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HOUSE RACE

Indiana 8th District

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Where this race stands

Published ratings for Indiana 8th District, one row per rater
Rater Rating Added
Cook Political Report Solid R
Sabato's Crystal Ball Not available: Not in the source we read for this rater.
Split Ticket Not available: Not in the source we read for this rater.
FiftyPlusOne Not available: Not in the source we read for this rater.
Thin Gold model Safe R · more than 19 in 20 chance for Republicans

Our model's lean sits inside the range of the raters covering this race.

Model output from our win-odds simulation, under calibration review. Methodology

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On the November ballot
Mary Allen Democrat
vs
Mark Messmer Republican

Roster: Indiana Election Division · state candidate list · as of September 27, 2026

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Campaign finance · FEC

Mary Allen
Raised
$294.5K
Cash on hand
$179.3K

Campaign finance · FEC

Mark Messmer
Raised
$1.2M
Cash on hand
$713.5K

Federal Election Commission filings, as of Jun 30, 2026.

District demographics · Census ACS

Median household income
$65,139 (±$801)
Median gross rent, monthly
$907 (±$11)
People below the poverty line
13.4% (±0.5%)
People without health insurance
7.0% (±0.3%)
Renter households paying 30% or more of income on rent
45.3% (±1.7%)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024 , 119th Congress district lines (this district is unchanged for 2026); the survey window ends Dec 31, 2024. Survey estimates; the figure after ± is the 90% margin of error. The renter-burden share is derived by Thin Gold from two published Census percentages. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Election information

Voter registration deadline
October 5, 2026, per the federal form; confirm with your state (U.S. Election Assistance Commission, National Mail Voter Registration Form, as of October 10, 2026)
Early voting
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