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2022
Indiana's 8th Congressional District
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Democratic primary
Republican primary
General election
Election details
Filing deadline: February 9, 2024
Primary: May 7, 2024
General: November 5, 2024
How to vote
Poll times: 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Voting in Indiana
Race ratings
Cook Political Report: Solid Republican
DDHQ and The Hill: Safe Republican
Inside Elections: Solid Republican
Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe Republican
Ballotpedia analysis
U.S. Senate battlegrounds
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Federal and state primary competitiveness
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See also
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All U.S. House districts, including the 8th Congressional District of Indiana, held elections in 2024. The general election was November 5, 2024. The primary was May 7, 2024. The filing deadline was February 9, 2024. The outcome of this race affected the partisan balance of the U.S. House of Representatives in the 119th Congress. All 435 House districts were up for election.

At the time of the election, Republicans held a 220-212 majority with three vacancies.[1] As a result of the election, Republicans retained control of the U.S. House, winning 220 seats to Democrats' 215.[2] To read more about the 2024 U.S. House elections, click here.

In the 2022 election in this district, the Republican candidate won 65.7%-31.5%. Daily Kos calculated what the results of the 2020 presidential election in this district would have been following redistricting. Donald Trump (R) would have defeated Joe Biden (D) 65.5%-32.7%.[3]

This is one of 45 open races for the U.S. House in 2024 where an incumbent did not run for re-election. Across the country, 24 Democrats and 21 Republicans did not run for re-election. In 2022, 49 representatives did not seek re-election, including 31 Democrats and 18 Republicans.

The United Democracy Project (UDP) is a super PAC affiliated with the pro-Israel lobbying group the American Israel Public Affairs Commission (AIPAC). UDP contributed satellite spending in Indiana's 8th Congressional District election in 2024. To learn more about how influencers, including activists, lobbyists, and philanthropists influence elections, click here.

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Candidates and election results

General election

General election for U.S. House Indiana District 8

Mark Messmer defeated Erik Hurt and K. Richard Fitzlaff in the general election for U.S. House Indiana District 8 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Mark Messmer
Mark Messmer (R)
 
68.0
 
219,941
Image of Erik Hurt
Erik Hurt (D) Candidate Connection
 
29.5
 
95,311
Image of K. Richard Fitzlaff
K. Richard Fitzlaff (L) Candidate Connection
 
2.6
 
8,381

Total votes: 323,633
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Indiana District 8

Erik Hurt defeated Edward Upton Sein, Michael Talarzyk, and Peter Priest II in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Indiana District 8 on May 7, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Erik Hurt
Erik Hurt Candidate Connection
 
45.1
 
8,204
Image of Edward Upton Sein
Edward Upton Sein Candidate Connection
 
22.5
 
4,087
Image of Michael Talarzyk
Michael Talarzyk Candidate Connection
 
20.9
 
3,796
Peter Priest II
 
11.5
 
2,098

Total votes: 18,185
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Indiana District 8

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Indiana District 8 on May 7, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Mark Messmer
Mark Messmer
 
38.5
 
30,668
Image of John N. Hostettler
John N. Hostettler
 
19.7
 
15,649
Image of Richard Moss
Richard Moss
 
14.1
 
11,227
Image of Dominick Jack Kavanaugh
Dominick Jack Kavanaugh Candidate Connection
 
11.8
 
9,397
Image of Kristi Risk
Kristi Risk Candidate Connection
 
9.2
 
7,350
Image of Luke Misner
Luke Misner
 
2.9
 
2,287
Image of Jim Case
Jim Case Candidate Connection
 
2.6
 
2,107
Image of Jeremy Heath
Jeremy Heath
 
1.2
 
944

Total votes: 79,629
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Candidate profiles

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Image of Erik Hurt

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Party: Democratic Party

Incumbent: No

Political Office: None

Submitted Biography "My name is Erik Hurt and I am running for Congress in Indiana's 8th congressional district. I have spent my whole life trying to fight for the poor, the sick, and the marginalized, and I will continue that fight with this campaign."


Key Messages

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I will fight to expand benefits and the quality of life for working class people with policies like guaranteed paid vacation, guaranteed paid parental leave, guaranteed child care, an increased minimum wage, while also fighting to bring the cost of housing and goods down with things like wealth taxes and windfall profit taxes.


I will fight to combat climate change not only by promoting investments into clean energy but rethinking the way our cities are structured so that they are built around people and not cars so that we can bring down the amount of energy we're using.


I want to drastically increase investments into our public education system. From pre-K through university. From trade school to liberal arts colleges. I want to raise teacher salaries, expand student resources, make sure no child is going hungry at school, and that no student will be forced into debt for wanting to get an education.

