2026 forecast

Indiana State Comptroller forecast

Jessica Bailey vs Elise Nieshalla, with Elise Nieshalla running again. The model has Nieshalla ahead by 11.3 points, with a 94 percent chance of winning.

Likely RModel R +11.3Updated October 17, 2026

County forecast

92 counties · 5 lean Democratic
D +40R +40Hover a county for its projected vote

How the model gets there

statewide margin at each step
Top of ticketR +9.4
Down ballot history, moved to 2026R +8.2
Blend of every legR +8.7
With incumbency and primary unityR +11.9
With polls, none in the raceR +11.3

Leg weights: Top of ticket 38%, Approval fundamentals 19%, Gallup, relaxed 13%, Down ballot history 31%. 80 percent of outcomes fall between R +2.2 and R +20.5.

Polls of the race

no polls
PollsterSampleEndedBaileyNieshallaMargin
No public polls of this race. The forecast rests on the top of ticket, past results and the primaries.