Indiana's 8th District: 2026 result

Indiana · election of 3 November 2026Incumbent: Mark Messmer (R)Updated November 10 at 6:44 PM EST

Called · unofficial count

Messmer (R) 55.3%, Allen (D) 44.8%.

Mark Messmer (Republican) won Indiana's 8th District in the 3 November 2026 election, with 55.3% of the vote to Mary Allen's 44.8%, a margin of 10.5 points (22,350 votes). The seat stays Republican. Count as of November 10 at 6:44 PM EST, not yet certified.

What stands out in IN-8

from the count and past results

In 2024 the district went R+38.5 (Messmer 68.0%, Hurt 29.5%); in 2026 it went R+10.5, a 28.0-point swing toward Democrats.
Donald Trump carried this district by 36.0 points in 2024; Messmer's margin was 10.5 points, 25.5 points narrower.
Messmer finished 10.5 points ahead of Allen, a gap of 22,350 votes.
Cook Partisan Voting Index for the district, on its 2026 lines: R+18.
Republican hold: the incumbent, Mark Messmer, was re-elected.
212,984 votes are counted so far, against 323,633 in 2024.

Indiana's 8th District: candidates and votes

Called · unofficial count

General election, 3 November 2026 · as of November 10 at 6:44 PM EST

Candidate	Party	Votes	%
Mark Messmer · incumbent	Republican	117,667	55.3
Mary Allen	Democratic	95,317	44.8
Total		212,984	100.0

IN-8 in 2024

same district lines

House election, 5 November 2024

Candidate	Party	Votes	%
Mark Messmer	Republican	219,941	68.0
Erik Hurt	Democratic	95,311	29.5
Richard Fitzlaff	Other	8,381	2.6
Total		323,633	100.0

2024 presidential vote in the district: Trump 67.0%, Harris 31.0%.

Related races

Indiana: every 2026 House district, the delegation before and after
Other districts in Indiana: IN-1, IN-2, IN-3, IN-4, IN-5, IN-6, IN-7, IN-9
Closest House races: MN-1 (0.1), NC-5 (0.1), NC-3 (0.1), TN-4 (0.2), FL-27 (0.4)
House results 2026: every race

Sources

Votes and candidates: Wikipedia, 2026 United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana (revision 1384946193, November 10 at 6:44 PM EST), which cites the state election office and AP race calls.
Race call and incumbent: Wikipedia, 2026 United States House of Representatives elections (revision 1385103391). A race is shown as called only when that article marks a winner.
2024 comparison: the 2024 House result from Wikipedia's 2024 House election articles; the 2024 presidential vote in the district from the district's own Wikipedia article.
Text and figures from Wikipedia are available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Results are unofficial until the state certifies them; this page updates with the source.