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LiberalMind’s complete claim-by-claim breakdown of this race is published.
The race
The Secretary of State is a statewide elected office in Indiana. The seat is open. The office is currently held by Diego Morales (Republican). Diego Morales is not on the general-election roster below.
On the ballot
- Max Engling — Republican
- Beau Bayh — Democratic
- Lauri A. Shillings — Libertarian
- Greg Ballard — Lincoln Party
- Andrew Delano — Write-in
Roster status
The candidate roster below is drawn from official state and campaign records gathered for this race; final confirmation against official state candidate lists continues.
Race notes
Open seat in practice — incumbent Diego Morales was defeated for renomination at the June 20 Republican state convention by Max Engling. Indiana has no governor race in 2026; SOS is on the ballot. Roster corrected 2026-10-25 from indiana-statewide-2026.md (confirmed general-election ballot); see INVENTORY-PASS-2026-10-25.md.
Sources
- Candidate roster source — https://news.ballotpedia.org/2026/10/21/26-states-are-holding-elections-for-secretary-of-state-this-year-in-23-of-those-that-person-oversees-the-states-elections/
Winner: Beau Bayh (Democratic) — called by the Associated Press. This result was appended on November 5, 2026 (results wave 3); the original article above is unchanged, exactly as published before Election Day.
This page is updated as reporting is verified — Election 2026 coverage, LiberalMind. Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026.