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2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Indiana House, District 18

Indiana House of Representatives. 2-year term.

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What this office does

Members of the Indiana House of Representatives write and vote on state laws as part of the Indiana General Assembly. The House has 100 members, each representing one district for a two-year term [1].

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
2 years [1]
Term limit
None [1]
Seats
100 [1]
On the 2026 ballot
All 100 [2]
What the law puts in this job (2)
  • Introduces and votes on state legislation as one of the two chambers of the Indiana General Assembly [1].
  • Must be at least 21 years old when taking office and have lived in the district for at least a year [1].

About this race

  • David Abbott (Republican) is the only candidate for House District 18 [2].

Candidates on the ballot

David H. Abbott

RepublicanIncumbent

Work
Previously worked in automotive manufacturing, in design engineering and management [3]

Republican David Abbott of Rome City represents House District 18 (parts of Elkhart, Kosciusko, Noble and Whitley counties), according to his caucus biography [3].

Abbott's background

  • Served 27 years on the Rome City Town Council and three years as a Noble County commissioner [3].
  • Previously worked in automotive manufacturing in design engineering and management [3].

How Abbott would run the office

  • His caucus biography says he works for "fiscal responsibility, smaller government and greater local control" [3].

How Abbott got on the ballot

  • Won the May 5, 2026 Republican primary unopposed, with 5,429 votes [4].
  • Has no opponent on the November ballot [2].

What we could not find about Abbott

  • No opponent is on the ballot, so no candidate forum or questionnaire was expected; no 2026 campaign platform was reviewed.

Abbott's record in office

Indiana House record, District 18 (2023-2026) · compiled from the official record, Oct. 12-13, 2026

Authored
18
3 became law
Co-authored
28
10 became law
Sponsored
3
2 became law
Co-sponsored
24
16 became law

Committees, 2026 session

  • Government and Regulatory Reform (Vice Chair)
  • Employment, Labor and Pensions
  • Natural Resources
  • Employment and Labor, Interim Study Committee on (House Majority Member)

Floor votes

  • 2023: Yes 394, No 47, Excused 50
  • 2024: Yes 278, No 29, Excused 2, Not voting 1
  • 2025: Yes 395, No 80, Excused 34, Not voting 1
  • 2026: Yes 279, No 98
How Abbott voted on 37 selected bills
The 73 bills Abbott carried

  • HB 1150: Hunting season for disabled veterans.

    2023 · Authored · passed the House only; did not pass the Senate (not reported from Senate committee)

    Provides that the director of the department of natural resources shall designate four days a year as free hunting days for critically disabled veterans and youth hunters.

  • HB 1174: Highway finances.

    2023 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Reduces the required percentage amount of the motor vehicle highway account distributions that counties, cities, and towns must use for the construction, reconstruction, and preservation of highways from 50% in current law to 40% in calendar years beginning January 1, 2024, and ending December 31, 2025.

  • HB 1304: Watercraft registration renewal fee.

    2023 · Authored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Changes the formula for determining the fee for renewal of a watercraft registration.

  • HB 1305: Wake boarding and wake surfing.

    2023 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Specifies restrictions that apply to wake boarding or wake surfing on a public freshwater lake.

  • HB 1008: Pension investments.

    2023 · Co-authored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Specifies certain entities, actions taken, or factors considered to which the ESG commitment provisions do not apply.

  • HB 1027: Renter's tax deduction for disabled veterans.

    2023 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Allows a disabled veteran who rents a dwelling as a principal place of residence to claim an additional renter's deduction of up to $3,000 from the disabled veteran's adjusted gross income.

  • HB 1034: Income tax exemption for military pay.

    2023 · Co-authored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Exempts military pay for members of a reserve component of the armed forces of the United States or the national guard from the individual income tax.

  • HB 1114: New courts and new magistrates.

    2023 · Co-authored · reported from House committee; no House third-reading vote

    Allows the judges of the Daviess circuit and superior courts to appoint a full-time magistrate.

  • HB 1119: Elkhart County courts.

