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2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Indiana House, District 66

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

  • House District 66 includes portions of Clark, Jefferson and Scott counties in southern Indiana, according to the House Republican caucus [3].
  • Payne won the seat in 2020 by defeating Democratic incumbent Terry Goodin 55.8% to 44.2%, and was re-elected in 2024 with 69.4% of the vote, according to Wikipedia [12, 13].
  • Payne and Price are each listed by Wikipedia as the only declared candidates in their parties' May 5, 2026 primaries [13].
  • No debate or forum between the two candidates was found as of October 10, 2026.
  • Data centers are a local issue: Payne praised Meta's Jeffersonville data center in 2024, while Price calls for state rules on where and how data centers are built and for tighter regulation of related tax exemptions [5, 14].

Candidates on the ballot

Zach Payne

RepublicanIncumbent

Work
Owns a marketing business in southern Indiana [3]

The Republican incumbent, first elected in 2020 and vice chair of the House Elections and Apportionment Committee [3].

Payne's background

  • Owns a marketing business in southern Indiana; holds degrees from Purdue University, the University of Southern Indiana and Charter Oak State College, according to the caucus [3].
  • Served as Clark County recorder and on the Jeffersonville City Council (2012–2015) [3].
  • Lives in Charlestown [3].

Payne's positions

Taxes

  • His campaign site cites his votes for what it calls the largest tax cut in state history and the $545 million automatic taxpayer refund [16].

Gun rights

  • Says he co-authored the law allowing handgun carry without a license [16].

Abortion

  • His site describes a "100% pro-life voting record" [16].

Economy & jobs

  • Says he is focused on helping southern Indiana attract higher-paying jobs [16].

Elections & redistricting

  • Said in 2024 that "we will continue to pursue ways to ensure all Hoosiers can vote in the safest way possible" [4].

How Payne would run the office

  • His campaign site lists support for taxpayers, higher-paying jobs and local law enforcement [16].

Payne on the current officeholder

  • Is the current officeholder. No statements by Payne about his challenger were found [16].

How Payne got on the ballot

  • Wikipedia lists him as the only declared candidate in the May 5, 2026 Republican primary [13].

What we could not find about Payne

  • The caucus member page lists no Payne press releases dated 2026.
  • No public statements explaining his votes on SB 1, the 2025 budget or HB 1032 were found; Louisville Public Media noted his vote for HB 1032 without comment from him.
  • His role in the House Elections Committee's December 2025 handling of HB 1032 was not confirmed.
  • Wikipedia says he was endorsed in 2024 by Ron Paul and Rep. Thomas Massie; 2026 endorsements not found.
  • No fundraising totals found.
  • No formal endorsements are listed on his campaign site [16].

Payne's record in office

Indiana House record, District 66 (2023-2026) · compiled from the official record, Oct. 12-13, 2026

Authored
25
2 became law
Co-authored
37
8 became law
Co-sponsored
1
1 became law

Committees, 2026 session

  • Elections and Apportionment (Vice Chair)
  • Education
  • Employment, Labor and Pensions
  • Elections, Interim Study Committee on (House Majority Member)

Floor votes

  • 2023: Yes 297, No 77, Excused 113, Not voting 4
  • 2024: Yes 265, No 34, Excused 6, Not voting 5
  • 2025: Yes 343, No 124, Excused 42, Not voting 1
  • 2026: Yes 250, No 98, Excused 14, Not voting 15
How Payne voted on 37 selected bills
The 63 bills Payne carried

  • HB 1613: Indiana education scholarship account program.

    2023 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Amends the: (1) definition of "eligible student" for purposes of eligibility under the Indiana education scholarship account program; and (2) grant amount that an eligible student may receive under the program.

  • HB 1614: Repeal of involuntary firearm removal process.

    2023 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Repeals provisions concerning the: (1) confiscation and retention of firearms from a dangerous person; (2) compilation and publication of statistics related to the confiscation and retention of firearms from a dangerous person; and (3) making of a false report that a person is dangerous.

  • HB 1615: Legalization of cannabis.

    2023 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Legalizes the sale and use of cannabis by a person at least 18 years of age.

  • HB 1616: Assessed value.

    2023 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Limits the annual increase in assessed value of real property to 5% unless ownership of the real property changes during the year or the increase results from physical changes to the real property.

  • HB 1617: Possession of pepper spray on campus.

    2023 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Provides that state educational institutions may not adopt regulations that prohibit students, faculty, employees, and others on the educational institution's property from carrying pepper spray.

