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2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Hancock County, Indiana: 2026 local races

County and township races and local questions on Hancock County ballots, in addition to the federal and statewide races. Which township races you see depends on where you live; city, town and school board races appear in the app.

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County offices

  • Judge of the Hancock Superior Court, No. 1

    Countywide

    • Janet Miles-Manship · Republican

  • Judge of the Hancock Superior Court, No. 2

    Countywide

    • Cody B. Coombs · Republican

  • Prosecuting Attorney of Hancock County, 18th Judicial Circuit

    Countywide

    • Brent E. Eaton · RepublicanIncumbent

  • Hancock County Circuit Court Clerk

    Countywide

    • Dusty Wicker · Republican

  • Hancock County Auditor

    Countywide

    • Mary P. Bowmer · RepublicanIncumbent

  • Hancock County Recorder

    Countywide

    • Nicole E. Parcell · Republican

  • Hancock County Sheriff

    Countywide

    • Gary W. Achor, Jr. · Republican
    • James Calvert, Jr. · Democratic

  • Hancock County Surveyor

    Countywide

    • Chad E. Coughenour · RepublicanIncumbent

  • Hancock County Assessor

    Countywide

    • Debra A. Carnes · RepublicanIncumbent

  • Hancock County Commissioner, District 2

    District 2

    • Jordan Coleman · Democratic
    • Gary McDaniel · RepublicanIncumbent

  • Hancock County Council, District 1

    District 1

    • Anthony Arnold · Democratic
    • Clark Smith · RepublicanIncumbent

  • Hancock County Council, District 2

    District 2

    • Luke J Lomax · Libertarian
    • Marcia Moore · Republican

  • Hancock County Council, District 3

    District 3

    • Jeff Cummins · Republican
    • Carol Pearson · Democratic

  • Hancock County Council, District 4

    District 4

    • J. Scott Wooldridge · Republican

Township races

Blue River Township (2 races)

  • Blue River Township Board Member, Hancock County

    Blue River Township

    • Steve Craney · Republican
    • Kyle Engleking · Republican
    • Linda Muegge · Republican

  • Blue River Township Trustee, Hancock County

    Blue River Township

    • Brandon Jones · Republican

    • Open the Blue River Township ballot

Brandywine Township (2 races)

  • Brandywine Township Board Member, Hancock County

    Brandywine Township

    • Cherie (Charlee) Burrow · Republican
    • Marc J. Hill · Republican
    • Beth Ray-Scott · Republican

  • Brandywine Township Trustee, Hancock County

    Brandywine Township

    • Danielle Metz-Lancaster · Republican

    • Open the Brandywine Township ballot

Brown Township (2 races)

  • Brown Township Board Member, Hancock County

    Brown Township

    • Mark Grass · Republican
    • Joseph Ricker · Republican
    • Phyllis Collier Vest · Republican

  • Brown Township Trustee, Hancock County

    Brown Township

    • Theresa Ebbert · Republican

    • Open the Brown Township ballot

Buck Creek Township (2 races)

  • Buck Creek Township Board Member, Hancock County

    Buck Creek Township

    • Andrew deLivron · Republican
    • William (Bill) McDonald · Democratic
    • Greg Rogers · Republican
    • David K. Stillinger · Republican

  • Buck Creek Township Trustee, Hancock County

    Buck Creek Township

    • Micki Simunek · Republican

    • Open the Buck Creek Township ballot

Center Township (2 races)

  • Center Township Board Member, Hancock County

    Center Township

    • Dakota M. Coates · Republican
    • David Hawkins · Republican
    • Bryan Leonard · Republican
    • Justin S. Sweigart · Democratic
    • Jesse Vetters · Democratic
    • Jon P. Wogenstahl · Democratic

  • Center Township Trustee, Hancock County

    Center Township

    • Thomas Lopez · Republican

    • Open the Center Township ballot

Green Township (2 races)

  • Green Township Board Member, Hancock County

    Green Township

    • William T. Jones, II · Republican
    • Mike Maroska · Republican
    • Bob Yeager · Republican

  • Green Township Trustee, Hancock County

    Green Township

    • Stephanie Jones · Republican

    • Open the Green Township ballot

Jackson Township (2 races)

  • Jackson Township Board Member, Hancock County

    Jackson Township

    • Kiley Blalock · Democratic
    • Jason Effing · Republican
    • Bob McDaniel · Republican
    • Keith A. Wilson · Republican

  • Jackson Township Trustee, Hancock County

    Jackson Township

    • Tarra Youngclaus · Republican

    • Open the Jackson Township ballot

Sugar Creek Township (2 races)

  • Sugar Creek Township Board Member, Hancock County

    Sugar Creek Township

    • Corey Dick · Democratic
    • Joe Fitzgerald · Republican
    • Brian R. Hollington · Democratic
    • Dale A. Kelso · Republican
    • Mark Mattes · Republican
    • Liza Sumpter · Democratic

  • Sugar Creek Township Trustee, Hancock County

    Sugar Creek Township

    • Jayson Combs · Republican

    • Open the Sugar Creek Township ballot

Vernon Township (2 races)

  • Vernon Township Board Member, Hancock County

    Vernon Township

    • Emily Benford · Democratic
    • Paul D. Dayton · Democratic
    • Ryan Handy · Democratic
    • Larry J. Longman · Republican
    • Tim Plank · Republican
    • Marybeth Sears · Republican

  • Vernon Township Trustee, Hancock County

    Vernon Township

    • Florence L. May · Republican

    • Open the Vernon Township ballot

What's included: the U.S. House, statewide offices, the state legislature (by district, in the app), Indiana's statewide public questions and judicial retention questions, and county, township, city, town and school board races from the Indiana Election Division's candidate list.

Local races (county, city, school board, judges) and anything else on your ballot are on your official sample ballot: IndianaVoters.in.gov.

Indiana law lets you bring a list of candidates and public questions into the polling place, including one stored on your phone, as long as you don't electioneer. IC 3-11-8-18.5

Candidate lists as of Wednesday, October 14, 2026.

This is not an official ballot. Confirm your registration, polling place and ballot with your election office through vote.gov.