2026 elections · Indiana

Indiana U.S. House, district 8

General election Nov. 3, 2026. 2 candidates listed, alphabetically by last name.

Ballot list from the state's own certified list of candidates for the November 3, 2026 general election; not yet checked against the state’s own list.

The field

Democrat

Mary Theresa Allen

Raised
$466,933
From individuals
$436,353
From PACs and other committees
$8,900
From the candidate (gifts + loans)
$1,929
Cash on hand
$182,816
Debts
$0

FEC, campaign committee totals through Sept. 30, 2026. FEC record

Outside spending

No independent spending for or against this candidate in FEC filings.

PAC and committee money

1 committees reported giving $2,500 in all.

As reported by the giving committees (FEC pas2: direct and in-kind contributions). May differ from the campaign’s own “from other committees” total, which counts what the campaign reports receiving.

Republican Incumbent

Mark Messmer

Raised
$1,396,446
From individuals
$303,879
From PACs and other committees
$524,375
From the candidate (gifts + loans)
$3,500
Cash on hand
$763,352
Debts
$2,083

FEC, campaign committee totals through Sept. 30, 2026. FEC record

Outside spending

No independent spending for or against this candidate in FEC filings.

PAC and committee money

165 committees reported giving $493,244 in all.

As reported by the giving committees (FEC pas2: direct and in-kind contributions). May differ from the campaign’s own “from other committees” total, which counts what the campaign reports receiving.

Tracked networks
  • Defense contractorsPAC checks $13K
  • Tech, AI and cryptoPAC checks $10K
  • Companies controlled from outside the U.S.PAC checks $4K

Which committees belong to each network is Network groupings matched to FEC committee IDs. Amounts are from FEC files. Bundled (earmarked) money is not counted here.

Money in this race (FEC)
Mary Theresa AllenDemocrat$466,933$182,816$0$0
Mark MessmerRepublican$1,396,446$763,352$0$0

Raised and cash on hand are the campaign’s own totals; outside spending is by groups the campaign does not control. They are separate measures and are not added together.

Federal Election Commission bulk data, 2026 cycle: candidate summaries (weball26), committee-to-candidate contributions (pas226) and independent expenditures, downloaded Oct. 16, 2026.

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