Zach Payne

Republican Party

Candidate, Indiana House of Representatives District 66

Indiana House of Representatives District 66

Tenure

2020 - Present

Term ends

2026

Years in position

5

Predecessor:Terry Goodin (D)

Compensation

Base salary

$33,032.24/year

Per diem

$213/day

Elections and appointments

Last election

November 5, 2024

Next election

May 5, 2026

Education

Bachelor's

Charter Oak State College

Graduate

University of Southern Indiana

Personal

Profession

Business owner

Contact

Official website

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Zach Payne (Republican Party) is a member of theIndiana House of Representatives, representingDistrict 66. He assumed office on November 4, 2020. His current term ends on November 4, 2026.

Payne (Republican Party) is running for re-election to theIndiana House of Representatives to representDistrict 66. He declared candidacy for the Republican primary scheduled onMay 5, 2026.^[source]

Biography

Zach Payne lives in Charlestown, Indiana. Payne earned a B.S. in business administration from Charter Oak State College and an M.B.A. from the University of Southern Indiana. His career experience includes working as the Clark County recorder and owning a business.^[1]

Committee assignments

2025-2026

Payne was assigned to the following committees:

• Education Committee
• Elections and Apportionment Committee,Vice Chair
• Employment, Labor and Pensions Committee

2023-2024

Payne was assigned to the following committees:

• Education Committee
• Elections and Apportionment Committee,Vice Chair
• House Environmental Affairs Committee

2021-2022

Payne was assigned to the following committees:

• Elections and Apportionment Committee
• Government and Regulatory Reform Committee

Sponsored legislation

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according toBillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.

Elections

2026

See also: Indiana House of Representatives elections, 2026

General election

The primary will occur on May 5, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.

Democratic primary

Democratic primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 66

Ryan Price (D) is running in the Democratic primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 66 on May 5, 2026.

		Candidate
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Republican primary

Republican primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 66

IncumbentZach Payne (R) is running in the Republican primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 66 on May 5, 2026.

		Candidate
		Zach Payne

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Endorsements

2024

See also: Indiana House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for Indiana House of Representatives District 66

IncumbentZach Payne defeatedJennifer David in the general election for Indiana House of Representatives District 66 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Zach Payne (R)	69.4	22,507
		Jennifer David (D)	30.6	9,926

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 32,433
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 66

Jennifer David defeatedRick Cannon in the Democratic primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 66 on May 7, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jennifer David	67.7	1,419
	Submit photo	Rick Cannon	32.3	677

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,096
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 66

IncumbentZach Payne defeatedJim Baker in the Republican primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 66 on May 7, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Zach Payne	76.4	5,224
	Submit photo	Jim Baker	23.6	1,614

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 6,838
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Campaign finance

Endorsements

2022

See also: Indiana House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for Indiana House of Representatives District 66

IncumbentZach Payne defeatedNancy McDevitt in the general election for Indiana House of Representatives District 66 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Zach Payne (R)	69.9	14,565
		Nancy McDevitt (D)	30.1	6,260

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 20,825
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 66

IncumbentZach Payne advanced from the Republican primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 66 on May 3, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Zach Payne	100.0	3,484

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Campaign finance

2020

See also: Indiana House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Indiana House of Representatives District 66

Zach Payne defeated incumbentTerry Goodin in the general election for Indiana House of Representatives District 66 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Zach Payne (R)	55.8	16,585
		Terry Goodin (D)	44.2	13,160

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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 66

IncumbentTerry Goodin advanced from the Democratic primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 66 on June 2, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Terry Goodin	100.0	4,842

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 66

Zach Payne defeatedBrian Tibbs in the Republican primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 66 on June 2, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Zach Payne	52.5	2,866
		Brian Tibbs	47.5	2,594

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 5,460
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Campaign themes

2026

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2024

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2022

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2020

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