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Voter Information
You may order your mail-in ballot now. They begin to go out in September.
Voter registration deadline is Monday, October 5th. Even if you've never missed an election, we encourage everyone to check your voting status in your Indiana voter portal prior to each election.
In-person early voting begins Tuesday, October 6th.
Election Day is Tuesday, November 3rd, 2026.
MEET YOUR 2026 DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES
STATEWIDE AND CONGRESSIONAL OFFICES
The following candidates will be on all DeKalb County ballots.
STATE HOUSE OFFICES
Senate district 14 is all of DeKalb County, except for the far west townships of Fairfield, Richland, Keyser, and Butler.
State Representative district 52 is all of DeKalb County.
LOCAL OFFICES
County Council District 2 includes the townships of Fairfield, Smithfield, Franklin, Troy and portions of Union.
County Council District 3 includes the townships of Richland, Keyser, and Butler.
Town Council for Hamilton 1 includes Franklin Township.
Chris Refner
COUNTY COUNCIL
DISTRICT 2
Bobby York
COUNTY COUNCIL
DISTRICT 3
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Larry Bowers
TOWN COUNCIL
HAMILTON D 1
OFFICE FOR TOWNSHIP TRUSTEE
Each candidate is running for their respective township.
Dawn Prentice
Yingling
FAIRFIELD TOWNSHIP
Jon Lane
JACKSON TOWNSHIP
Leigh White
KEYSER TOWNSHIP
Patrick O'Brien
UNION TOWNSHIP
TOWNSHIP BOARD MEMBER
Each candidate is running for their respective township board. Each board has three members, giving you the opportunity to vote for as many as three board members in your specific township.
A "*" indicates the candidate is the projected winner with no opponent.
Jessica Carlson
BUTLER TOWNSHIP BOARD
Deborah Lane
JACKSON TOWNSHIP BOARD
Melissa Getts
BUTLER TOWNSHIP BOARD
*Gary Hart
RICHLAND TOWNSHIP BOARD
*George (Sam) Weicht
FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP BOARD
Jennifer Hathaway
UNION TOWNSHIP BOARD
Beth Ault
JACKSON TOWNSHIP BOARD
Kelly Sobol DeLong
WILMINGTON TOWNSHIP BOARD
Our neighbors from all across the county have stepped up to give you a choice this November. Below you can see a map by township of which candidades will be on your ballot. From Secretary of State to township board members, we have candidates that need your support this fall.
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