This information was current as of the candidate's run for U.S. House Indiana District 8 in 2024.

Image of Mark Messmer

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Party: Republican Party

Incumbent: No

Political Office: 

  • Indiana State Senate (Assumed office: 2014)
  • Indiana House of Representatives (2008-2014)

Biography:  Messmer received a bachelor's degree from Purdue University. His professional experience includes co-owning Messmer Mechanical, working as a project engineer with John Brown Engineering, and working as a mechanical engineer with Dow Chemical.



Key Messages

The following key messages were curated by Ballotpedia staff. For more on how we identify key messages, click here.


Messmer said, "I am pro-life, pro-gun, and pro-Trump."


On supporting businesses, Messmer said, "We have to try to do what you can to knock down impediments for business, to try to remove excessive regulations."


Messmer said, "My experience balancing Indiana's budget and generating a surplus will be essential as I join the effort to return fiscal responsibility to Washington, D.C."


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This information was current as of the candidate's run for U.S. House Indiana District 8 in 2024.

Image of K. Richard Fitzlaff

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Party: Libertarian Party

Incumbent: No

Political Office: None

Submitted Biography "K. Richard Fitzlaff is a lifelong midwesterner. K. Richard has spent the past 12 years in Indiana. As an entrepreneur he has helped lead and grow several organizations. Leading by serving he has tirelessly worked with several non profits to grow their brand and expand their reach. Throughout his life, values such as Honesty, Integrity and Accountability have guided him and through those values he seeks to defend the Constitution for all Hoosiers and by extension all Americans."


Key Messages

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I believe it is time once and for all to End Deficit Spending. Hoosiers and Americans as a whole cannot afford a government that is not accountable to its employers- the American people. For generations we have created debt that many future generations must work and pay for in an unsustainable way. If government must exist it must live within the confines of the will of the people who elect it.


Lower Federal Taxes for all people of every economic background. Hoosiers deserve integrity. They deserve someone who isn't afraid to vote no on a 5,000 page bill loaded with frivolous pet spending projects to appease a corporation across the country. Public servants should act as such and be good stewards of the money entrusted to them.


Defend The Constitution. For generations the Constitution has been stripped of its meaning and the rights guaranteed to all people has been marginalized and misappropriated. The Constitution was not a list of privileges granted to you by government to be taken away when they saw fit. It is and always should be a list of protections that shall not be infringed. Congress should realize their duty and oath to the American people to defend those rights and freedoms no matter the cost.

This information was current as of the candidate's run for U.S. House Indiana District 8 in 2024.

Voting information

See also: Voting in Indiana

Election information in Indiana: Nov. 5, 2024, election.

What was the voter registration deadline?

  • In-person: Oct. 7, 2024
  • By mail: Postmarked by Oct. 7, 2024
  • Online: Oct. 7, 2024

Was absentee/mail-in voting available to all voters?

No

What was the absentee/mail-in ballot request deadline?

  • In-person: Oct. 24, 2024
  • By mail: Received by Oct. 24, 2024
  • Online: Oct. 24, 2024

What was the absentee/mail-in ballot return deadline?

  • In-person: Nov. 5, 2024
  • By mail: Received by Nov. 5, 2024

Was early voting available to all voters?

Yes

What were the early voting start and end dates?

Oct. 8, 2024 to Nov. 4, 2024

Were all voters required to present ID at the polls? If so, was a photo or non-photo ID required?

N/A

When were polls open on Election Day?

6:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. (EST/CST)

Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey responses

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Survey responses from candidates in this race

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I believe it is time once and for all to End Deficit Spending. Hoosiers and Americans as a whole cannot afford a government that is not accountable to its employers- the American people. For generations we have created debt that many future generations must work and pay for in an unsustainable way.

If government must exist it must live within the confines of the will of the people who elect it.

Lower Federal Taxes for all people of every economic background. Hoosiers deserve integrity. They deserve someone who isn't afraid to vote no on a 5,000 page bill loaded with frivolous pet spending projects to appease a corporation across the country.

Public servants should act as such and be good stewards of the money entrusted to them.

Defend The Constitution.

For generations the Constitution has been stripped of its meaning and the rights guaranteed to all people has been marginalized and misappropriated.

The Constitution was not a list of privileges granted to you by government to be taken away when they saw fit. It is and always should be a list of protections that shall not be infringed.

Congress should realize their duty and oath to the American people to defend those rights and freedoms no matter the cost.
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Erik Hurt (D)

I will fight to expand benefits and the quality of life for working class people with policies like guaranteed paid vacation, guaranteed paid parental leave, guaranteed child care, an increased minimum wage, while also fighting to bring the cost of housing and goods down with things like wealth taxes and windfall profit taxes.

