Indiana State Senate District 26

Tue, Nov 3 · Represented by Scott Alexander Republican · Member list as of Oct 28

Scott AlexanderRepublican · Incumbent4 years since first win

No published poll names both candidates.Last result · 2022 general: Scott Alexander (R) 61.0, Melanie M. Wright (D) 39.0

Andrew DaleDemocratic

Last election: Scott Alexander (Republican) won by 22.0 points, 2022
On the 2026 ballot: 2 candidates

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Donor-based spectrum: LiberalCentristConservativeAlexanderNo published score for Dale
Races: Won 1 of 1; None listed
Years since first win: 4; Not available

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Candidates on the ballot

Andrew DaleDemocratic
Scott AlexanderIncumbentRepublican

Source: in.gov (XLSX), dated Sep 22

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Official results for Indiana

History (13 elections for this seat)

Votes for listed candidates: 37,016
Election day: November 8, 2022
District map: Older district map (2022)

Indiana Senate District 26, 1974 to 2022, 2022, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanScott AlexanderWon	Republican	22,56661.0%	61.0%
DemocraticMelanie M. Wright	Democratic	14,45039.0%	39.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 47,828
Election day: November 6, 2018
District map: Older district map (2012 to 2021)

Indiana Senate District 26, 1974 to 2022, 2018, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanMike GaskillWon	Republican	27,64757.8%	57.8%
DemocraticDave Cravens	Democratic	18,55638.8%	38.8%
LibertarianGreg Noland	Libertarian	1,6253.4%	3.4%

Indiana Senate District 26, 1974 to 2022, 2014, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanGene Douglas EckertyWon(incumbent)	Republican	22,329100.0%	100.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 31,204
Election day: November 2, 2010
District map: Older district map (2002 to 2011)

Indiana Senate District 26, 1974 to 2022, 2010, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanGene Douglas EckertyWon	Republican	16,33952.4%	52.4%
DemocraticSue E. Errington(incumbent)	Democratic	14,86547.6%	47.6%

Votes for listed candidates: 34,154
Election day: November 7, 2006
District map: Older district map (2002 to 2011)

Indiana Senate District 26, 1974 to 2022, 2006, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticSue ErringtonWon	Democratic	18,27653.5%	53.5%
RepublicanAndrew Stillman Phipps	Republican	14,50742.5%	42.5%
IndependentPat L. Smith	Independent	1,3714.0%	4.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 33,269
Election day: November 5, 2002
District map: Older district map (2002 to 2011)

Indiana Senate District 26, 1974 to 2022, 2002, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticAllie V. Craycraft Jr.Won(incumbent)	Democratic	16,93950.9%	50.9%
RepublicanAndrew S. Phipps	Republican	16,33049.1%	49.1%

Votes for listed candidates: 30,238
Election day: November 3, 1998
District map: Older district map (1992 to 2001)

Indiana Senate District 26, 1974 to 2022, 1998, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticAllie V. Craycraft Jr.Won(incumbent)	Democratic	16,82455.6%	55.6%
RepublicanFredrick W. Wenger	Republican	13,41444.4%	44.4%

Votes for listed candidates: 33,694
Election day: November 8, 1994
District map: Older district map (1992 to 2001)

Indiana Senate District 26, 1974 to 2022, 1994, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticAllie V. Craycraft Jr.Won(incumbent)	Democratic	17,36051.5%	51.5%
RepublicanFredrick W. Wenger	Republican	16,33448.5%	48.5%

Votes for listed candidates: 27,386
Election day: November 6, 1990
District map: Older district map (1982 to 1991)

Indiana Senate District 26, 1974 to 2022, 1990, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticAllie V. Craycraft Jr.Won(incumbent)	Democratic	17,44763.7%	63.7%
RepublicanRichard W. Thornburg	Republican	9,93936.3%	36.3%

Votes for listed candidates: 30,110
Election day: November 4, 1986
District map: Older district map (1982 to 1991)

Indiana Senate District 26, 1974 to 2022, 1986, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticAllie V. Craycraft Jr.Won(incumbent)	Democratic	19,59265.1%	65.1%
RepublicanTerry J. Reynard	Republican	10,51834.9%	34.9%

Votes for listed candidates: 36,473
Election day: November 2, 1982
District map: Older district map (1982 to 1991)

Indiana Senate District 26, 1974 to 2022, 1982, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticAllie V. Craycraft Jr.Won(incumbent)	Democratic	23,17563.5%	63.5%
RepublicanSamuel S. Harris	Republican	13,29836.5%	36.5%

Votes for listed candidates: 25,894
Election day: November 7, 1978
District map: Older district map (1972 to 1981)

Indiana Senate District 26, 1974 to 2022, 1978, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticAllie V. Craycraft Jr.Won	Democratic	13,66352.8%	52.8%
RepublicanRobert T. Perry	Republican	11,76445.4%	45.4%
OtherJerry A. Dishman	Other	4671.8%	1.8%

Votes for listed candidates: 31,564
Election day: November 4, 1974
District map: Older district map (1972 to 1981)

Indiana Senate District 26, 1974 to 2022, 1974, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticRodney PiperWon	Democratic	16,70252.9%	52.9%
RepublicanEarl R. Williams	Republican	14,16444.9%	44.9%
IndependentSam Vanhorn	Independent	6982.2%	2.2%

1974 to 2022: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse), retrieved Oct 28, 2026. Compiled by Carl Klarner (Harvard Dataverse) from official returns; not an official source

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Sources: Census TIGERweb Legislative MapServer (120th CDs layer 0, 119th CDs layer 4, 2026 SLD upper layer 1 and lower layer 2) (US Census Bureau, public domain), retrieved Oct 28, 2026; Open Civic Data division identifiers (census_autogenerated us_sldl/us_sldu and openstates state files); also (sld-recent.json): Open Civic Data division identifiers (country-us) (CC0 (repository); also (sld-recent.json): CC0 1.0), retrieved Oct 28, 2026; Open States people (current) CSVs (CC0-1.0 (Open States people data)), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by Open States volunteers and staff (rosters from state legislature sites) from official returns, not an official source; State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse) (CC0 1.0), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by Carl Klarner (Harvard Dataverse) from official returns, not an official source.

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DataState data (JSON)Sources: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse), DIME (ODC-BY)Data as of Oct 28, 2026