Candidate Filings Start Tomorrow Across Indiana

      Candidate filing for Indiana’s 2026 Primary Election begins tomorrow.
      Candidates wishing to be on the Democrat or Republican primary ballot can begin filing declaration of candidacy paperwork that day.
Minor Party, Independent, and Write-In candidates will file declarations of candidacy for the November General Election later in the year, after the May Primary Election is held.
      Candidates for U.S. House of Representatives, state legislative, and judicial offices including county prosecuting attorneys, file declaration of candidacy with the Indiana Secretary of State or the Indiana Election Division.
      The Secretary of State’s Office and the Indiana Election Division will accept filings 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays starting Wednesday and running February 6th at noon.