  • HB 1618: Exemption for new business personal property.

    2023 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Provides that for business personal property purchased after December 31, 2023, the total acquisition cost of a taxpayer's total business personal property in a county for an assessment date is exempt from taxation.

  • HB 1619: Lawful carry by state elected officials and staff.

    2023 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Permits a member of the general assembly, professional staff of the general assembly, and a state officer to carry a handgun within the state capitol building and on the property of the Indiana government center campus if the person is not prohibited from carrying a handgun by state or federal law.

  • HB 1620: School board elections.

    2023 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Requires candidates for school board offices to be nominated in the same manner as candidates for all other elected offices are nominated.

  • HB 1621: Self-service storage facilities.

    2023 · Authored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Specifies that the term "personal property" includes trailers.

  • HB 1622: County elected officials training fund.

    2023 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Allows money in the county elected officials training fund (fund) to be used to pay for county employee training or the development of orientation or onboarding programs for training new hire county employees.

  • 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 1057: Service and delivery of alcoholic beverages.

    2023 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Allows a beauty culture salon (salon) to serve complimentary wine or beer by the glass to a customer on the premises without an alcoholic beverage permit.

  • HB 1060: Dissolution of towns.

    2023 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Repeals a statute relating to the dissolution of a small town (a town with a population of less than 500) and included towns in Marion County.

  • HB 1083: Student immunizations.

    2023 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Removes a requirement that a school corporation record or include certain immunization information in the official high school transcript for a high school student.

  • HB 1117: Second amendment protection.

    2023 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Provides that certain federal laws that infringe on the right to keep and bear arms are invalid, not recognized, and rejected, and shall not be enforced by Indiana.

  • HB 1118: Prohibited services relating to care of minors.

    2023 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Prohibits specified health care professionals from: (1) performing, or causing to be performed, certain medical procedures on a minor; or (2) subjecting a minor to certain activities that purposely attempt to change, reinforce, or affirm a minor's perception of the minor's own sexual attraction or sexual behavior, or attempt to change, reinforce, or affirm a minor's gender identity when the identi

  • HB 1120: Artisan distillers.

    2023 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Modifies a provision that specifies the general purposes of laws concerning alcohol and tobacco.

  • HB 1127: Exemption from COVID-19 immunization requirements.

    2023 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Provides that an employer may not require an employee to submit to testing for the presence of COVID-19 unless the employee had a known high risk exposure to COVID-19 or has active symptoms of COVID-19.

  • HB 1201: Rare disease advisory council.

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

    Establishes the rare disease advisory council (council) to address various issues concerning the needs of patients in Indiana with rare diseases and their caregivers and providers.

  • HB 1261: Self-defense.

    2023 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Specifies that "reasonable force" includes the pointing of a loaded or unloaded firearm for purposes of arrest or to prevent an escape, or for self-defense.

  • HB 1262: Emergency powers.

    2023 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Provides that the orders, rules, and regulations made, amended, or rescinded by the governor must be narrowly tailored to serve a compelling public health or safety interest.

  • HB 1278: Nondisclosure agreements in economic development.

    2023 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Prohibits the Indiana economic development corporation, the state (or any instrumentality of the state), or any other public authority, or any party negotiating on behalf of any of those entities, from entering into an economic development agreement or contract that contains any provision, clause, or language that provides that the agreement or contract, or any of its terms, is confidential, or th

  • HB 1333: Annexation remonstrance signature requirements.

    2023 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Provides that an annexation is void (except for an annexation of land located within an economic development project site) if a remonstrance petition is signed by: (1) at least 51% (instead of 65%) of the landowners in the annexation area; or (2) the owners of 60% (instead of 80%) in assessed value of land in the annexation area.

  • HB 1356: Cannabis.

    2023 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Decriminalizes the possession of: (1) two ounces or less of cannabis; or (2) five grams or less of hash oil or hashish.

  • HB 1505: Elections matters.

    2023 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Prohibits the Indiana election commission from doing any of the following: (1) Instituting, increasing, or expanding vote by mail or absentee vote by mail.

  • HB 1594: Protection of born alive infants.

    2023 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Provides that when a woman who is in premature labor presents to a hospital, the hospital must inform the woman of the hospital's capabilities of treating the born alive infant and managing a high risk pregnancy and, if it does interfere with the woman's care, the hospital must provide this information before the woman is admitted to the hospital.

  • HB 1596: Protection of life.

    2023 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Finds that: (1) human physical life begins when a human ovum is fertilized by a human sperm; and (2) a mother and her unborn child are equally valuable as individual patients when receiving health care services from a health care provider.

