2026 ELECTION ANNOUNCEMENT

MAY 5^TH, 2026 PRIMARY

Voters: Absentee Ballot Applications to vote by mail are now being accepted at the Clerk’s Office until April 23^rd, 2026.

Absentee Voting in Person will start Tuesday, April 7^th and will be Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Martin County Courthouse located at 129 Main Street, Shoals. In-person voting will end Monday, May 4^th at 12:00 p.m. NOON. Saturday, April 25^th and Saturday, May 2^nd we will be open at the courthouse for in person Absentee voting from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

Please make sure you are registered to vote at your current license/ID address no later than April 7^th, 2026. You can update/register to vote at the clerk’s office, BMV, or online at  http://www.indianavoters.com/.

Candidates: Republican and Democratic candidates filing period will be January 7^th to February 6^that NOON. Candidates must be registered to vote in their respective district no later than the deadline for filing to run for office. Candidates must have voted for their respective party in the last two (2) primary elections. More information can be found on the Indiana Secretary of State website at in.gov/sos. Forms are available at the Clerk’s office. Independent and minor party candidates’ filing period will be January 7^th to June 30^th by NOON.

Election Candidates that have filed so far are as follows:

            Martin County Council-District 1:       Incumbent Republican Jordan R Berry

Martin County Council -District 2:      Incumbent Republican Jimmy Ray Hamby

Martin County Council- District 3       Incumbent Republican Monty L Gregory

            Martin County Council-District 4:       Incumbent Republican Sheri Bowling

Martin County Assessor:                     Incumbent Republican Carolyn S. McGuire

Martin County Clerk:                          Incumbent Republican Julie Fithian

Martin County Prosecutor:                 Incumbent Republican Aureola Vincz

            Martin County Sheriff:                        Republican Jonah Shaw

                                                                        Republican Keith D Keller

            Shoals Town Council:                          Democrat Walter Holt

                                                                        Republican Luke Copeland

            Shoals Clerk/Treasurer:                      Incumbent Democrat Tina Franklin

            Crane Town Council:                           Republican Robert T Gallagher

                                                                        Incumbent Republican Charles (CJ) Parcels, Jr

                                                                        Incumbent Republican Jeffrey Clark

            Crane Clerk/Treasurer:                       Incumbent Republican Ashely Clark

Rutherford Township Trustee:            Incumbent Republican Terry Street

            Halbert Township Trustee:                  Republican Travis Montgomery

            Halbert Township Board:                    Incumbent Republican Kimberly L Albright

                                                                        Republican Amberly Zeigler

            Mitcheltree Township Board:             Incumbent Republican Becky Sellers

            Perry Township Trustee:                     Incumbent Democrat Jason Hennette

Center Township Board, 3 Positions:  Republican Cathy Evans

                                                            Incumbent Republican Matthew Sullivan

Perry Township Board, 3 positions:    Incumbent Democrat (Anthony) Tony Dant

Martin County Republican State Convention Delegate-at-Large:

Republican Julie Fithian

Republican Gerald Montgomery.

Republican Warren D Albright

            Questions can be directed to the Martin County Clerk’s Office at 812-247-3651.

State Convention Delegates (4 Republican at-large, 2 Democrat at-large): Please be aware the Indiana State Convention you are agreeing to attend when filing for this position will be on the following dates and places and you will be responsible for your own cost:

            Republican State Convention             June 19-20-2026

            Grand Wayne Convention Center

            120 West Jefferson Blvd

            Fort Wayne, IN 46802

More info at www.indiana.gop/2026-state-convention

            Democratic State Convention             June 6^th, 2026

            Indiana Marriott Downtown

            Indiana Convention Center Downtown

            350 West Maryland Street

            Indianapolis, IN 46225

More info at www.indems.org/2026-state-convention-central/