2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Dubois County Recorder

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What this office does

The county recorder is an elected county officer created by the Indiana Constitution. The recorder records and indexes deeds, mortgages, plats and other documents affecting land in the county and collects the fees for recording them ^{[1, 2]}.

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: No more than eight years in any twelve-year period (Indiana Constitution, Article 6, Section 2) ^[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 ^[3]
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 ^{[4, 5]}
On the 2026 ballot: 54 counties; 14 contested (more candidates, including write-ins, than seats) ^[6]

What the law puts in this job (3)

Records deeds, mortgages, plats and other documents presented for recording, and keeps indexes so they can be found ^[2].
Collects recording fees set by state law ^[7].
Must complete 15 hours of training in the first year in office and 40 hours over each three years, and certify it to the State Board of Accounts ^[8].

Dubois 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.

This office's 2026 budget

$217,150

0.6% of the county's adopted 2026 budget · 51% more than 2019, before inflation

2019 $143,9472026 $217,150

The year-by-year figures

Adopted budget, all funds, 2019-2026 (not adjusted for inflation)

2019: $143,947
2020: $155,099
2021: $159,563
2022: $175,570
2023: $182,865
2024: $189,631
2025: $210,433
2026: $217,150

Budget lines counted: 0004 COUNTY RECORDER; fund 9510 Record Perpetuation

Adopted 2026 county budget (Form 1 line items, Form 4B) and earlier years' budgets

Elected official's pay, 2026 budget line

$59,684

From the county budget; verify against the county's 2026 salary ordinance. A line can include longevity pay or a second role.

Includes $58,150 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

recording system: Recorder's office changing to Fidlar recording software; Enhanced Access fund re-established (Ord. 2025-15, council Oct. 27, 2025) [https://cms7files1.revize.com/dubois/Council%2010-27-25.pdf]

About this race

No candidate forum or debate for this race was found in free sources as of Oct. 13, 2026.

Candidates on the ballot

Tammy Guth

Republican

Republican Tammy Guth has been Dubois County's chief deputy recorder since 2019 and says she would continue "recording and preserving" residents' land records ^[10].

Guth's background

Chief deputy recorder in Dubois County since 2019; paralegal studies degree from Vincennes University (1995), according to the Dubois County Free Press ^[10].
Holds a NACo High Performance Leadership Academy certificate and an Association of Indiana Counties Certificate of Excellence, according to the same report ^[10].

How Guth would run the office

Said she wants to keep "recording and preserving their land records" and to continue to "serve our county and community," citing "the depth of knowledge and hands-on experience" the job requires ^[10].

How Guth got on the ballot

Won the May 5, 2026 Republican primary with 3,718 votes, ahead of Sheila Asbell (2,557) ^[11].

Sources for Guth

Guth files for County Recorder (Dubois County Free Press)

Adam Mann

Democratic

Adam Mann is the Democratic candidate on the state's general-election list ^[6].

What we could not find about Mann

No campaign website, candidate questionnaire, news interview or biography was found in free sources as of Oct. 13, 2026.
How the party filled its ballot spot after the primary (for example by caucus) was not confirmed.
No Democratic candidate was on the May 5, 2026 primary ballot for this office; listed as the Democratic candidate on the state's Sept. 22 general-election list ^{[11, 6]}.

Sources for Mann

2026 General Election Candidate List (Indiana Election Division)

Sources

Researched Tuesday, October 13, 2026

Constitution of the State of Indiana, Article 6, Section 2 (quoted in the 2026 Candidate Guide) (Indiana Election Division)
Indiana Code 36-2-11-8: Recorder; recording duties (Indiana General Assembly (2026 Indiana Code))
2026 Indiana Candidate Guide (County Offices) (Indiana Election Division)
Indiana Code 36-2-5-3: County fiscal body; compensation and positions (Indiana General Assembly (2026 Indiana Code))
Indiana Code 36-2-5-5: Officers' budget estimates (Indiana General Assembly (2026 Indiana Code))
2026 General Election Candidate List (Indiana Election Division)
Indiana Code 36-2-7-10: Recorder's fees (Indiana General Assembly (2026 Indiana Code))
Indiana Code 36-2-11-2.5: Recorder; training requirements (Indiana General Assembly (2026 Indiana Code))
Guth files for County Recorder (Dubois County Free Press)
2026 Primary Election results (certified), Indiana Election Night Reporting (Indiana Election Division)

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Candidate lists: As of Sunday, October 18, 2026.
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