  • HB 1407: Assessed value.

    2024 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Limits the annual increase in assessed value of real property to 5% unless ownership of the real property changes during the year or the increase results from physical changes to the real property.

  • HB 1408: Indiana education scholarship account program.

    2024 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Amends the: (1) definition of "eligible student" for purposes of eligibility under the Indiana education scholarship account program; and (2) grant amount that an eligible student may receive under the program.

  • HB 1409: Repeal of involuntary firearm removal process.

    2024 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Repeals provisions concerning the: (1) confiscation and retention of firearms from a dangerous person; (2) compilation and publication of statistics related to the confiscation and retention of firearms from a dangerous person; and (3) making of a false report that a person is dangerous.

  • HB 1410: Legalization of cannabis.

    2024 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Legalizes the sale and use of cannabis by a person at least 18 years of age.

  • HB 1411: Elimination of state individual income tax.

    2024 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Eliminates the state individual adjusted gross income tax by reducing the rate to 0%.

  • 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 1072: Student immunizations.

    2024 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Provides that a student enrolled in a health profession education program may not be required to receive an immunization as a condition of: (1) participating in; or (2) obtaining; clinical training or clinical experience required by the program.

  • HB 1073: Special education.

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

    Provides that the commission on seclusion and restraint in schools (commission) must include eliminating or minimizing the need for use of time-out in its model restraint and seclusion plan.

  • HB 1142: Hoosier first responder medal of honor.

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

    Establishes the Hoosier first responder medal of honor (medal).

  • HB 1145: Emergency powers.

    2024 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Provides that the governor shall declare a disaster emergency by executive order or proclamation only to the extent necessary to provide assistance or otherwise implement measures directly related to a federal declaration of emergency for all or a portion of Indiana.

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

    2024 · Co-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 1234: Property tax limits on agricultural real property.

    2024 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Applies the 2% limitation on property taxes applicable to agricultural land to all agricultural real property, including buildings.

  • HB 1289: Daylight saving time.

    2024 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Exempts Indiana from daylight saving time.

  • HB 1400: Bullion depositories and legal tender.

    2024 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Defines "bullion" as refined silver or gold, in any shape or form, that has certain specified characteristics.

  • HB 1651: Elimination of state individual income tax.

    2025 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Eliminates the state individual adjusted gross income tax by reducing the rate to 0%.

  • HB 1652: Choice scholarships.

    2025 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Amends the definition of "eligible choice scholarship student".

  • HB 1653: Repeal of involuntary firearm removal process.

    2025 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Repeals provisions concerning the: (1) confiscation and retention of firearms from a dangerous person; (2) compilation and publication of statistics related to the confiscation and retention of firearms from a dangerous person; and (3) making of a false report that a person is dangerous.

  • HB 1654: Legalization of cannabis.

    2025 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Legalizes the sale and use of cannabis by a person at least 18 years of age.

  • HB 1655: Prohibited food ingredients.

    2025 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Prohibits the use of various food additives in Indiana.

  • HB 1656: Property tax freeze for persons 65 and older.

    2025 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Freezes the property tax liability on a homestead of an individual who is at least 65 years of age.

  • HB 1229: Local government finance.

    2025 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Abolishes the assessment of tangible property after December 31, 2025, and the imposition of property taxes after December 31, 2026.

  • HB 1271: Indiana welcome signs.

    2025 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Requires the Indiana department of transportation to include the state motto or slogan, "The Crossroads of America", or the variation "Crossroads of America", on the face of a welcome sign installed at an entry point to Indiana on an interstate, a highway, a street, or a road.

  • HB 1334: Unborn children.

    2025 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Modifies the definition of "human being" in the criminal code to include an unborn child.

  • HB 1337: Time observance in Indiana.

    2025 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Exempts Indiana from daylight saving time.

  • HB 1393: Immigration notice.

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

    Provides that if a law enforcement officer arrests an individual for a felony or a misdemeanor and there is probable cause to believe that the individual is not lawfully present in the United States, the jail or detention facility shall notify the county sheriff of the probable cause during the individual's intake process, and the county sheriff shall notify the proper authority.

  • HB 1375: Repeal of involuntary firearm removal process.

    2026 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Repeals provisions concerning the: (1) confiscation and retention of firearms from a dangerous person; (2) compilation and publication of statistics related to the confiscation and retention of firearms from a dangerous person; and (3) making of a false report that a person is dangerous.

