2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026
Voted on across Gibson County.
The clerk of the circuit court is an elected county officer created by the Indiana Constitution. The clerk keeps the records of every court in the county and collects court fees, sits on the county election board, and in most counties is also the voter registration officer [1, 2, 3, 4].
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.
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
$413,975
0.9% of the county's adopted 2026 budget · 3% more than 2019, before inflation
Adopted budget, all funds, 2019-2026 (not adjusted for inflation)
Budget lines counted: 0001 CLERK OF CIRCUIT COURT (COUNTY CLERK)
Adopted 2026 county budget (Form 1 line items, Form 4B) and earlier years' budgets
Elected official's pay, 2026 budget line
$53,320
From the county budget; verify against the county's 2026 salary ordinance. A line can include longevity pay or a second role.
Budgeted separately, not included above: election board, voter registration, election expense, clerk IV-D (depts 0062, 0010, 0104, 0665), $234,250.
A position compares this county with counties of similar size. It is not a grade: for most measures a higher or lower number is neither good nor bad on its own.
Turnout, Nov. 2024 general election · 2024 general
67.9%
Ballots cast as a share of registered voters.
How much this is the officeholder's to decide: low: voters decide whether to vote; the clerk and election board run voting sites and absentee options
Position 9 of 31 counties with 25,000 to 50,000 residents that have this figure (1 = highest value)
Absentee and early voting share, Nov. 2024 · 2024 general
41.7%
Absentee ballots, including early in-person votes, as a share of all ballots.
How much this is the officeholder's to decide: partial: the county election board (the clerk plus two party appointees) sets early-voting sites and hours, with unanimity required for satellite sites
Position 28 of 34 counties with 25,000 to 50,000 residents that have this figure (1 = highest value)
Registered voters, May 2026 primary · May 2026 primary
23,524
From the Election Division.
Context, not something the officeholder sets: the number of registered voters the office serves
Turnout, May 2026 primary · May 2026 primary
12.5%
Ballots cast as a share of registered voters.
How much this is the officeholder's to decide: low: voters decide whether to vote; the clerk and election board run voting sites and absentee options
Position 33 of 33 counties with 25,000 to 50,000 residents that have this figure (1 = highest value)
Court clearance rate · 2025
80.3%
Cases closed as a share of cases filed in 2025, all trial courts (not infractions or ordinance violations).
How much this is the officeholder's to decide: low for the clerk: judges decide cases; the clerk keeps records and dockets
Position 34 of 34 counties with 25,000 to 50,000 residents that have this figure (1 = highest value)
Court filings per judicial officer · 2025
1,361
2025 filings per judge or magistrate.
How much this is the officeholder's to decide: low for the clerk: judges decide cases; the clerk keeps records and dockets
Position 18 of 34 counties with 25,000 to 50,000 residents that have this figure (1 = highest value)
Republican
Sherri Smith is the Republican nominee [10].
Sources for Smith
Researched Tuesday, October 13, 2026
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