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2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Indiana House, District 86

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 86 is in northwest Indianapolis (Marion County); WFYI described it in 2022 as including part of Butler Tarkington and Traders Point [16, 4]. Glenn Bill's campaign describes it as northwest Indianapolis and Pike Township, with about 67,900 residents [17].
  • DeLaney was reelected without opposition in 2024 and won 73% to 27% over Republican Mark Small in 2022 [3, 16].
  • May 5, 2026 primaries: Wikipedia's 2026 election page lists DeLaney as the only declared Democrat and Glenn Bill as the only declared Republican [3].
  • No debate or forum between the candidates was found.
  • Key differences: Bill supports working toward "the total elimination of property taxes through a responsible, phased approach" [18]; DeLaney voted against the 2025 property-tax law (SEA 1) and the 2025 budget [5, 7]. On spending, DeLaney has urged using the state surplus for preschool, health insurance and public schools [19], while Bill lists opposing "wasteful government spending" and reducing the tax burden [18].

Candidates on the ballot

Glenn Bill

Republican

Work
Real estate broker for more than 38 years; leads the Glenn Bill Group [17]

Republican nominee; Indianapolis real estate broker, author and former high school football coach who served two terms on the Washington Township Board of Trustees [17]. His listed priorities are roads, property-tax relief and accountable government [17].

Bill's background

  • Real estate broker for more than 38 years; his campaign says he bought a franchise at 23, grew it, later sold it, and now leads the Glenn Bill Group; also a keynote speaker, author and podcast host [17].
  • High school football position coach for 25 years at his alma mater, Bishop Chatard; the campaign says he played or coached on 13 state championship teams [17].
  • Served two terms on the Washington Township Board of Trustees, was elected a State Republican Delegate, and is a precinct committee member, and served on the MIBOR REALTOR Association board [17].
  • Describes himself as a lifelong resident of District 86 and Indianapolis [17].

Bill's positions

Property taxes

  • Supports "working toward the total elimination of property taxes through a responsible, phased approach"; says any transition must be "carefully planned, fully modeled, and transparent" and suggests gradually broadening the tax base, "including selected services" [18].
  • Says relief should also reach renters, noting the campaign's estimate that about 60% of occupied homes in the district are renter-occupied [18].

Roads & infrastructure

  • Lists as his first priority fixing Indianapolis roads "by fighting for a fairer share of state funding for District 86" [17].

Data centers

  • Opposes "blanket or open-ended incentives" for data centers; says incentives should require commitments on investment, jobs and local revenue, that data centers must pay "their fair share" of utility and infrastructure costs, and that local communities should keep a voice over zoning, water, noise and setbacks [18].

Housing

  • Supports reducing regulatory barriers that raise construction costs, streamlining permitting, first-time homebuyer programs and mixed-income development [18].

Education

  • Lists investing in public education, competitive teacher pay, expanded school choice, vocational education and parental rights [18].

Public safety

  • Supports funding local law enforcement, stronger penalties for violent crime and mental health resources [18]. Told iVoterGuide firearms should be kept from violent felons, domestic abusers and people legally found dangerous, and that he supports background checks and due process [28].

How Bill would run the office

  • Top three priorities: Indianapolis roads, property-tax relief for homeowners, seniors and working families, and "accountable government" with greater transparency [17].

How Bill got on the ballot

  • Listed as the only declared Republican for District 86 in the May 5, 2026 primary [3].

What we could not find about Bill

  • No news coverage of his candidacy was found; information comes from his campaign site and iVoterGuide.
  • The dates of the Washington Township Board terms were not found.
  • Campaign finance reports were not reviewed.
  • No statements by Bill about DeLaney or his record were found. He told iVoterGuide he is running to represent all District 86 residents [28].
  • No endorsements were found. iVoterGuide's contribution listing shows past donations by Bill to candidates including Todd Young (2019) and Kyrsten Sinema (2018) [28]. No 2026 fundraising totals were found.

