Ind. Code § 33-28-2-2

Sec. 2. In any circuit for which IC 33-33 provides more than one (1) judge of the circuit court, the county election board shall assign a number to each seat on the court. After that, any candidate for judge of the circuit court must file a declaration of candidacy under IC 3-8-2 or petition of nomination under IC 3-8-6 for one (1) specified seat of the court. Each seat on the court shall be listed separately on the election ballot in the form prescribed by IC 3-10-1-19 and IC 3-11.