I will fight to combat climate change not only by promoting investments into clean energy but rethinking the way our cities are structured so that they are built around people and not cars so that we can bring down the amount of energy we're using.

I want to drastically increase investments into our public education system. From pre-K through university. From trade school to liberal arts colleges. I want to raise teacher salaries, expand student resources, make sure no child is going hungry at school, and that no student will be forced into debt for wanting to get an education.
I am passionate about seeing an America that is free and safe for all peoples. An America that doesn't look at race, creed, gender, economic class or any other factor that has separated people. One where government is not a benevolent overload picking winners and losers and giving rights to certain groups at certain times. An America that is strong and confident in knowing that we live by principles and ethics. A shining beacon unto the world of freedom and respect for our fellow people.
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Erik Hurt (D)

I am passionate about rights for the working class, protecting our environment, improving education, protecting the rights for POC and members of the LGBTQ+ community, about expanding public transportation, guaranteeing health care, reworking law enforcement so that it gets to the roots of problems and doesn't just throw cops and prisons at the problems. I want to combat gun violence, protect abortion rights, and protect our democracy from fascist threats.
Former President Calvin Coolidge. Who was quoted as saying "It is much more important to kill bad bills than to pass good ones." This quote speaks to myself and many Americans because it represents the limited intentions of our constitution and what our federal government was designed to be.
"elected official" is a poor term. Anyone elected is a public servant.

As such they are responsible to the will of those that elected them while holding fast to defending the rule of law and the Constitution.

A public servant must serve with honesty, integrity and accountability, professionalism and ownership.
I seek a world set free in our lifetimes. I world of prosperity and value created for future generations.
The very first historical event I remember seeing was the first invasion of Iraq. I was 6 years old.
I worked for a small non profit in Hammond Indiana for 4 years.
I do. I also believe that Senate should be limited to 2 terms of 4 years and the President should be limited to 1 term of 6 years.
I strongly believe in term limits. No one seeking to serve their fellow man should be able to make a career out of working for the taxpayers.
I believe that as "the great melting pot" America must be willing to make compromise and work across the aisle to achieve things that are fair and equitable for all.
Any finances that are managed by the government are the property of the people. As such there should be absolute and complete transparency with all funds entrusted to them. As such any citizen should be able to access complete copies of where every dollar is spent and if there is mismanagement or waste found the government should be accountable by correcting that immediately and those responsible for that waste or mismanagement of public funds should be terminated immediately.


Campaign finance

Name Party Receipts* Disbursements** Cash on hand Date
Erik Hurt Democratic Party $23,917 $22,719 $1,198 As of November 25, 2024
Peter Priest II Democratic Party $0 $0 $0 Data not available***
Edward Upton Sein Democratic Party $13,821 $21,349 $0 As of October 15, 2024
Michael Talarzyk Democratic Party $0 $0 $0 As of April 24, 2024
Jim Case Republican Party $0 $0 $0 Data not available***
Jeremy Heath Republican Party $0 $0 $0 Data not available***
John N. Hostettler Republican Party $53,972 $53,972 $0 As of December 12, 2024
Dominick Jack Kavanaugh Republican Party $528,366 $528,366 $0 As of June 30, 2024
Mark Messmer Republican Party $1,545,284 $1,337,178 $208,106 As of December 31, 2024
Luke Misner Republican Party $0 $0 $0 Data not available***
Richard Moss Republican Party $757,656 $757,656 $0 As of May 20, 2024
Kristi Risk Republican Party $70,744 $70,811 $-67 As of July 17, 2024
K. Richard Fitzlaff Libertarian Party $0 $0 $0 Data not available***

Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2024. This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).

* According to the FEC, "Receipts are anything of value (money, goods, services or property) received by a political committee."
** According to the FEC, a disbursement "is a purchase, payment, distribution, loan, advance, deposit or gift of money or anything of value to influence a federal election," plus other kinds of payments not made to influence a federal election.
*** Candidate either did not report any receipts or disbursements to the FEC, or Ballotpedia did not find an FEC candidate ID.

General election race ratings

See also: Race rating definitions and methods

Ballotpedia provides race ratings from four outlets: The Cook Political Report, Inside Elections, Sabato's Crystal Ball, and DDHQ/The Hill. Each race rating indicates if one party is perceived to have an advantage in the race and, if so, the degree of advantage:

  • Safe and Solid ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge and the race is not competitive.
  • Likely ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge, but an upset is possible.
  • Lean ratings indicate that one party has a small edge, but the race is competitive.[4]
  • Toss-up ratings indicate that neither party has an advantage.

