2026 Indiana Secretary of State election

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2026 Indiana Secretary of State election
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Candidate Greg Ballard
Party Republican Democratic Independent
Incumbent Secretary of State

Diego Morales
Republican



The 2026 Indiana Secretary of State election will be held on Tuesday, November 3, 2026, to elect the Secretary of State of Indiana. Incumbent Republican secretary Diego Morales is running for re-election to a second term in office. [1]

Contents

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

  • Diego Morales, incumbent secretary of state (2023–present) [1]
  • Jamie Reitenour, businesswoman and candidate for governor in 2024 [2]
  • David Shelton, Knox County Clerk (2019–present) and chair of the Knox County Republican Party (2022–present) [3]

Declined

Endorsements

Diego Morales
U.S. representatives
Organizations

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

  • Beau Bayh, attorney and son of former Senator Evan Bayh [7]
  • Blythe Potter, business owner [8]

Endorsements

Beau Bayh
Organizations
Blythe Potter
Organizations

Third parties and independents

Libertarian Party

Declared

Independents

Declared

General election

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
Sabato's Crystal Ball [13] Likely RAugust 7, 2025

Polling

Diego Morales vs. Beau Bayh vs. Greg Ballard

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size [a] 		Margin of
error		Diego
Morales (R)		Beau
Bayh (D)		Greg
Ballard (I)		Undecided
InAct LLC [14] [A] October 24 – November 1, 2025400 (LV)± 4.9%29%32%24%16%
Hypothetical polling

Generic Republican vs. generic Democrat vs. generic Independent

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size [a] 		Margin
of error		Generic
Republican		Generic
Democrat		Generic
Independent		Undecided
InAct LLC [14] [A] October 24 – November 1, 2025400 (LV)± 4.9%44%34%10%12%

Notes

  1. 1 2 Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear

Partisan clients

  1. 1 2 Poll was sponsored by Independent Indiana, which supports a potential Ballard campaign

References

  1. 1 2 Carloni, Brittany; Colombo, Hayleigh (May 1, 2025). "Indiana Secretary of State Diego Morales announces reelection campaign". IndyStar. Retrieved July 3, 2025.
  2. ↑ Verbanic, Ben (July 9, 2025). "Indiana GOP hopeful Jamie Reitenour targets young voter turnout". WLFI-TV .
  3. ↑ Prickett, Julia (May 7, 2025). "Knox County Clerk launches campaign for Indiana Secretary of State". WIBQ 97.3 FM. Retrieved July 3, 2025.
  4. 1 2 Howey, Brian (May 23, 2025). "OPINION | Howey: A Republican challenger for Diego Morales". Courier Press. Retrieved July 3, 2025.
  5. ↑ "Two Candidates and a Potential Contender Challenge Diego Morales for Indiana Secretary of State in 2026". Hoosier Enquirer. June 1, 2025. Retrieved July 3, 2025.
  6. ↑ "Endorsement Archives". Republicans for National Renewal. Retrieved November 25, 2025.
  7. ↑ Kelly, Niki (October 6, 2025). "Democrat Beau Bayh to run for Indiana Secretary of State". Indiana Capital Chronicle . Retrieved October 6, 2025.
  8. ↑ "Franklin County Democrats Announce Protest".
  9. ↑ "Endorsed Candidates". VoteVets. Retrieved January 6, 2026.
  10. ↑ "2026 Candidates for Common Good". Vote Common Good. Retrieved January 21, 2026.
  11. ↑ Bonilla Muñiz, Leslie (May 6, 2025). "Libertarian to explore challenge to Indiana Secretary of State Diego Morales". Indiana Capital Chronicle .
  12. ↑ "'When you see something this broken...you step forward' | Former Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard to run for Indiana secretary of state". wthr.com. March 4, 2026. Retrieved March 4, 2026.
  13. ↑ Jacobson, Louis (August 7, 2025). "Previewing the 2026 Secretary of State Races". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved September 19, 2025.
  14. 1 2 "Polling Topline and Crosstabs" (PDF). March 2, 2026. Retrieved March 2, 2026.

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