Meet the 2026

Republican Primary Candidates

Federal, State, & County

United States Representative, Sixth District

Sarah Janisse Brown

Jefferson Shreve

Indiana State Representative, District 53

Ethan Lawson

Indiana State Representative, District 54

Cory Criswell

Indiana State Representative, District 88

Chris Jeter

Judge of the Hancock Superior Court, No. 1

Judge D.J. Davis

Janet Miles-Manship

Judge of the Hancock Superior Court, No. 2

Cody B. Coombs

Hancock County Prosecutor

Brent E. Eaton

Hancock County Circuit Court Clerk

Dusty Wicker

Hancock County Assessor

Debra A. Carnes

Cindy Wolski Roberts

Hancock County Auditor

Mary P. Bowmer

Hancock County Commissioner, District 2

Gary McDaniel

Hancock County Council, District 1

Clark Smith

Hancock County Council, District 2

Grant Crider

Marcia Moore

Hancock County Council, District 3

Jeff Cummins

Hancock County Council, District 4

J. Scott Wooldridge

Hancock County Recorder

Nicole E. Parcell

Hancock County Sheriff

Gary W. Achor, Jr.

David Carver

John J. Jester

Hancock County Surveyor

Chad E. Coughenour

Fortville Town Council Member, At Large

Fritz Fentz

Fortville Town Council Member, District 2

Ryan Rummell

McCordsville Town Council At Large

Ruth Hess

Scott Jones

Township Candidates

Blue River Township Trustee

Brandon Jones

Blue River Township Board Member

Kyle Engleking

Linda Muegge

Brandywine Township Trustee

Danielle Metz-Lancaster

Brandywine Township Board Member

Cherie (Charlee) Burrow

Marc J. Hill

Beth Ray-Scott

Brown Township Trustee

Theresa Ebbert

Brown Township Board Member

Phyllis Collier Vest

Mark Grass

Joseph Ricker

Buck Creek Township Trustee

Paul W. Sergi

Micki Simunek

Buck Creek Township Board Member

Andrew deLivron

David K. Stillinger

Center Township Trustee

Thomas Lopez

Center Township Board Member

Dakota M. Coates

David Hawkins

Bryan Leonard

Alek Venturino

Green Township Trustee

Stephanie Jones

Green Township Board Member

William T. Jones, II

Mike Maroska

Bob Yeager

Jackson Township Trustee

Tarra Youngclaus

Jackson Township Board Member

Jason Effing

Bob McDaniel

Keith A. Wilson

Sugar Creek Township Trustee

Jayson Combs

Sugar Creek Township Board Member

Joe Fitzgerald

Dale A. Kelso

Mark Mattes

Vernon Township Trustee

Florence L. May

Vernon Township Board Member

Shelley R. Haney

Larry J. Longman

Tim Plank

Marybeth Sears