Former Indy Mayor Greg Ballard Running for Secretary of State
Former Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard Running for Secretary of State as Independent
INDIANAPOLIS — Former Republican Mayor of Indianapolis Greg Ballard is running for Indiana Secretary of State as an Independent.
In a video posted to social media on Wednesday, Ballard said he’s not running to be the Republican or Democratic Secretary of State, but to be “your Secretary of State.”
“When politics becomes this toxic, it’s essential to have an independent voice overseeing our elections,” Ballard said.
Ballard joins a field running for this office that includes Republican incumbent Diego Morales and presumptive Democratic challenger Beau Bayh.
Ballard said the current leadership in the Secretary of State office has “engaged in partisan politics.”
“This office must not be partisan,” said Ballard. “It should be mainly focused on one thing: safeguarding the integrity and professionalism of our elections.”
In a poll from Independent Indiana conducted from Oct. 24 through Nov. 1, 2025, Ballard came in third among the three candidates in the race for Secretary of State at 23.8%. Bayh received 31.5% of support in the poll, with Morales trailing at 28.5%. The poll showed that 16.3% of voters were undecided.
Ballard served two terms as Mayor of Indianapolis beginning in 2008. Before that, he served in the U.S. Marine Corps for 23 years.