    2023 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Allows the judges of the Elkhart circuit and superior courts to appoint four full-time magistrates and beginning January 1, 2024, to appoint two additional full-time magistrates.

  • HB 1167: Live streaming and archiving meetings.

    2023 · Co-authored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Requires governing bodies of state and local agencies (excluding a state supported college or university) to provide, on a publicly accessible platform: (1) live transmissions of public meetings; and (2) an archive of copies of the live transmissions with links to any meeting agendas, minutes, or memoranda.

  • HB 1197: Distribution of registration fees.

    2023 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Establishes the law enforcement training academy account (account) consisting of money deposited from various registration or license plate fees (various fees) imposed by the bureau of motor vehicles.

  • HB 1231: Gender transition procedures for minors.

    2023 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Prohibits specified health care professionals from providing gender transition procedures to a minor that are intended to alter the gender of the minor or delay puberty.

  • HB 1639: Watershed development commissions.

    2023 · Co-authored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Provides that the executives of one or more counties may adopt ordinances designating their counties as members of a proposed watershed development commission and that the proposed watershed development commission is established as a legal entity with the counties as its members if it is recognized by the natural resources commission.

  • SB 1: Behavioral health matters.

    2023 · Co-sponsored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Provides that, subject to certain procedures and requirements, the office of the secretary of family and social services may apply to the United States Department of Health and Human Services: (1) for a Medicaid state plan amendment, a waiver, or an amendment to an existing waiver to require reimbursement for eligible certified community behavioral health clinic services; or (2) to participate in

  • SB 134: Retail sale of dogs.

    2023 · Co-sponsored · passed the Senate only; did not pass the House (not reported from House committee)

    Enacts an article concerning the retail sale of dogs.

  • SB 4: Public health commission.

    2023 · Co-sponsored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Defines "core public health services" for purposes of public health laws.

  • SB 43: Residency of 911 operators.

    2023 · Co-sponsored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Provides that a public safety agency may not establish or maintain residency requirements for a public safety telecommunicator employed by a public safety agency.

  • SB 451: Carbon sequestration pilot project.

    2023 · Co-sponsored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Defines the term "pore space".

  • SB 74: Local use of restricted funds.

    2023 · Co-sponsored · passed the Senate only; did not pass the House (not reported from House committee)

    Defines "preservation" for purposes of provisions that require counties, cities, and towns to use at least 50% of the money distributed from the motor vehicle highway account for construction, reconstruction, and preservation of highways.

  • HB 1220: Tax deduction and credit for persons 65 or older.

    2024 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Increases, for purposes of the deduction for persons 65 or older: (1) the adjusted gross income threshold for an individual from $30,000 to $40,000; (2) the combined adjusted gross income threshold for an individual filing a joint return with the individual's spouse from $40,000 to $50,000; (3) the combined adjusted gross income for an individual and all other individuals that are joint tenants or

  • HB 1221: Material that is obscene or harmful to minors.

    2024 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Defines terms and amends the education and criminal laws related to material that is obscene or harmful to minors.

  • HB 1237: Annexation.

    2024 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Allows a town to annex: (1) a noncontiguous residential development; and (2) the right-of-way of a public highway connecting the development to the city.

  • HB 1346: Medicare supplement insurance.

    2024 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Provides, after December 31, 2024, the following protections to an individual who is less than 65 years of age and is eligible for and enrolled in Medicare by reason of a disability or having end stage renal disease: (1) Requires an issuer of Medicare supplement policies or certificates (issuer) to make available to the individual the equivalent Medicare supplement policy or certificate that the i

  • HB 1394: DNR best available flood hazard data.

    2024 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Defines "DNR best available data" as: (1) flood hazard mapping data that were created by the department of natural resources (department) and are available on January 1, 2024, on the Indiana Floodplain Information Portal; or (2) any other mapping data created by the department after October 2018 at least in part through the use of techniques other than direct observation and measurement by individ

  • HB 1001: Education and higher education matters.

    2024 · Co-authored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Amends the definition of "eligible student" to include a sibling of a student with a disability with regards to the education scholarship account program (ESA).

  • HB 1002: Enforcement of equal educational opportunity.

