Blackford County Surveyor

What this office does

The county surveyor is an elected county officer created by the Indiana Constitution. The surveyor keeps the county's land survey records and corners and is the technical authority on regulated drains; a surveyor who is a civil engineer plans and supervises the county's surveying and engineering work ^{[1, 2, 3]}.

The job in full — the duties the Indiana Code puts in it, the term, what it pays and who sets that, and what to ask a candidate.

Term

4 years ^[1]

Term limit

None; the constitutional eight-in-twelve limit does not apply to the surveyor ^[1]

Qualifications

Must have lived in the county for at least one year before the election, be registered to vote in the county by the filing deadline, and file a statement of economic interests ^[4]

Pay and staff

Set by the county council, which also fixes the number of deputies and employees; the officer files a budget estimate each summer ^{[5, 6]}

On the 2026 ballot

29 counties; 1 contested (more candidates, including write-ins, than seats) ^[7]

Blackford County's numbers for this office

Legal Insights county office research (Oct. 13, 2026): Indiana Gateway budgets 2019-2026 and the indicator sources linked on each line.

Budgeted separately, not included above: drainage board (dept 0063), $20,200.

• Includes $71,315 in funds named for the office (for example a commissary or perpetuation fund) that are not coded to its department.

Also on the record for this office

• GIS budget 2026 (all departments): 0

About this race

• Only one candidate is on the ballot for this office ^[7].

Candidates on the ballot

Key points

• Only one candidate is on the ballot for this office. (Indiana Election Division)

Sources