Called by civicAPIUnofficial results
Indiana House District 52
Indiana House of Representatives · Indiana
Ben Smaltz won re-election by 31.7 points over Joseph Trost.
Simple-majority veto override
Ben SmaltzRepublican · winner · incumbent
65.8%11,562
Joseph TrostDemocrat
34.2%6,001
17,563 votes
Source: Indiana Election Division unofficial results; race call: civicAPIUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 1:21 PM ET
Where the race moved
Against the 2024 presidential vote
The seat's recent races
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Pre-election forecast (final, Nov 3)
Our model's last run before Election Day, Nov 3, 2026. It no longer updates.
No Democrat was on the ballot, so the model gave the seat to Ben Smaltz without simulating it.
How the forecast works →The candidates
Ben Smaltz (R)
Incumbent state representative
Incumbent state representative
Joseph Trost (D)