  • HB 1376: Prohibited food additives.

    2026 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Prohibits the use of various food additives in Indiana.

  • HB 1377: Straight ticket voting.

    2026 · Authored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Repeals provisions that prohibit counting straight party votes for candidates for election to an at-large district to which more than one person may be elected.

  • HB 1422: Immigration matters.

    2026 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Requires certain state agencies to give hiring preference to an individual who is a citizen or national of the United States over another individual who is an alien if the two individuals are equally qualified.

  • HB 1147: Licensure of certified public accountants.

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

    Provides that an individual is eligible to take the examination for licensure as a certified public accountant if the individual has at least a baccalaureate degree with a concentration in accounting or equivalent as determined by the board to be appropriate.

  • HB 1151: Time observance in Indiana.

    2026 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Exempts Indiana from daylight saving time.

  • HB 1288: Local government finance.

    2026 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Abolishes the assessment of tangible property after December 31, 2026, and the imposition of property taxes after December 31, 2027.

  • HB 1342: County commissioner districts.

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

    Urges the legislative council to assign to an appropriate interim study committee the task of studying whether the county executive should implement certain processes with respect to establishing or revising districts.

  • SB 254: Ivy Tech Community College.

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

    Consolidates duties and responsibilities for Ivy Tech Community College (college).

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 Payne's record came from

Payne's campaign website

Sources for Payne

Ryan Price

Democratic

Ryan Price, the Democratic nominee, describes himself as a working Hoosier who has held blue-collar and office jobs and volunteered on fundraising, budgeting and safety projects [14].

Price's background

  • Says he has worked in both blue-collar and office jobs and has volunteered on fundraising, budgeting and safety projects [14].
  • Discussed housing, education and local leadership in a January 2026 interview with The Recovered Republican, a Substack publication [15].

Price's positions

Education

  • Opposes public money going to private schools and supports fully funding public schools, citing more than $490 million moved to private schools in 2024–2025 [14].

Economy & jobs

  • Says wages have not kept pace with housing, health care, child care and grocery costs, and supports workers' rights [14].

Health care

  • Supports affordable care and keeping rural medical facilities open [14].

Housing

  • Proposes property assessment reform, incentives for modest energy-efficient starter homes, and protections against large corporate purchases of first-time-buyer homes [14].

Taxes

  • Proposes a marginal income tax structure that lowers the burden on working and middle-class families, and tighter regulation of corporate tax incentives such as exemptions for large data center projects [14].

Data centers

  • Supports solar on existing structures rather than farmland; wants laws on where and how data centers are built rather than stopping the industry, and wants to end AI tracking of citizens [14].

How Price would run the office

  • Lists education, wages, health care, housing, tax reform and solar/data center rules as priorities [14].

Price on the current officeholder

  • His campaign site does not mention Payne [14].

How Price got on the ballot

  • Wikipedia lists him as the only declared candidate in the May 5, 2026 Democratic primary [13].

What we could not find about Price

  • No local news coverage of his campaign was found.
  • The Ballot Brief reported no campaign website as of Sept. 8, 2026, though pricein66.com was live on Oct. 10.
  • No fundraising totals found.
  • No endorsements are listed on his campaign site, which takes donations through ActBlue [14].

Price's campaign website

Sources for Price

Key points

  • House District 66 includes portions of Clark, Jefferson and Scott counties in southern Indiana, according to the House Republican caucus. (Indiana House Republicans)
  • Data centers are a local issue: Payne praised Meta's Jeffersonville data center in 2024, while Price calls for state rules on where and how data centers are built and for tighter regulation of related tax exemptions. (Indiana House Republicans)
  • Payne and Price are each listed by Wikipedia as the only declared candidates in their parties' May 5, 2026 primaries. (Wikipedia)

Sources

Researched Saturday, October 10, 2026

  1. Indiana House of Representatives (Wikipedia)
  2. 2026 General Election Candidate List (Indiana Election Division)
  3. Zach Payne — member page (Indiana House Republicans)
  4. Jefferson County lawmakers to serve on key House committees (Indiana House Republicans)
  5. Reps. Payne, Engleman: New $800M Meta data center is major win for Jeffersonville (Indiana House Republicans)
  6. Zach Payne (Wikipedia)
  7. 2026 Indiana House of Representatives election (Wikipedia)
  8. Ryan Price for Indiana House District 66 (Ryan Price campaign)
  9. A conversation with Ryan Price (The Recovered Republican (Substack))
  10. Zach Payne for State Representative (Zach Payne campaign)
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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