Democratic
Mary Allen
Major-party general-election nominee.
VotePredictor forecast
Mark Messmer favored
Safe R · predicted margin R+30.3
100%
chance to win
2024 presidential lean
R+35.22026 national environment
D+5.5Model uncertainty
±6.9 pointsFundamentals model using district presidential lean, incumbency and the national environment. It is not a poll average.
Republican
Mark Messmer
Incumbent representative for IN-8. Voting record, ideology and biography →
Polls
No district-level 2026 general-election poll is currently in VotePredictor's verified polling feed for IN-8. The forecast above therefore uses fundamentals only. A poll table will appear here when matched polls are available.
Other forecasts
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Candidate news
Amid Deadly Temperatures, GOP Advances Bill to Ban Federal Heat Protections for Workers
A Republican-controlled House committee passed legislation earlier this week that would prevent the US Labor Department from enacting federal standards to protect workers from extreme heat, a move that came amid sweltering heat across the country.The Heat Wor…
Common Dreams · July 24, 2026
Mark Messmer Voting Record
Having a discussion with Mark Messmer candidate for 8th Congressional District on FB. The issue at hand is his voting record concerning illegal immigrants in Indiana. 1st issue is his support of a "Driver's Card" for illegals which died in commitee and theref…
Freerepublic.com · April 28, 2024
Mark Messmer Voting Record
Having a discussion with Mark Messmer candidate for 8th Congressional District on FB. The issue at hand is his voting record concerning illegal immigrants in Indiana. 1st issue is his support of a "Driver's Card" for illegals which died in commitee and theref…
Freerepublic.com · April 28, 2024
GOP House hopeful co-authored bills to provide in-state tuition, driving 'cards' to illegal immigrants
Indiana Republican House hopeful Mark Messmer has supported legislation to provide illegal immigrants with in-state tuition rates and driver's "cards."
Fox News · February 6, 2024
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