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, Porter 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 | |
| Prosecuting Attorney of Porter County, 67th Judicial Circuit | Gary S. Germann (D) vs. Andrew L. Bennett (R) |
| Porter County Clerk of the Circuit Court | Barbara Domer (D) vs. Jackie Haney (R) |
| Porter County Recorder | Leslie Nuss Bamesberger (D) vs. Jon Miller (R) |
| Porter County Coroner | Julie Wiencken-Smith (D) vs. Brian Bowles (R) |
| Porter County Assessor | Scott J Kingan (D) vs. Sue Neff (R) |
| Porter County Commissioner, District 2 | Kyle S Nelson (D) vs. Mike Brickner (R) |
| Porter County Council, District 2 | Brian M Gulley (D) vs. Spencer Lemmons (R) |
| Porter County Council, District 3 | Jack Tipold (D) vs. Dawn Miller (R) |
| Porter County Council, District 4 | Julia Kocal (D) vs. Craig Kenworthy (R) |
| Courts & justices of the peace | |
| Judge of the Porter Superior Court, No. 4 | Heather A. McCarthy (D) vs. Christopher A. Buckley (R) |
| Schools, colleges & special districts | |
| Duneland School Board, Westchester / Pine Twp. | Brandon John Kroft (No party affiliation) vs. Mitchell J. (Mitch) Reynolds (No party affiliation) |
| East Porter School Board, Morgan Township, District 1 | Scot Steven Spoljaric, II (I) vs. Richard McSparin (R) |
| Michigan City Area School Board, At Large | Vera N Gaston (No party affiliation) vs. Michelle Lynn Duck (I) |
| Michigan City Area School Board, Civil City (LaPorte, Porter) Vote for 3 | Jenilee Haynes Peterson (No party affiliation), Michael J. Gresham (D), Kurtess R. "Kurt" Gillespie (I), Jenilee Haynes Peterson |
| City & town offices | |
| Boone Township Trustee, Porter County | David Ramsey (D) vs. Howard O'Connor (R) |
| Center Township Board, Porter County Vote for 3 | Kendra Davison (D), Mary Jo Nuland (D), Tricia Reid (D), Nicole Baker (R), Stephen Buck (R), Mike Simpson (R) |
| Center Township Trustee, Porter County | Kevin Hagen (D) vs. Chuck Harris (R) |
| Jackson Township Board, Porter County Vote for 3 | Diane Bates (D), Anthony J Raimondi (D), Mitchell Willis (D), Shannan Duncan (R), Mark J. Jaeger (R), Jenny Pejic (R) |
| Jackson Township Trustee, Porter County | Mary Willis (D) vs. Rudolph (Rudy) Jimenez (R) |
| Kouts Town Council Member, District 2 | Tyler Brock (I) vs. Joe Cooper (R) |
| Liberty Township Board, Porter County Vote for 3 | Toni Downing (D), Deborah Lynn Harrison (D), Terry Dunn (R), Bryce R. Gawronski (R), Phil Gralik (R) |
| Morgan Township Board, Porter County Vote for 3 | Matthew P Wellsand (D), Kathy Elkins (R), Leroy Kleist (R), Jeff A. Schultz (R) |
| Pine Township Trustee, Porter County | Matthew E Smith (D) vs. James Phares (R) |
| Portage Township Assessor, Porter County | Crystal Millsap (D) vs. David M Ondrovich (R) |
| Portage Township Board, Porter County Vote for 3 | Tiffany Gulley (D), Haley Mack (D), Nikita A. Momola (D), Steve Bensing (R), Jena-Rae Maldonado (R), Keri McCoole (R) |
| Portage Township Trustee, Porter County | Brendan Clancy (D) vs. Nicholas Pappas (R) |
| Porter Township Board, Porter County Vote for 3 | Vernon Beck (D), Owen J Brown (R), Walter W Coffman (R), Kathy C. Sherman (R) |
| Union Township Board, Porter County Vote for 3 | Julie Giorgi (D), Robert D. (Bob) Emery (R), Jeff Enright (R), Bryan Waisanen (R) |
| Union Township Trustee, Porter County | Angela Nicole Forystek ( Angie ) (D) vs. George H. Topoll (R) |
| Washington Township Board, Porter County Vote for 3 | Eric Skalka (D), Andrew Funk (R), Jean Martin (R), Paul Whitcomb (R) |
| Westchester Township Board, Porter County Vote for 3 | Calvin Chubb (D), Patrick Churilla (D), Cheryl Evans (R), Jacqueline (Jacci) Moore (R), Aleksandar Popivoda (R) |
| Westchester Township Trustee, Porter County | Suzanne Philbrick (D) vs. Todd Elliott (R) |
Also on every Porter 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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