2008Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
2008 election for Indiana House District 63
Indiana House of Representatives · Indiana
Mark Messmer (R) won with 57.2% of the vote, defeating John G. Burger (D) by 14.4 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Mark MessmerRepublican · winner
57.2%14,160
John G. BurgerDemocrat
42.8%10,585
24,745 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2008
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET