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, Starke 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 | |
| Starke County Clerk of the Circuit Court | Scott Holton (D) vs. Kathy Norem (R) |
| Starke County Auditor | Michaelene J. Houston (D) vs. Bernadette M. Manuel (R) |
| Starke County Recorder | Christine Lotter (D) vs. Jennifer Shepherd Madsen (R) |
| Starke County Sheriff | Brack Rowe (D) vs. Jack Rosa (R) |
| Starke County Commissioner, District 2 | Bryan Harold Cavender (I) vs. E. Todd Leinbach (R) |
| Starke County Council, District 2 | Joshua D. Pitts (D) vs. Howard A. Bailey, Jr. (R) |
| Schools, colleges & special districts | |
| Knox School Board, California | Mary Lynn Ritchie (No party affiliation) vs. Jason Downs (R) |
| Knox School Board, Center | Gary L. Dulin (No party affiliation) vs. Julie Berndt (D) vs. Raymond Edward Stephenson (R) |
| Knox School Board, Washington | Erin Duff (R) vs. Brooke Norem (R) |
| Oregon Davis School Board, At Large Vote for 3 | Kurt Hayes (No party affiliation), Kyle Burch (I), Bradley Hazelton (I), Kyle James Hinds (R), Holly Leinbach Richwalski (R) |
| City & town offices | |
| California Township Board, Starke County Vote for 3 | Larry L. Pingel (D), Valarie Williams (D), Lesley Anne Banks Craft (R), S. Mark Dedloff (R), Matthew E. McGowan (R) |
| Center Township Trustee, Starke County | Thomas Schouten (D) vs. Steven Clark Bradley (R) |
| Jackson Township Board, Starke County Vote for 3 | Marilyn Lockridge (D), Michelle R. Hounshell (R), Marianne Mohler-Malkowski (R), Perry Thompson (R) |
| North Bend Township Board, Starke County Vote for 3 | John J. Ahlenius (D), Bonita Beck (D), Robert M. Coffin (D), James J. Johnson (R) |
| Railroad Township Board, Starke County Vote for 3 | Joe Krzyzanowski (D), David Switt (D), Bart Egolf (R), Joanne Gillette-Bailey (R), James Michael Korous (R) |
| Washington Township Board, Starke County Vote for 3 | Q. Angelina Giuliani (D), Robert E. Olejniczak (D), Teresa G. Sitek (D), Kimberly Kroft (R), Mike Yankauskas (R) |
| Wayne Township Board, Starke County Vote for 3 | Mike Adams (D), Alicia (Amidei) Collins (D), Joe Griffo (D), Brian Craig (R), Kenneth Peverelle (R) |
| Wayne Township Trustee, Starke County | Suzie (Donna) K. Woods (D) vs. Richard L. Wendel (R) |
Also on every Starke 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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