Bill's campaign website

Sources for Bill

Edward O. DeLaney

DemocraticIncumbent

Work
Retired lawyer; practiced 30 years at the firm now named Barnes & Thornburg, later at DeLaney & DeLaney [4]

Democratic incumbent since 2008 and member of the Education and Ways and Means committees [4, 3]. In 2025-26 he focused on budget and education funding, oversight of state agencies and contractors, and opposition to mid-decade redistricting [7, 10, 8].

DeLaney's background

  • Retired lawyer; practiced 30 years at the Indianapolis firm now named Barnes & Thornburg and later at DeLaney & DeLaney; Harvard Law School graduate (1973) and former Navy junior officer [4].
  • Chaired the Indiana Development Finance Authority under Gov. Evan Bayh (1990-96) and served on the Indianapolis Police Merit Board; was the founding lawyer for Investigative Reporters and Editors [4].

DeLaney's positions

State budget

  • Opposed the 2025 budget, saying "We have done very little for K-12 public education in this budget while being disproportionately generous with private school vouchers" and that it cut local public health support by more than two-thirds [7].
  • After the July 2026 fiscal year-end report, said "We should be using our surplus to address the problems that Hoosiers elected us to solve" and asked, "Why not fully fund preschool, shore up health insurance, or return to our previous robust support of public education?" [19]

Elections & redistricting

  • Responding to the announced redistricting special session in October 2025, said he would be "happy to have a special session to help the people we were elected to serve – Hoosier taxpayers – not to play a political game" [20].
  • Asked Secretary of State Diego Morales in May 2026 to step aside from any recount involving Sen. Spencer Deery, citing Morales's public support for redistricting [21].

Government oversight

  • Sought a House investigation of the IEDC in 2026, saying "Hoosiers deserve to know if their tax dollars were indeed misused" [10].
  • Said of his contractor-disclosure amendment: "Contracts involving taxpayer dollars should be awarded to the best possible service provider, not to the highest campaign contributor" [11].

Energy & utilities

  • Criticized the House majority in January 2026 for blocking a vote on an amendment to bar utilities from charging customers for lobbying costs [22]. In August 2026 criticized Gov. Braun's removal of Utility Regulatory Commission member Andy Zay [23].

Education

  • Called the drop in Indiana's college-going rate to 51.7% a result of reduced financial aid and legislative actions toward colleges (July 2025) [24]. Offered a 2026 amendment, defeated, to reverse 2025 budget changes giving the governor sole power to appoint IU trustees [25].

Public safety & immigration

  • Said school resource officers, campus police and hospital police should be exempt from immigration-detention duties, and offered an amendment requiring violent offenders to serve Indiana sentences before deportation (Feb. 2026) [12].
  • Opposed letting the governor deploy National Guard military police to a city without local consent (Jan. 2026) [26]. In September 2025 called for gun safety legislation, saying Indiana's gun laws are too weak and "We shouldn't have to wait for an atrocity to strike in our home state" [27].

DeLaney on the current officeholder

  • Is the current officeholder. No statements by DeLaney about his 2026 challenger were found.

How DeLaney got on the ballot

  • Listed as the only declared Democrat for District 86 in the May 5, 2026 primary [3].

What we could not find about DeLaney

  • No 2026 campaign website or news coverage of his reelection bid was found.
  • Bills he authored that became law in 2023-2026 were not identified.
  • Campaign finance reports were not reviewed.
  • No 2026 campaign platform was found; his recent caucus statements call for more spending on preschool, health coverage and public schools and for a legislative investigation of the IEDC [19, 10].
  • No endorsements or 2026 fundraising totals were found in the sources reviewed.

DeLaney's record in office

Indiana House record, District 86 (2023-2026) · compiled from the official record, Oct. 12-13, 2026

Authored
13
0 became law
Co-authored
29
14 became law
Co-sponsored
7
5 became law

Committees, 2026 session

  • Education
  • Ways and Means
  • Code Revision Committee (House Minority Member)
  • Fiscal Policy, Interim Study Committee on (House Minority Member)

Floor votes

  • 2023: Yes 419, No 69, Excused 3
  • 2024: Yes 254, No 54, Excused 2
  • 2025: Yes 400, No 103, Excused 5, Not voting 2
  • 2026: Yes 302, No 74, Not voting 1
How DeLaney voted on 37 selected bills
The 49 bills DeLaney carried

  • HB 1005: Housing.

