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2026 candidates we're tracking in IN-8
Mary Allen
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Healthcare: Hoosiers deserve access to quality healthcare that doesn’t bankrupt us
- Affordability: all Hoosiers deserve a decent place to live
- Good Jobs: most of us want to put in a good day’s work for a just wage
About Mary Allen
Mary Allen is an At-Large City Councilor and council vice president in Evansville, Indiana, per the campaign site. She is an Army Reserve veteran and has been a small business owner for more than 15 years, per the campaign site. She chairs the board of the Enterprise Zone and serves on the county's Solid Waste Board, per the campaign site.
Mark Messmer
Mark Messmer is the Republican U.S. Representative for Indiana's 8th Congressional District, according to his official House website. He and his wife Kim were small business owners, and he served in the Indiana Statehouse before being elected to Congress, per his official biography. No 2026 campaign site was found as of October 15, 2026; markmessmer.com, the domain on file with the FEC, is a sign-up page with no campaign content.
About this race
Indiana's 8th Congressional District elects one member of the U.S. House of Representatives to a two-year term. Every House seat in the country is on the ballot in 2026. The Indiana primary is Tuesday, May 5, 2026, and the general election is Tuesday, November 3, 2026.