    2024 · Co-authored · passed both chambers; vetoed by the Governor

    Defines "antisemitism", specifies that the public policy of the state is to provide educational opportunities free of religious discrimination, and provides that antisemitism is discrimination on the basis of race, creed, religion, or national origin.

  • HB 1004: Pension matters.

    2024 · Co-authored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Provides that a state employee may affirmatively elect to enroll in the deferred compensation plan prior to the auto enroll date on day 31 of the state employee's employment.

  • HB 1062: Work exceptions for minors.

    2024 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Defines "exempted minor" for purposes of the law concerning employment of minors.

  • HB 1133: Use of digitally altered media in elections.

    2024 · Co-authored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Defines "fabricated media" as any of the following: (1) An audio or visual recording of an individual's speech, appearance, or conduct that has been altered without the individual's consent such that: (A) the media conveys a materially inaccurate depiction of the individual's speech, appearance, or conduct as recorded in the unaltered recording; and (B) a reasonable person would be unable to recog

  • HB 1370: Cemetery perpetual care fund.

    2024 · Co-authored · passed the House only; did not pass the Senate (not reported from Senate committee)

    Provides that a cemetery: (1) consisting solely of a columbarium installed before January 1, 2025; (2) that is located on property consisting of at least 40 acres that is owned by a nonprofit organization with a focus on veterans that is exempt from federal income taxation under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code; and (3) that is located on property that was owned by the nonprofit orga

  • HB 1384: Hunting licenses for disabled veterans.

    2024 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Creates a new disabled veteran hunting license bundle that includes a discounted yearly deer hunting license and turkey hunting license.

  • HB 1390: Coverage for living organ donors.

    2024 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Prohibits an insurer that issues a policy of life insurance, disability insurance, or long term care insurance from taking certain actions with respect to the coverage of individuals who are living organ donors.

  • HB 1401: Various natural resources matters.

    2024 · Co-authored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Pauses all tax sales on mineral interests for one year.

  • SB 49: Catastrophically disabled veteran hunting.

    2024 · Sponsored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Provides that catastrophically disabled veterans may hunt on the same free hunting days as those designated for youth hunters by the director of the department of natural resources.

  • SB 105: Updated Indiana Drainage Handbook.

    2024 · Co-sponsored · passed the Senate only; did not pass the House

    Requires the state department of agriculture (department) to oversee and take all actions necessary for the preparation and publication of an updated version of the Indiana Drainage Handbook.

  • SB 140: Natural resources.

    2024 · Co-sponsored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Provides that a person may perform certain activities without obtaining a permit from the department of natural resources (department).

  • SB 215: Medicare supplement insurance.

    2024 · Co-sponsored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Provides that after December 31, 2024, an issuer that makes a Medicare supplement policy or certificate available to persons at least 65 years of age must make the equivalent policy or certificate available to an individual under 65 years of age who is eligible for Medicare because of having a federally defined disability or end stage renal disease.

  • SB 246: Assessment of wetlands classified as wildlands.

    2024 · Co-sponsored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Provides that a parcel of land that: (1) is at least 1/2 of an acre in size; and (2) contains wetlands, as delineated by a person certified in wetland delineation; may be classified as wildlands for purposes of property tax assessment.

  • SB 30: School bus stop arm violation notification.

    2024 · Co-sponsored · passed both chambers in some form; final version not enacted

    Provides that when an individual registers a vehicle, the bureau of motor vehicles shall provide notice that a person who operates a vehicle and who recklessly passes a school bus stopped on a roadway or a private road when the arm signal device is in the device's extended position commits a Class A misdemeanor.

  • HB 1101: Tax deduction and credit for persons 65 or older.

    2025 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Increases, for purposes of the deduction for persons 65 or older: (1) the adjusted gross income threshold for an individual from $30,000 to $40,000; (2) the combined adjusted gross income threshold for an individual filing a joint return with the individual's spouse from $40,000 to $50,000; (3) the combined adjusted gross income for an individual and all other individuals that are joint tenants or

  • HB 1189: Protection of property rights.

