NON-SCIENTIFIC READER SURVEY

Secretary of State — HPN reader survey

Non-scientific reader survey. These are participating readers, not a representative sample of Indiana voters. The choices also included Harrison Jacobo, whom the publisher says did not qualify for the ballot.

Reported results

Reader preference for Secretary of State. Exact question wording is not reproduced in the results article.

Response	Share
Beau Bayh	46.5%
Max Engling	24.9%
Greg Ballard	10.7%
Lauri Shillings	8.7%
Undecided	5.2%
Harrison Jacobo	4.0%

Percentages are reported by the source. They are not election results.

Survey details

Pollster: Hoosier Politics Now
Sponsor: Hoosier Politics Now
Field dates: August 21–28, 2026
Sample / population: 402 voluntary respondents
Method: Online opt-in survey; no random sampling or population weighting.
Margin of error: Not applicable to this voluntary reader survey.

Original sources & supporting reporting

Original HPN results and methodology ↗

Reviewed 2026-09-10.

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