Indiana 8th District 2026

The money race

Campaign fundraising this cycle, with independent expenditures by outside groups for and against each candidate.

R★Mark MessmerIncumbent
$1.17M
DMary Allen
$295K

Bars: money raised by the campaign this cycle. Thin bars: outside spending by super PACs and other groups, for and against.

Money raised and outside spending by candidate
Candidate	Party	Raised	Outside support	Outside opposition	Small-dollar
Mark Messmer	R	$1,171,366	$0	$0	10%
Mary Allen	D	$294,502	$0	$0	21%

$1.47M

Raised by candidates

$780K

Spent by candidates

Outside spending

0 spenders

Candidates

Candidate	Raised	Individuals	PACs	Small-dollar	In-state	Spent	Donors
Mark Messmer (R)	$1.17M	$257K	$421K	10%	66%	$665K	295
Mary Allen (D)	$295K	$269K	$6K	21%	98%	$115K	294

Outside spending

Independent expenditures reported to the FEC (Schedule E). “Dark money in” is the total of grants the spender received from 501(c) nonprofits, as traced by Poliscope.

No independent expenditures reported in this race yet.

Candidates

Mark Messmer

R★ Republican · Incumbent

Raised: $1.17M
Small-dollar: 10%
In-state: 66%
Outside for / against: $0 / $0

Backed by AIPAC Backed by Club for Growth Backed by the NRA Union PAC money Realtors PAC money

Mary Allen

D Democrat

Raised: $295K
Small-dollar: 21%
In-state: 98%
Outside for / against: $0 / $0

Source: Poliscope (poliscope.org), from FEC filings. Roster curated from FEC candidate registrations. Withdrawn and defeated primary candidates are not shown.