    2025 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Provides that under certain circumstances, a residential property owner may obtain the removal of an unauthorized person from the residential property owner's residential real property.

  • HB 1190: Water quality.

    2025 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Establishes the water protection and restoration trust fund (fund).

  • HB 1194: County coroners.

    2025 · Authored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Requires the coroner where the incident occurred to respond to the coroner where the death occurred not more than 24 hours after being contacted to discuss the need for an autopsy.

  • HB 1195: Pornographic material.

    2025 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Requires a specified school to adopt policies and procedures concerning material alleged to be pornographic, obscene, or harmful to minors.

  • HB 1422: Free state park admissions for Gold Star families.

    2025 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Requires the department of natural resources to provide free admission to state parks to a Gold Star family member.

  • HB 1423: Wake boarding and wake surfing.

    2025 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Specifies restrictions that apply to wake boarding or wake surfing on a public freshwater lake.

  • HB 1007: Energy generation resources.

    2025 · Co-authored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Provides a credit against state tax liability for expenses incurred in the manufacture of a small modular nuclear reactor (SMR) in Indiana.

  • HB 1082: Coverage for living organ donors.

    2025 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Prohibits an insurer that issues a policy of life insurance, disability insurance, or long term care insurance from taking certain actions with respect to the coverage of individuals who are living organ donors.

  • HB 1209: Conservancy district board elections.

    2025 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Provides that, after the appointment of the initial board, members of the board of directors of a conservancy district shall be chosen by vote of the freeholders of the conservancy district in the general election held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November of each even-numbered year.

  • HB 1319: Elkhart County courts.

    2025 · Co-authored · reported from House committee; no House third-reading vote

    Allows the judges of the Elkhart circuit and superior courts to appoint five full-time magistrates.

  • HB 1519: Workforce housing assistance program.

    2025 · Co-authored · reported from House committee; no House third-reading vote

    Establishes the workforce housing assistance program (program).

  • HB 1585: Cemetery perpetual care fund.

    2025 · Co-authored · passed the House only; did not pass the Senate

    Exempts certain veteran focused nonprofit cemeteries from certain deposit and trustee requirements with respect to a perpetual care fund.

  • SB 211: Clean water Indiana program.

    2025 · Sponsored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Permits the use of funds from the clean water Indiana fund to manage invasive plant species.

  • SB 291: Anatomical gift inquiries.

    2025 · Sponsored · passed the Senate only; did not pass the House (not reported from House committee)

    Requires a state agency to offer a state employee an opportunity to register as a donor of an anatomical gift: (1) during the state employee's onboarding process; and (2) on an annual basis, during the state agency's employee benefits enrollment period.

  • SB 111: Coverage for living organ donors.

    2025 · Co-sponsored · passed the Senate only; did not pass the House (not reported from House committee)

    Prohibits an insurer that issues a policy of life insurance, disability insurance, or long term care insurance from taking certain actions with respect to the coverage of individuals who are living organ donors.

  • SB 14: Vegetable gardens and livestock.

    2025 · Co-sponsored · passed the Senate only; did not pass the House (not reported from House committee)

    Prohibits a county, city, or town (unit) from adopting or enforcing an ordinance that prevents a person from cultivating a vegetable garden on certain property.

  • SB 157: Protection of property rights.

    2025 · Co-sponsored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Defines "squatter" as an individual who occupies the property of another and who does not have and has never had: (1) a rental agreement; (2) permission of the owner; or (3) another legal interest in the property.

  • SB 178: Natural gas and propane as a clean energy resources.

    2025 · Co-sponsored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Provides that it is the continuing policy of the state to recognize natural gas and propane as "clean energy" or "green energy" for purposes of any state or federal program that provides funding or other incentives for: (1) clean energy initiatives or projects; (2) green energy initiatives or projects; or (3) any similarly designated initiatives or projects; in Indiana.

  • SB 183: Road intersection safety.

    2025 · Co-sponsored · passed both chambers in some form; final version not enacted

    Provides that a person that owns or is the lessee of a parcel of land at an intersection of two county, municipal, or township roads that is not controlled by a traffic signal shall maintain a line of sight area at the intersection.

