Mike Braun

Cash on hand

$3,145,414

Indiana Election Division, semiannual report of Mike Braun for Indiana12

Reporting period ended June 30, 2026

Last election

54.4%

Share of the vote.11

Election held in 2024

The state in 2024

Trump won Indiana in 2024.

Earlier offices

• U.S. Senate, 2019 to 2025
• Indiana House of Representatives, 2014 to 2017

Lieutenant governor

Micah Beckwith (R)

2028 plans

His chief of staff, Josh Kelley, said in July 2026 that the governor is preparing for “a dominant reelection in 2028.” Source: Indiana Capital Chronicle (opens in a new tab), July 20, 2026.

Lean is the state’s 2025 Cook Partisan Voting Index (PVI): R+5 to R+9 is lean Republican, R+10 and up solidly Republican, and D+ leans Democratic. Approval is the latest published Morning Consult rating, from its quarterly survey of registered voters in each state. Last election is the share of the vote the governor won. Cash on hand is the campaign’s money at the end of the reporting period named.

Minimum age

30 years oldStated in Indiana Constitution, Article 5, Section 7 (opens in a new tab).

Citizenship

A U.S. citizen for at least 5 years.Stated in Indiana Constitution, Article 5, Section 7 (opens in a new tab).

Residency

A resident of Indiana for the 5 years right before the election.Stated in Indiana Constitution, Article 5, Section 7 (opens in a new tab).

Qualified voter

Not listed as a requirementThe cited section does not list this.Not stated in Indiana Constitution, Article 5, Section 7 (opens in a new tab).

Governor elections

The next is November 7, 2028.

Where candidates file

Indiana Election Division, Office of the Secretary of State (opens in a new tab)Confirmed by 2026 Candidate Guide, Filing with the Indiana Election Division and Other State Agencies: candidates for federal, statewide, state legislative or judicial offices file their declaration of candidacy with the Election Division or the Secretary of State (opens in a new tab).

State government

in.gov (opens in a new tab)

Stated: the cited text says it. Follows from: it follows from two cited provisions, named in the note. Not stated: the cited text lists the rules and this is not among them. Not verified: the source could not be opened, so nothing is recorded. Pages opened October 3, 2026.

2024 election

Won with 54.4% of the voteOfficial results (opens in a new tab)

2028

The governor’s race is on the ballot November 7, 2028.

Cash on hand

$3,145,414

Reporting period ended June 30, 2026

Reported to

Indiana Election Division, semiannual report of Mike Braun for Indiana (opens in a new tab)

Governors report campaign money to their own state, not the Federal Election Commission. The site shows it only where the state’s latest report could be checked.

The Cato Institute’s Fiscal Policy Report Card on America’s Governors, a letter grade with its score out of 100. Its latest edition (2024) grades only governors then in office. The group’s name links to its scorecard.

“No score published” means the group published none, not zero.

Endorsed: the group endorsed the officeholder in that race. None on record: no endorsement found in the sources listed.