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

    Establishes the residential housing infrastructure assistance program (program) and residential housing infrastructure assistance revolving fund (fund).

  • HB 1013: Indiana department of health.

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

    Changes references from the state department of health to the Indiana department of health.

  • HB 1048: Technical corrections.

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

    Addresses technical errors in the Indiana Code, including spelling, tabulation, formatting, grammatical, and cross-reference issues.

  • HB 1050: Various motor vehicle matters.

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

    Adds an exception to the disposition of surplus personal property by a governmental body.

  • HB 1209: Destination development corporation foundation.

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

    Allows the destination development corporation (corporation) to establish a nonprofit subsidiary corporation to solicit and accept private sector funding, gifts, donations, bequests, devises, and contributions.

  • HB 1452: Exclusion of discharged student loans as income.

    2023 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Provides that the Indiana adjusted gross income add back of forgiven federal student loan debt that is excluded under the Internal Revenue Code applies only to the 2021 taxable year and does not apply to federal student loan debt forgiven in subsequent taxable years.

  • HB 1550: Educational costs exemption.

    2023 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Provides that an eligible applicant is entitled to enter, remain, and receive instruction in an approved postsecondary educational institution (institution) upon the same conditions, qualifications, and regulations prescribed for other applicants for admission to or scholars in the institution without the payment of any educational costs for a certain number of credit hours at the institution.

  • SB 167: FAFSA.

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

    Requires all students, except for students at certain nonpublic schools, in the student's senior year to complete and submit the FAFSA not later than April 15 unless: (1) a parent of a student or a student, if the student is an emancipated minor, signs a waiver that the student understands what the FAFSA is and declines to complete it; or (2) the principal or school counselor of the student's high

  • SB 2: Taxation of pass through entities.

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

    Authorizes certain pass through entities to make an election to pay tax at the entity level based on each owner's aggregate share of adjusted gross income.

  • SB 4: Public health commission.

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

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

  • HB 1273: Uniform recognition and enforcement of Canadian protection orders.

    2024 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Codifies the Uniform Recognition and Enforcement of Canadian Domestic Violence Protection Orders Act.

  • HB 1330: The attorney general and amicus curiae briefs.

    2024 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Provides that the attorney general may file an amicus curiae brief only if the governor gives written approval to file the amicus curiae brief.

  • HB 1331: Legislative oversight.

    2024 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Establishes the economic development policy oversight commission.

  • HB 1339: Entertainment zones.

    2024 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Establishes entertainment zones within a consolidated city.

  • HB 1340: Administrative rules.

    2024 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Removes the requirement that a proposed agency rule, proposed provisional rule, or proposed interim rule that adds or amends language to increase or expand application of a fee, fine, or civil penalty or a schedule of fees, fines, or civil penalties must be submitted to the budget committee for review.

  • 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 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 1026: Commission, committee, and board administration.

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

    Specifies certain duties and responsibilities relating to the operations of various task forces, committees, boards, and councils (statutory entities).

  • HB 1096: 529 college savings distributions.

    2024 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Excludes from Indiana adjusted gross income distributions made from a 529 college choice education savings plan (529 account) that are not used to pay qualified higher education expenses but that satisfy each of the requirements under Section 126 of the SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022.

  • HB 1253: Internet and social media literacy education.

    2024 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Requires the department of education to develop curricula concerning Internet and social media literacy.

  • HB 1358: Excused absences.

    2024 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Defines "crisis day".

  • HB 1381: Property tax deductions and credits.

