2024Final results
2024 election for Indiana's 8th District
U.S. House · Indiana
Mark Messmer (R) won with 68.0% of the vote, defeating Erik Hurt (D) by 38.5 points.
Mark MessmerRepublican · winner
68.0%219,914
Erik HurtDemocrat
29.5%95,319
K. Richard FitzlaffLibertarian
2.6%8,362
The same year, the district voted R+32.3 for president; this race was R+38.5.323,604 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 3:26 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2024
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 3:26 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Erik HurtMark Messmer
$23.9K
Raised by the campaign
$1.5M
$22.7K
Spent by the campaign
$1.3M
$1.2K
Cash on hand
$207.1K
Campaign money: FEC, through Nov 25, 2024; FEC, through Dec 31, 2024.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2024