General election Tuesday, Nov 3, 2026 · Local and district races
Source: Indiana Election Division, 2026 General Election Candidate List (all counties; export of Sept. 22, 2026) (accessed Oct 17, 2026) · Ballotpedia, DeKalb County, Indiana, elections, 2026 (used only to place school and town races and for seat counts) (secondary source, not the official ballot) (accessed Oct 17, 2026). Names are shown as listed by the source. Which district races you see depends on where you live; check yours at Indiana Voters (Election Division voter portal).
| Office | Candidates |
|---|---|
| County offices | |
| DeKalb County Council, District 2 | Chris (The Ref) Refner (D) vs. Darin Yarian (R) |
| DeKalb County Council, District 3 | Bobby York (D) vs. Brent Warfield (R) |
| Schools, colleges & special districts | |
| Garrett/Keyser/Butler School Board, At Large | Luke Christopher Ice (No party affiliation) vs. Steven James Kelham (No party affiliation) |
| Garrett/Keyser/Butler School Board, City | Travis Lee Gaar (No party affiliation) vs. Brianne F. Haiflich (No party affiliation) vs. Cherrie L. B. Wells (No party affiliation) |
| City & town offices | |
| Butler Township Board, DeKalb County Vote for 3 | Jessica Carlson (D), Melissa Getts Missy (D), Matthew J. Cordes (R), Kipp Ryan Griffin (R), Gregory J. Weller (R) |
| Fairfield Township Trustee, DeKalb County | Dawn Prentice Yingling (D) vs. Ann Stackhouse (R) |
| Hamilton Town Council Member, District 1 (DeKalb, Steuben) | Larry F. Bowers (D) vs. Richard (Rick) Long (R) |
| Jackson Township Board, DeKalb County Vote for 3 | Beth A. Ault (D), Deborah Lane (D), Jeffrey W. Cook, Sr. (R), Jim Pfefferkorn (R), Larry Seiler (R) |
| Jackson Township Trustee, DeKalb County | Jon Lane (D) vs. Zachary Gardenour (I) vs. Lisa M. Wilson (R) |
| Keyser Township Trustee, DeKalb County | Leigh White (D) vs. Mike Lilly (R) |
| Union Township Board, DeKalb County Vote for 3 | Jennifer Hathaway (D), Todd Bishop (R), Zachary M. Lightner (R), Amy Schweitzer (R) |
| Union Township Trustee, DeKalb County | Patrick O'Brien (D) vs. Craig Bassett (R) |
| Wilmington Township Board, DeKalb County Vote for 3 | Kelly (DeLong) Sobol (D), David Capp (R), Leslie Nelson (R), Jeff Ridge (R) |
Also on every DeKalb County ballot: Secretary of State, State Comptroller, Treasurer of State, your U.S. House district and your legislative districts.
Party labels are as filed with the Indiana Election Division (R = Republican, D = Democrat, I = Independent, L = Libertarian). Judges of most circuit and superior courts run on party tickets in Indiana; Allen and Vanderburgh superior court and some other judges are nonpartisan, and school board candidates may file with or without a party. Candidates marked write-in filed a declaration of intent to be a write-in and are not printed on the ballot.
School board, town and city races that the state list does not tie to a county are placed using Ballotpedia's county page; a school district or town that crosses county lines appears in each county it covers. Seat counts (Vote for N) come from Ballotpedia or state law (township boards elect three members) and are marked "see your ballot" when unknown.
U.S. House, State Senate and State House races depend on your address; they are listed on the Election Division candidate list. Check your districts and ballot at Indiana Voters (Election Division voter portal).
One candidate per seat on the list (write-ins may still be possible).
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