{"data":{"id":"us-in/ic-3-8-7-1","jurisdiction":"us-in","citation":"IC 3-8-7-1","heading":"Candidate receiving highest vote; death of candidate before certification; candidate vacancy","body":"Sec. 1. (a) Subject to subsections (b) and (c), the candidate of a political party receiving the highest vote for an office at a primary election is the nominee of that party for that office.\n(b) If the candidate of a political party receiving the highest vote for an office at a primary election for which a declaration of candidacy must be filed with the secretary of state or election division under IC 3-8-2 dies before the certification of primary election results by the election division, the election division shall promptly certify to the state chairman of the political party that a candidate vacancy exists, which may be filled by the political party under IC 3-13-1.\n(c) If the candidate of a political party receiving the highest vote for an office at a primary election for which a declaration of candidacy must be filed with the circuit court clerk under IC 3-8-2 dies before the certification of primary election results by the county election board, the county election board shall promptly certify to the county chairman of the political party that a candidate vacancy exists, which may be filled by the political party under IC 3-13-1.","path":["TITLE 3. ELECTIONS","ARTICLE 8. CANDIDATES","Chapter 7. Certification of Nominees and Ballot Placement"],"source_url":"https://iga.in.gov/ic/2026/Title_3.html#3-8-7-1","current_through":"2026","vintage":"2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-08T08:01:41Z","sha256":"c70664b09ac342d44411bf4936fc06dc76ebb1d1f4308d08ebe068514281f511","source_id":"us-in","stale":false,"prev":"us-in/ic-3-8-6-17","next":"us-in/ic-3-8-7-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}