Porter County Coroner

What this office does

The county coroner is an elected county officer created by the Indiana Constitution. The coroner investigates deaths that occur in the county under the circumstances set out in state law and determines the cause, manner and mechanism of death ^{[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

22 counties; 3 contested (more candidates, including write-ins, than seats) ^[6]

Porter 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.

Measured, for this county

These are health context figures, not a measure of the coroner's work. 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.

About this race

• The county lists Cyndi Dykes as the current officeholder; Cyndi Dykes is not a candidate for this office in 2026 ^{[9, 6]}.
• No candidate forum or debate for this race was found in free sources as of Oct. 13, 2026.

Candidates on the ballot

Key points

• The county lists Cyndi Dykes as the current officeholder; Cyndi Dykes is not a candidate for this office in 2026. (Porter County, Indiana)

Sources