  • SB 28: Ground water emergencies.

    2025 · Co-sponsored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Allows the owner or operator of a significant ground water withdrawal facility to file a complaint with the director of the department of natural resources (director) that a water well on the property of the owner of the significant ground water withdrawal facility failed to furnish the well's normal supply of water or failed to furnish potable water.

  • SB 280: Deer hunting.

    2025 · Co-sponsored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Provides that, for a hunting season beginning after June 30, 2025, rifles may be used to hunt deer on public property subject to certain restrictions.

  • SB 442: Instruction on human sexuality.

    2025 · Co-sponsored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Provides that, if a school provides instruction on human sexuality or sexually transmitted infections, the instruction must include instruction concerning consent to sexual activity and a presentation on human growth and development during pregnancy.

  • SB 477: Low head dams.

    2025 · Co-sponsored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Provides that the state does not assume ownership of or responsibility for a low head dam that is not listed as owned by the state on the department of natural resources' (department) low head dam roster (roster).

  • SB 520: Perpetual care fund deposits for columbariums.

    2025 · Co-sponsored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Exempts certain veteran focused nonprofit cemeteries from certain deposit and trustee requirements with respect to a perpetual care fund.

  • HB 1062: Wake boarding and wake surfing.

    2026 · Authored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Specifies restrictions that apply to wake boarding or wake surfing on a public freshwater lake.

  • HB 1327: Annexation.

    2026 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Allows a town to annex: (1) a noncontiguous residential development; and (2) the right-of-way of a public highway connecting the development to the city.

  • HB 1031: County coroners.

    2026 · Co-authored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Makes changes to the blood or tissue retention protocols at a hospital for purposes of conducting a death investigation.

  • HB 1077: Boating issues.

    2026 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Requires a person towed by a motorboat to wear a personal flotation device.

  • HB 1272: Collateral recovery services.

    2026 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Renames the private investigator and security guard licensing board as the private investigator, security guard, and collateral recovery agency licensing board, and adds two additional members to the board.

  • HB 1381: Removal of city or town fiscal officer.

    2026 · Co-authored · passed the House only; did not pass the Senate (not reported from Senate committee)

    Allows the legislative body of a city or town (municipality) to petition a court for removal of the municipality's fiscal officer for any of the following: (1) Charging illegal fees for services.

  • SB 182: Gender issues.

    2026 · Co-sponsored · passed the Senate only; did not pass the House (not reported from House committee)

    Defines "female", "male", "gender", and "sex" for all Indiana statutes.

  • SB 224: Department of natural resources.

    2026 · Co-sponsored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Defines various terms.

  • SB 27: Stadium authority.

    2026 · Co-sponsored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Establishes the northwest Indiana stadium authority (stadium authority) for the purpose of acquiring and financing certain facilities.

How this record was put together, and what it does not show

What we list: 28 bills chosen by a rule that does not look at topic: both state budgets, four bills named in advance, the 2025-26 redistricting bill, and in each session and chamber the 3 bills whose final-passage vote drew the most “nay” votes.

  • Votes reflect party caucus dynamics. Indiana has Republican supermajorities in both chambers, and many floor votes split along party lines; a single vote says little without the bill and its context.
  • Bills often die for procedural reasons, such as no committee hearing or a deadline, and a bill marked “not reported from committee” may have become law inside another bill.
  • A third-reading vote is on the version in front of the chamber at that time; the final version can be very different.
  • Authoring and co-authoring are different: co-authors sign on, often in large numbers, and usually did not write the bill.
  • Attendance counts roll calls on bills and joint resolutions (about 89% of numbered roll calls). “Excused” is an absence the chamber approved; “not voting” means no vote was recorded.

Where Abbott's record came from

Sources for Abbott

Key points

Sources

Researched Tuesday, October 13, 2026

  1. Indiana House of Representatives (Wikipedia)
  2. 2026 General Election Candidate List (Indiana Election Division)
  3. Member page: State Representative (Indiana House Republican Caucus)
  4. 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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