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2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Indiana House, District 58

Indiana House of Representatives. 2-year term. Open seat: Michelle Davis is not on the ballot.

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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

  • House District 58 covers part of Johnson County, including Whiteland, New Whiteland and Greenwood, per the House Republican caucus [3].
  • Open seat: incumbent Michelle Davis ran for State Senate District 41 instead of re-election and won that Republican primary [5, 4].
  • May 5, 2026 Republican primary (certified): John Reed 1,691 votes (about 42.6%), Ed Brickley 1,331 (33.5%), former state Rep. John Young 952 (24.0%) [11]. Democratic primary: Michelle Hennessee Sears 1,330 (about 75.3%), Eric Reingardt 437 (24.7%) [11].
  • Davis was re-elected with 67.4% of the vote in 2024, per Wikipedia's compilation [4].
  • No debate or candidate forum for this race was found.
  • Key differences: Reed has published positions on property taxes, education, public safety, abortion and guns [12, 13]; no issue statements from Hennessee Sears were found, so policy differences cannot be compared from available sources.

Candidates on the ballot

John Reed

Republican

Work
Minister and college administrator; administrative roles at Indiana Baptist College for more than ten years [14]

John Reed is a Greenwood minister and longtime administrator at Indiana Baptist College who won a three-way Republican primary [14, 11]. He lists property tax reform, bail limits for violent offenders and education among his priorities [13].

Reed's background

  • Minister and college administrator; has held administrative roles at Indiana Baptist College for more than ten years, including about eight as dean of students, per his campaign [14]. His iVoterGuide profile also lists a 2026 role as assistant to the pastor at New Life Baptist Church [13].
  • Holds bachelor's (2015), master's (2017) and Ph.D. (2025) degrees from Indiana Baptist College and Seminary in Greenwood [14, 13].
  • Has lived in Greenwood for more than 15 years [14]. Has not held elected office [13].

Reed's positions

Property taxes

  • Says he wants property tax relief while keeping resources for local governments [12]; lists property tax reform as his second legislative priority [13].

Budget

  • Supports continued fiscal restraint and a balanced budget [12]; wrote that "a balanced budget has been the norm under Republican leadership now for over a decade" without naming specific cuts [13].

Public safety

  • Lists "no bail for violent offenders" as his top legislative priority [13]. Says he supports police and firefighters and wants Johnson County's prosecution approach extended to Marion County [12].

Education

  • Supports instruction in traditional core subjects, better pay and resources for teachers, and parental choice among public, charter, private, home and technical schools [12]. Opposes guaranteeing taxpayer-funded college [13].

Abortion

  • Supports legal protection for human life from conception and opposes government funding for abortion providers [13]. Says he is the only candidate in the race endorsed by Indiana Right to Life [12].

Guns

  • Says he will oppose efforts to restrict gun ownership [12]; supports allowing teachers to carry guns at school [13].

Health care

  • Opposes a government guarantee of health insurance; supports redirecting subsidies to health savings accounts, price transparency and holding insurers accountable for claim denials [13].

Other

  • Opposes legalizing recreational marijuana and supports photo ID for voting [13].

How Reed would run the office

  • Priority legislation, in order: no bail for violent offenders; property tax reform; protecting traditional education [13].

Reed on the current officeholder

  • Open seat. Reed's campaign site does not mention Davis [12]; it pledges that he will be accessible to District 58 voters and not controlled by special interest groups [12].

How Reed got on the ballot

  • Won the May 5, 2026 Republican primary with 1,691 votes over Ed Brickley (1,331) and former Rep. John Young (952) [11].

Reed's endorsements and funding

  • Endorsed in the primary by Americans for Prosperity-Indiana [15]. His campaign lists endorsements from Johnson County Commissioner Brian Baird, Johnson County Prosecutor Lance Hamner, Greenwood Common Council President Mike Campbell, Greenwood City Clerk Jeannine Myers and other local officials, plus Hoosiers for Quality Education, IPFF PAC, Indiana Right to Life and Stand for Health Freedom [12]. iVoterGuide also lists the NRA Political Victory Fund [13].

What we could not find about Reed

  • Local coverage (Daily Journal, Franklin) of his campaign could not be reviewed for this profile.
  • No fundraising data found.

Reed's campaign website

Sources for Reed

Michelle Hennessee Sears

Democratic

Michelle Hennessee Sears won the Democratic primary over Eric Reingardt with about 75% of the vote [11]. Little public information about her background or positions was found.

Sears's background

  • Lists a bachelor's degree from the University of Southern Indiana in Evansville (2003-2007) on iVoterGuide; she provided no work or community information there [16].

Sears on the current officeholder

  • Open seat. No statements by Hennessee Sears about Davis, Reed or the seat's direction were found.

How Sears got on the ballot

  • Won the May 5, 2026 Democratic primary with 1,330 votes to Eric Reingardt's 437 [11].

Sears's endorsements and funding

  • iVoterGuide lists an endorsement from Planned Parenthood Alliance Advocates [16].

What we could not find about Sears

  • No campaign website found; she did not answer iVoterGuide's questionnaire. A campaign Facebook page titled "Hennessee for Indiana House" and a TikTok account are linked from iVoterGuide, but their posts could not be reviewed for this profile.
  • No news coverage, issue statements, occupation or residence could be confirmed from freely available sources; local coverage (Daily Journal, Franklin) could not be reviewed for this profile.
  • No fundraising data found.

Sources for Sears

Key points

  • House District 58 covers part of Johnson County, including Whiteland, New Whiteland and Greenwood, per the House Republican caucus. (Indiana House Republicans (caucus description))
  • Open seat: incumbent Michelle Davis ran for State Senate District 41 instead of re-election and won that Republican primary. (WFIU/Indiana Public Media)
  • Key differences: Reed has published positions on property taxes, education, public safety, abortion and guns; no issue statements from Hennessee Sears were found, so policy differences cannot be compared from available sources. (John Reed campaign)

Sources

Researched Saturday, October 10, 2026

  1. Indiana House of Representatives (Wikipedia)
  2. 2026 General Election Candidate List (Indiana Election Division)
  3. State Rep. Michelle Davis — House District 58 (Indiana House Republicans (caucus description))
  4. 2026 Indiana House of Representatives election (Wikipedia)
  5. Davis wins Republican primary over state senator who voted against redistricting (WFIU/Indiana Public Media)
  6. 2026 Primary Election results (certified), State Representative (Indiana Election Division, Indiana Election Results (ENR))
  7. Reed for Indiana (campaign home page) (John Reed campaign)
  8. John Reed — Indiana State Representative, District 58 (candidate questionnaire) (iVoterGuide)
  9. About John Reed (John Reed campaign)
  10. AFP-IN Endorses Three Candidates in House District Races (Americans for Prosperity)
  11. Michelle Hennessee Sears — Indiana State Representative, District 58 (iVoterGuide)
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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