Secretary of state race is setting the bar for a quality contest

By: Niki Kelly

Outlets: Indiana Capital Chronicle

Published: September 11, 2026

Words: 599

Last Updated: 4 days, 22 hours ago

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What a delight the current secretary of state race is.

It has everything that a quality election contest should have — most importantly, open and accessible candidates. No one is hiding from constituents or ducking media interviews.

And Hoosiers have four genuinely good choices.

In reverse alphabetical order, to mix things up, they are Libertarian Lauri Shillings, Republican Max Engling, Democrat Beau Bayh and Lincoln Party candidate Greg Ballard. They all have varying levels of …

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