Porter County Coroner
Porter County, Indiana
My vote power
High
Election date
November 3, 2026 · General election
How do we calculate my vote power?
What goes into the rating: Representation: how much weight one vote carries here compared with a statewide vote — the smaller the district, the more each vote counts. Decisiveness: how likely this race is to be close, based on past results or current analyst ratings, plus the number of candidates.
Representation: High · 66 out of 100
This district is a small slice of its state, so each vote here carries much more weight than a vote in a statewide race. About 174,818 people live here.
Show the representation math
score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(6,851,073 ÷ 174,818) ÷ ln(50,000) = 66.95, measured against a statewide vote in IN (grades: 66+ high, 55+ above average, 33+ average, otherwise low; a statewide race is the 50 baseline)
Decisiveness: Unknown
No analyst ratings or past results for this contest yet.
High representation → My vote power: High.
Some data is missing, so this rating is based on partial information and capped at "High".
About this office
- Deciding which deaths get investigated
- Finding the official cause of death
- Issuing death certificates
Affects: Environment and Public Health, Government Efficiency, Public Safety and Crime Control,
Candidates
Republican · declared
Brian Bowles is the Republican candidate for Porter County Coroner in the November 3, 2026 general election. His campaign biography states that he has worked in the Porter County Coroner’s Office for nine years and served as Chief Deputy Coroner for seven years.
Democratic · declared
Julie Wiencken-Smith is the Democratic candidate for Porter County Coroner. The official county page identifies Cyndi Dykes as current coroner; reviewed sources show no public office or official campaign website for Wiencken-Smith.
Sources: portercountyin.gov2