updated August 27, 2026).
Democratic
JULIE WIENCKEN-SMITH appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Porter County Coroner, 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 JULIE WIENCKEN-SMITH.
Republican
Bowles serves as Chief Deputy of the Porter County Coroner's Office, a position he has held for seven years, with more than 10 years of experience as a deputy coroner, per Bowles campaign site. He has 22 years of law enforcement experience spanning corrections, patrol, and corporate investigations, and is a certified non-violent crisis de-escalation instructor, per Bowles campaign site.
Source: candidate campaign site.
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