Republicans attack ex-GOP Mayor Ballard in party’s opening secretary of state ad

By: Tom Davies

Outlets: Indiana Capital Chronicle

Published: September 11, 2026

Words: 635

Last Updated: 3 days, 23 hours ago

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The first television ad from Republicans in this year’s Indiana secretary of state race is an all-out attack on Greg Ballard’s time as the Republican mayor of Indianapolis.

By the end of Friday, two other ads had been released — one targeting Democrat Beau Bayh’s voting history and another touting Republican nominee Max Engling.

The 30-second Ballard commercial that started airing Friday doesn’t mention Engling. But the narrator and on-screen text repeatedly …

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