    2024 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Makes the following property tax changes for assessment dates occurring after December 31, 2024: (1) Increases the assessed value cap from $240,000 to $350,000 that applies to an individual's eligibility for the: (A) over 65 property tax deduction; and (B) over 65 circuit breaker credit; without altering the requirement in current law that any subsequent increases in assessed value are not conside

  • SB 35: Technical corrections.

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

    Addresses technical issues in the Indiana Code, including those related to spelling, tabulation, formatting, grammar, and cross-references.

  • SB 80: Code publication amendments.

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

    Makes Indiana Code publication amendments.

  • HB 1386: Community corrections program.

    2025 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Specifies that a community corrections program is a political subdivision for purposes of: (1) the statute prohibiting legal actions by political subdivisions against the firearms industry; and (2) the tort claims act.

  • HB 1387: Uniform recognition of Canadian protection orders.

    2025 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Codifies the Uniform Recognition and Enforcement of Canadian Domestic Violence Protection Orders Act.

  • HB 1481: Presidential electors apportionment task force.

    2025 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Establishes the presidential electors apportionment task force (task force) to: (1) study and assess the state of Nebraska law that requires electoral votes for President of the United States to be apportioned between congressional district presidential electors and at-large presidential electors; and (2) make a recommendation as to whether Indiana should pass legislation to adopt the state of Neb

  • HB 1482: Entertainment zones.

    2025 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Establishes entertainment zones within a consolidated city.

  • HB 1483: The attorney general and amicus curiae briefs.

    2025 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Provides that the attorney general may file an amicus curiae brief only if the governor gives written approval to file the amicus curiae brief.

  • HB 1049: Public service attorney scholarships.

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

    Establishes the: (1) county deputy prosecuting attorney and public defender scholarship program (program); and (2) county deputy prosecuting attorney and public defender scholarship fund (fund).

  • HB 1050: Technical corrections.

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

    Addresses technical issues in the Indiana Code, including those related to spelling, tabulation, formatting, grammar, and cross-references.

  • HB 1135: Real world and finance curriculum grant funds.

    2025 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Establishes the real world readiness grant program (program) to provide grants to eligible schools to better prepare students for life after graduation with or without the assistance of a partnering organization.

  • HB 1150: 529 college savings distributions.

    2025 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Excludes from Indiana adjusted gross income distributions made from a 529 college choice education savings plan (529 account) that are not used to pay qualified higher education expenses but that satisfy each of the requirements under Section 126 of the SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022.

  • HB 1233: Local government reorganization.

    2025 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Provides that on January 1, 2027, in all counties except Marion County, the following occur: (1) Township government is dissolved.

  • HB 1305: Mental health and substance use disorder screening.

    2025 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Requires each school corporation and charter school to develop a plan to conduct developmentally appropriate evidence based: (1) mental health screening; and (2) substance use disorder screening; for students in kindergarten through grade 12.

  • HB 1313: Reentry support pilot programs.

    2025 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Establishes a peer mentorship pilot program in the: (1) Indiana state prison; (2) New Castle Correctional Facility; (3) Branchville Correctional Facility; (4) Indiana women's prison; and (5) Putnamville Correctional Facility; to use peer mentors and other qualified individuals to provide counseling and other services to aid in the reentry of incarcerated individuals.

  • HB 1478: Pro bono legal services fee.

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

    Removes the sunset provision for pro bono legal services fees.

  • HB 1489: Indiana-Ireland trade commission.

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

    Establishes the Indiana-Ireland trade commission (commission) to advance bilateral trade and investment between Indiana and Ireland and other related matters.

  • HB 1510: School counselor grants.

    2025 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Establishes the school counselor grant fund.

  • HB 1090: The attorney general and amicus curiae briefs.

    2026 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Provides that the attorney general may file an amicus curiae brief only if the governor gives written approval to file the amicus curiae brief.

  • HB 1091: Resisting law enforcement.

    2026 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Resolves a conflict between HEA 1014-2025 and HEA 1637-2025.

  • HB 1094: Uniform recognition of Canadian protection orders.

    2026 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Codifies the Uniform Recognition and Enforcement of Canadian Domestic Violence Protection Orders Act.

