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Indiana › Indiana House of Representatives · State legislature · November 3, 2026 · Updated Oct 16, 2026
Indiana House District 52
Ben Smaltz has no major-party opponent.
Ben Smaltz has no major-party opponent.
How this race is decided
The candidates
RepublicanIncumbent
Ben Smaltz
Incumbent state representative
- Experience
- State legislature
The district
Lean R+48: 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
- 68,647
- People per km²
- 49
- Adults with a B.A.+
- 21%
- White, no degree
- 74%of adults
- White 92%
- Hispanic 4%
- 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
6,873 votes · R+52.2✓ Ben Smaltz (R)76.1%
Walt Sorg (D)23.9%
2024 President Vote in this district
29,738 two-party votes · R+48.0 · R+46.5 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)74.0%
Kamala Harris (D)26.0%
2022
16,386 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Ben Smaltz (R)81.7%
Morgan Rigg (L)18.3%
2020 Earlier district lines
34,306 votes · R+49.6✓ Ben Smaltz (R)72.0%
Martha Lemert (D)24.3%
Morgan Rigg (—)3.7%
2020 President Vote in this district
29,518 two-party votes · R+47.5 · R+52.1 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)73.8%
Joe Biden (D)26.2%
2016 President Vote in this district
29,857 two-party votes · R+49.3 · R+51.5 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)74.7%
Hillary Clinton (D)25.3%