Democrats Break Indiana House Supermajority

Hendricks County voters elected new school board, town council, and state House leaders in the Nov. 3 general election.

Updated on Nov. 4, 2026 in Elections

Democrats Break Indiana House Supermajority

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Democrats broke the Republican supermajority in the Indiana House, which Republicans had held since 2012, as Hendricks County voters elected new officeholders in the Nov. 3 general election. Results remain unofficial until certified by the county election board.

Why it matters

The shift in the Indiana House ends a decade-plus stretch of Republican supermajority control in the state legislature. Local races for school boards and town councils also changed hands, shaping who makes decisions for Hendricks County communities.

Democrat Tiffany Stoner won Indiana House District 25 with 5,450 votes over Republican Becky Cash's 3,897, after Cash won a 2024 rematch by just 64 votes. The results are unofficial pending county certification.

The players

Indiana House of Representatives

The lower chamber of the Indiana General Assembly, where Democrats broke the Republican supermajority held since 2012.

Hendricks County Election Board

The county body responsible for certifying the results of the Nov. 3 general election in Hendricks County.

The details

Democrat Douglas Gum won the Brownsburg Town Council Ward 1 seat with 4,769 votes, while Sara Barker took the Brownsburg Community School Corp. board at-large seat with 5,988 votes. In Lincoln Township, Katie Dixon won a Brownsburg school board seat with 8,449 votes, or 68.79%.

Nov. 3, 2026: General election held, with Hendricks County voters electing new leaders.
2024: Becky Cash defeated Tiffany Stoner by 64 votes in the District 25 contest.
2012: Republicans began holding the Indiana House supermajority.

Legal Context

The result ends the Republican supermajority in the Indiana House that began in 2012, a stretch that gave the majority party sufficient votes to act without Democratic support. Democrats now hold enough seats to block that unilateral control in the chamber.

Indiana residents in the affected House districts now have representatives from the party that won their seats, which can shift how bills affecting taxes and local services move through the legislature. Voters in Hendricks County school districts and Brownsburg town wards will see new board and council members take office.

The takeaway

Local school board and council races often decide day-to-day spending and policy more directly than state contests, so paying attention to those ballots matters. Watch for official certification of these unofficial results before treating them as final.