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2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Franklin Township Trustee, Marion County

Voted on by residents of Franklin Township, in Marion County.

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Who votes on this seat: Only voters who live in this township vote in this race.

What this office does

The township trustee is the elected executive of an Indiana township. The trustee administers township assistance (help for residents in need), manages township property and funds and, where the township provides it, fire protection, and prepares the budget that the township board adopts [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 [3]
Elected
By the voters of the township on the partisan general-election ballot [3]
Qualifications
Must be registered to vote in the township by the filing deadline and file a statement of economic interests [4]
On the 2026 ballot
940 townships; 152 contested (more candidates, including write-ins, than seats) [5]
What the law puts in this job (5)
  • Is the township executive: keeps township records, manages township property and pays township obligations [1].
  • Administers township assistance for residents who cannot meet basic needs, under state standards [6].
  • Prepares the township budget, which the three-member township board adopts [2].
  • In many townships, provides or contracts for fire protection and emergency services [7].
  • Files an annual report on township receipts and spending, which the township board reviews [8, 9].

About this race

  • The current officeholder, Danny Meador (Republican), is on the ballot for another term [11, 5].
  • No candidate forum or debate for this race was found in free sources as of Oct. 13, 2026.

Candidates on the ballot

Temica S Key

Democratic

Temica S Key is the Democratic candidate on the state's general-election list [5].

What we could not find about Key

  • 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 [12, 5].

Sources for Key

Danny Meador

RepublicanIncumbent

Danny Meador (Republican) is the current officeholder, according to the county [11].

Meador's background

  • Listed by the county as the current officeholder [11].

How Meador got on the ballot

  • Won the May 5, 2026 Republican primary unopposed, with 1,887 votes [12].

What we could not find about Meador

  • No campaign website, candidate questionnaire or interview stating plans for the office was found in free sources as of Oct. 13, 2026.

Sources for Meador

Sources

Researched Tuesday, October 13, 2026

  1. Indiana Code 36-6-4-3: Township executive; duties (Indiana General Assembly (2026 Indiana Code))
  2. Indiana Code 36-6-6-11: Township legislative body; annual budget (Indiana General Assembly (2026 Indiana Code))
  3. Indiana Code 36-6-4-2: Township executive; election and term (Indiana General Assembly (2026 Indiana Code))
  4. 2026 Indiana Candidate Guide (County Offices) (Indiana Election Division)
  5. 2026 General Election Candidate List (Indiana Election Division)
  6. Indiana Code 12-20-1-1: Township trustee as administrator of township assistance (Indiana General Assembly (2026 Indiana Code))
  7. Indiana Code 36-8-13-3: Township fire protection and emergency services (Indiana General Assembly (2026 Indiana Code))
  8. Indiana Code 36-6-6-9: Township legislative body; annual meeting and trustee's report (Indiana General Assembly (2026 Indiana Code))
  9. Township Requirements (Indiana State Board of Accounts)
  10. Franklin Township Trustee's Office (Franklin Township, Marion County)
  11. 2026 Primary Election results (certified), Indiana Election Night Reporting (Indiana Election Division)
What's included
the U.S. House, statewide offices, every Indiana House and Senate district on the ballot, 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.
Everything else
Local races (county, city, school board, judges) and anything else on your ballot are on your official sample ballot: IndianaVoters.in.gov.
Candidate lists
As of Sunday, October 18, 2026.
At the polls
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

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