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Source: Indiana Election Division, 2026 General Election Candidate List (all counties; export of Sept. 22, 2026) (accessed Oct 17, 2026) · Ballotpedia, Franklin 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 |
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| County offices |
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| Franklin County Sheriff | Lucas Dakota Richardson (I) vs. Adam W Henson (R) |
| Franklin County Commissioner, District 2 | Michael L Wilson (I) vs. Bob Evans (R) |
| Schools, colleges & special districts |
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| Batesville Community School Board, District 4 | Carla Kemper Austin (No party affiliation) vs. Kenneth C (Ken) Baran (D) vs. Rob Wagner (I) vs. Robert (Rob) Shane (R) |
| Franklin County Community School Board, At Large Vote for 3 | Jeffery G Dorrel (R), Sara Duffy (R), Kevin Kaiser (R), Derrike Kolb (R), Brandy Renae Wilson (R) |
| UC/CC Joint School Board, Brownsville Township (Union) | Betsy A Rudnick (No party affiliation) vs. Andrew Jackson Arnold Strait (R) |
| City & town offices |
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| Brookville Township Board, Franklin County Vote for 3 | David Mark Kirk (D), Roger J Bommer (R), Gary D Dorrel (R), Cindy Kay Hall (R) |
| Brookville Township Trustee, Franklin County | Vickie Victoria Johnson (D) vs. Irwin (Irv) Vonderheide (R) |
Also on every Franklin 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).
Unopposed
One candidate per seat on the list (write-ins may still be possible).
County offices
- Prosecuting Attorney of Franklin County, 37th Judicial Circuit: Chris Huerkamp (R)
- Franklin County Clerk of the Circuit Court: Ruth Ann Rowlett (R)
- Franklin County Auditor: Austin Jolliff (R)
- Franklin County Coroner: Aaron M Leffingwell (R)
- Franklin County Assessor: Debbie Schoettelkotte (R)
- Franklin County Commissioner, District 1: Larry Wiwi (R)
- Franklin County Council, District 1: Joe Sizemore (R)
- Franklin County Council, District 2: Dean McQueen (R)
- Franklin County Council, District 3: Eric Doll (R)
- Franklin County Council, District 4: Jerry (Ruben) Hunt (R)
Courts & justices of the peace
- Judge of the Franklin Circuit Court, 37th Judicial Circuit, No. 2: Clay M. Kellerman (R)
Schools, colleges & special districts
- Batesville Community School Board, District 1: Stephanie D Davidson (No party affiliation)
- Batesville Community School Board, District 2: Lawrence (Larry) Merkel (R)
- UC/CC Joint School Board, Bath Township (Union, Franklin): Darrell K Harvey (No party affiliation)
- UC/CC Joint School Board, Liberty Township (Union): Jerry L Ashbrook, Jr (No party affiliation)
- UC/CC Joint School Board, Union Township (Union): Jessica J Jones (R)
City & town offices
- Blooming Grove Township Board, Franklin County: Jeffrey Sauerland (D), Kyle Hildebrand (R), Neil Whittington (R)
- Blooming Grove Township Trustee, Franklin County: Vivian (June) Shepler (D)
- Brookville Town Council Member, Ward 2: Fred Neeley (R)
- Brookville Town Council Member, Ward 4: Richard Whitaker (R)
- Butler Township Board, Franklin County: Teresa Lynne Fledderman (D), John V Obermeyer (D), Mel Pulskamp (D)
- Butler Township Trustee, Franklin County: Francis (Butch) Flaspohler (D)
- Fairfield Township Board, Franklin County: Velda M Clark (D), Delores Dobbs (D), Laura Hodapp (D)
- Fairfield Township Trustee, Franklin County: Angela R Nobbe (D)
- Highland Township Board, Franklin County: Michael Hoog (R), Michael E Kohlsdorf (R)
- Highland Township Trustee, Franklin County: Greg Reid (R)
- Laurel Township Board, Franklin County: Jana Connolly (R), Peter Connolly (R)
- Laurel Township Trustee, Franklin County: Tonja French (R)
- Metamora Township Board, Franklin County: Larry Ferman (R), Scott Lyle (R), Kirk P Shorter (R)
- Metamora Township Trustee, Franklin County: Mike Ferman (R)
- Posey Township Board, Franklin County: Tim Hollars (R), Annette Hunter (R), Roger L McQueen (R)
- Posey Township Trustee, Franklin County: Tristan (TJ) Hunter (R)
- Ray Township Board, Franklin County: Lawrence K Bedel (I), Will Kellerman (R), John Livers, Sr (R)
- Ray Township Trustee, Franklin County: Joe Herbert (R)
- Salt Creek Township Board, Franklin County: Bernard (Bernie) Meyer (D), Brian Moning (R), Laura Moning Wilson (R)
- Salt Creek Township Trustee, Franklin County: Louie Lane, III (R)
- Springfield Township Board, Franklin County: Mary Burk (R), Judy Dorrel (R), Erv Roberts (R)
- Springfield Township Trustee, Franklin County: Daniel Joseph Belmonte (R)
- Whitewater Township Board, Franklin County: Katharine H Burger (R), Rosella Goodin (R), Dee Ann Harding (R)
- Whitewater Township Trustee, Franklin County: Kelly P McMillin (R)
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