  • HB 1075: Mental health and substance use disorder screening.

    2026 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Requires each school corporation and charter school to develop a plan to conduct developmentally appropriate evidence based: (1) mental health screening; and (2) substance use disorder screening; for students in kindergarten through grade 12.

  • HB 1088: Technical corrections.

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

    Addresses technical issues in the Indiana Code, including those related to spelling, tabulation, formatting, grammar, and cross-references.

  • HB 1268: Indiana defense matters.

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

    Adds one voting member to the Indiana defense task force (task force) appointed by the president pro tempore of the senate and one voting member to the task force appointed by the speaker of the house.

  • HB 1325: Special education.

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

    Requires the department of education, in collaboration with the Indiana department of health, the department of child services, and the office of the secretary of family and social services to report and make recommendations concerning certain data regarding residential placement, developmental preschool, and special education.

  • HB 1329: Real property assessment.

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

    Establishes the real property assessment task force (task force) to review issues related to real property assessment in Indiana.

  • SB 219: Uniform Antitrust Pre-merger Notification Act.

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

    Incorporates into Indiana's law governing businesses and other associations the Uniform Antitrust Pre-Merger Notification Act (Act), as approved and recommended for enactment in all states by the Uniform Law Commission.

  • SB 250: Regulation of hemp.

    2026 · Co-sponsored · passed the Senate only; did not pass the House

    Defines "THC" for purposes of Indiana alcohol and tobacco law.

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 DeLaney's record came from

DeLaney's campaign website

Sources for DeLaney

Key points

  • Key differences: Bill supports working toward "the total elimination of property taxes through a responsible, phased approach"; DeLaney voted against the 2025 property-tax law (SEA 1) and the 2025 budget. (Glenn Bill campaign)

Sources

Researched Saturday, October 10, 2026

  1. Indiana House of Representatives (Wikipedia)
  2. 2026 General Election Candidate List (Indiana Election Division)
  3. 2026 Indiana House of Representatives election (Wikipedia)
  4. Ed DeLaney (member page) (Indiana House Democratic Caucus)
  5. House Roll Call 433: SB 1 (Local government finance), third reading (Indiana General Assembly (roll-call PDF mirrored by FastDemocracy/BillTexts))
  6. DeLaney opposes 2025 state budget (Indiana House Democratic Caucus)
  7. DeLaney offers food for thought for IN GOP lawmakers 'flight' to Washington (Indiana House Democratic Caucus)
  8. DeLaney attempt to protect taxpayer dollars, investigate IEDC struck down (Indiana House Democratic Caucus)
  9. Republicans reject measure to require transparency from state contractor (Indiana House Democratic Caucus)
  10. DeLaney amendments to protect Hoosiers from harmful provisions in ICE bill rejected (Indiana House Democratic Caucus)
  11. Indiana House election results (WFYI)
  12. Glenn Bill for State Representative – Indiana District 86 (home and about pages) (Glenn Bill campaign)
  13. Platform & Priorities (Glenn Bill campaign)
  14. DeLaney calls on Republicans to use growing surplus to benefit Hoosiers (Indiana House Democratic Caucus)
  15. DeLaney responds to announcement of special session (Indiana House Democratic Caucus)
  16. DeLaney urges Morales to remove himself from Deery's recount (Indiana House Democratic Caucus)
  17. DeLaney astonished by Republican refusal to take ratepayers' side (Indiana House Democratic Caucus)
  18. DeLaney slams Braun's latest utility commission shuffle (Indiana House Democratic Caucus)
  19. DeLaney comments on Indiana's declining college-going rate (Indiana House Democratic Caucus)
  20. DeLaney amendment to reverse changes to IU Trustee selection process rejected (Indiana House Democratic Caucus)
  21. DeLaney amendment to protect communities from unwanted military presence rejected (Indiana House Democratic Caucus)
  22. DeLaney joins students in push for gun reform (Indiana House Democratic Caucus)
  23. Glenn Bill, State Representative, District 86 (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
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