IN-8

Name: IN-8 Election 2024
Start: 2024-11-03
Location: Indiana

Indiana — U.S. House District 8

Nov 3, 2024Indiana3 candidates

Challengers

Erik Hurt

(D)Lost

Vote share29.5%

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K. Richard Fitzlaff

(L)Lost

Vote share2.6%

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Mark Messmer

(R)Won

Republican U.S. Representative for Indiana's 8th congressional district and former Indiana state legislator.

Vote share68.0%

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Campaign finance data not yet available for this race.

Recent Coverage

Indiana politicians increasingly skip debates, limit accessibility

Evansville Courier & PressSep 17, 2026

negative

Hearing Recap: “Building an AI-Ready America: Understanding AI’s Economic Impact on Workers and Employers”

Committee on Education & the WorkforceApr 15, 2026

mixed

Election History

2024

2022

2020

2018

2026

Mark Messmer(R)N/A

Mary Allen(D)N/A

2024

Mark Messmer(R)68.0%

Erik Hurt(D)29.5%

K. Richard Fitzlaff(L)2.6%

2022

Larry Bucshon(R)65.7%

Ray Mccormick(D)31.5%

Andrew Horning(L)2.7%

2020

Larry Bucshon(R)66.9%

E Thomasina Marsili(D)29.8%

James D Rodenberger(L)3.2%

2018

Larry D Bucshon(R)64.4%

William Tanoos(D)35.6%

Campaign finance data sourced from FEC filings. Election results from MIT Election Lab. ChamberLight is not an official government source.

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Recent Coverage

Indiana politicians increasingly skip debates, limit accessibility

Hearing Recap: “Building an AI-Ready America: Understanding AI’s Economic Impact on Workers and Employers”

Election History