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Indiana › Indiana House of Representatives · State legislature · November 3, 2026 · Updated Oct 16, 2026
Indiana House District 2
Earl Harris Jr. has no major-party opponent.
Earl Harris Jr. has no major-party opponent.
How this race is decided
The candidates
DemocraticIncumbent
Earl Harris Jr.
Incumbent state representative
- Experience
- State legislature
The district
Lean D+61: how much more Democratic or Republican than the nation it votes for president.
Presidential vote
Precinct results re-aggregated to the current district lines.
Who lives here
- Population
- 65,384
- People per km²
- 594
- Adults with a B.A.+
- 13%
- White, no degree
- 18%of adults
- White 17%
- Hispanic 32%
- Black 47%
- Asian 1%
- Other / multiracial 3%
American Community Survey 2020–2024, aggregated from census tracts.
Past results
Results in the same-numbered district; earlier elections may have used different lines.
2024
18,287 votes · D+64.0✓ Earl Harris Jr (D)82.0%
Ben Ruiz (R)18.0%
2024 President Vote in this district
18,708 two-party votes · D+58.7 · D+60.2 vs. the nation✓ Kamala Harris (D)79.3%
Donald Trump (R)20.7%
2022
10,116 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Earl Harris Jr (D)100.0%
2020 Earlier district lines
16,871 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Earl L Harris Jr (D)100.0%
2020 President Vote in this district
22,614 two-party votes · D+68.6 · D+64.0 vs. the nation✓ Joe Biden (D)84.3%
Donald Trump (R)15.7%
2016 President Vote in this district
24,139 two-party votes · D+76.1 · D+73.8 vs. the nation✓ Hillary Clinton (D)88.0%
Donald Trump (R)12.0%