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Indiana House District 52

State House District 52

Covers all of DeKalb County; parts of Steuben County and Noble County.

Who Holds This Seat

Ben Smaltz

Republican · State Representative

Holds This SeatOn the 2026 ballot

Running in 2026

IncumbentNov 3 General
Ben Smaltz

Republican · State Representative

Ballot
On the 2026 ballot
Last Change
Profile updated · Oct 4
Raised
Not on file
Cash on Hand
Not on file

No finance filing on record.

ChallengerNov 3 General
Joseph Trost

Democrat

Ballot
On the 2026 ballot
Last Change
Profile updated · Oct 4
Raised
Not on file
Cash on Hand
Not on file

No finance filing on record.

The District

Includes Auburn, Kendallville, Garrett, Hamilton, Ashley, Butler, Waterloo, Avilla, Spencerville, Cree Lake, Pleasant Lake, St. Joe and 4 more.

Map of Indiana House District 52 with 57 precincts

Precinct breakdown not available for this district yet.

57 precincts · District lines: State house lines: U.S. Census Bureau (1:500,000 cartographic boundary) · Precinct lines: Indiana Election Division / IndianaMap (gisdata.in.gov)

Past Results

State Representative, District 52

2024 General Election · Nov 5, 2024
CandidateVotesShare
Ben SmaltzRepublican22,27976.7%
Walt SorgDemocrat6,75023.3%

Certified — Indiana Election Division, Historical Election Results (certified county returns) · Indiana Election Division — Historical Election Results

State Representative, District 52

2022 General Election · Nov 8, 2022
CandidateVotesShare
Ben SmaltzRepublican13,38681.7%
Morgan RiggLibertarian3,00018.3%

Certified — Indiana Election Division, Historical Election Results (certified county returns) · Indiana Election Division — Historical Election Results

State Representative, District 52

2020 General Election · Nov 3, 2020
CandidateVotesShare
Ben SmaltzRepublican24,71372.0%
Martha "Marty" LemertDemocrat8,32224.3%
Morgan RiggLibertarian1,2713.7%

Certified — Indiana Election Division, Historical Election Results (certified county returns) · Indiana Election Division — Historical Election Results

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