The November ballot
Raised so far, filed with the FEC
Not a prediction.
The seat
Mark Messmer
Republican · Holds the seat now
First took office 2025 · Age 58
Discloses no individual stock trades.
From the member's own disclosures and congress.gov. Not cosponsoring is not a vote against a ban.
How to vote in Indiana
- General electionNovember 3, 2026
Register 29 days before the election.
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How they won the primary
The primary · 28,203 votes
- Mary Allen Won: 66.7% 18,816
- Tabitha Zeigler: 15.3% 4,308
- Christopher Rector: 11.8% 3,321
- Mario Foradori: 6.2% 1,758
The primary · 52,249 votes
- Mark Messmer Won: Unopposed 52,249
Primary results as recorded October 12, 2026, ordered by votes. Source: Indiana Secretary of State primary results portal. A primary result is a recorded fact about a past contest, not a prediction of November.
Where each candidate's money comes from
Small donors give $200 or less; PACs are political action committees. Shares of each candidate's own receipts on file with the FEC. Outside money is not part of these figures.
Other includes money transferred in from committees the candidate authorized, such as a joint fundraising committee, which reports its own donors to the FEC: Mark Messmer $489K.
Also filed for this seat
4 filedNot on the November ballot
None of these has campaign money on file with the FEC.
Primary candidates who did not advance, committees still on file, and candidacies that ended. Being here is a filing fact, not a mark against anyone.
Ballot status not confirmed
None of these has campaign money on file with the FEC.
Filed with the FEC for this seat. No source on record says whether they qualified for the November ballot: independent and minor-party candidates qualify through the state, often by petition, and the FEC does not track whether they did.
The district
Census context- People
- 756K
- Median household income
- $65K
- Unemployment
- 3.8%
- Living below the poverty line
- 13.4%
- Without health insurance
- 7.0%
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2024 5-year estimates. Context about the district, not a statement about any candidate.
How this seat voted last time
R+39 in 2024
- Mark Messmer Won: 68.0%
- Erik Hurt: 29.5%
323,633 votes for candidates. Other candidates and write-ins took the remaining 2.5%. A past result is a filed fact, not a prediction of November.
Certified returns via MIT Election Data and Science Lab, from the House Clerk's election statistics and state canvasses.
Candidates and financing from the FEC, public domain. Candidate totals are reported to the FEC through June 30, 2026. Dataset built 2026-10-12. Nothing here is a forecast, a grade, or a ranking of candidates.