Race ratings are informed by a number of factors, including polling, candidate quality, and election result history in the race's district or state.[5][6][7]

Race ratings: Indiana's 8th Congressional District election, 2024
Race trackerRace ratings
November 5, 2024October 29, 2024October 22, 2024October 15, 2024
The Cook Political Report with Amy WalterSolid RepublicanSolid RepublicanSolid RepublicanSolid Republican
Decision Desk HQ and The HillSafe RepublicanSafe RepublicanSafe RepublicanSafe Republican
Inside Elections with Nathan L. GonzalesSolid RepublicanSolid RepublicanSolid RepublicanSolid Republican
Larry J. Sabato's Crystal BallSafe RepublicanSafe RepublicanSafe RepublicanSafe Republican
Note: Ballotpedia reviews external race ratings every week throughout the election season and posts weekly updates even if the media outlets have not revised their ratings during that week.

Ballot access

The table below details filing requirements for U.S. House candidates in Indiana in the 2024 election cycle. For additional information on candidate ballot access requirements in Indiana, click here.

Filing requirements for U.S. House candidates, 2024
State Office Party Signatures required Filing fee Filing deadline Source
Indiana U.S. House Ballot-qualified party N/A (only declaration of candidacy required) N/A 2/6/2024 Source
Indiana U.S. House Unaffiliated 2% of total votes cast for the secretary of state in the district in the last election N/A 7/1/2024 Source

District analysis

Click the tabs below to view information about voter composition, past elections, and demographics in both the district and the state.

  • District map - A map of the district in place for the election.
  • Competitiveness - Information about the competitiveness of 2024 U.S. House elections in the state.
  • Presidential elections - Information about presidential elections in the district and the state.
  • State party control - The partisan makeup of the state's congressional delegation and state government.


Below was the map in use at the time of the election. Click the map below to enlarge it.

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See also: Primary election competitiveness in state and federal government, 2024

This section contains data on U.S. House primary election competitiveness in Indiana.

Indiana U.S. House competitiveness, 2014-2024
Office Districts/
offices
Seats Open seats Candidates Possible primaries Contested Democratic primaries Contested Republican primaries % of contested primaries Incumbents in contested primaries % of incumbents in contested primaries
2024 9 9 3 63 18 6 8 77.8% 4 66.7%
2022 9 9 1 49 18 8 4 66.7% 3 37.5%
2020 9 9 2 78 18 9 6 83.3% 4 57.1%
2018 9 9 2 71 18 8 7 83.3% 4 57.1%
2016 9 9 2 51 18 8 8 88.9% 7 100.0%
2014 9 9 0 49 18 7 6 72.2% 6 66.7%

Post-filing deadline analysis

The following analysis covers all U.S. House districts up for election in Indiana in 2024. Information below was calculated on March 19, 2024, and may differ from information shown in the table above due to candidate replacements and withdrawals after that time.

Sixty-three candidates ran for Indiana’s nine U.S. House districts, including 18 Democrats and 45 Republicans. That’s seven candidates per district, higher than the 5.6 candidates that ran in 2022, but lower than the 8.7 candidates who ran in 2020.

Three districts—the 3rd, the 6th, and the 8th—were open, meaning no incumbents ran. That’s the most open districts in an election cycle this decade.

Rep. Jim Banks (R-3rd) did not run for re-election in order to run for the U.S. Senate, while Reps. Greg Pence (R-6th) and Larry Bucshon (R-8th) retired from public office.

Twelve candidates—four Democrats and eight Republicans—ran for the open 8th Congressional District, the most candidates to run for a seat in 2024.

Fourteen primaries—six Democratic and eight Republican—were contested in 2024. Twelve primaries were contested in 2022, 15 primaries were contested in 2020, and 15 were in 2018.

Four incumbents—one Democrat and three Republicans—faced primary challengers in 2024. That's higher than in 2022, when three incumbents faced challengers, but the same as in 2020 and 2018.

Candidates filed to run in the Republican and Democratic primaries in all eight districts, meaning no seats were guaranteed to either party.

Partisan Voter Index

See also: The Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index

Heading into the 2024 elections, based on results from the 2020 and 2016 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was R+19. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 19 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Indiana's 8th the 48th most Republican district nationally.[8]

2020 presidential election results

The table below shows what the vote in the 2020 presidential election would have been in this district. The presidential election data was compiled by Daily Kos.

2020 presidential results in Indiana's 8th based on 2024 district lines
Joe Biden Democratic Party Donald Trump Republican Party
32.7% 65.5%

Inside Elections Baselines

See also: Inside Elections

Inside Elections' Baseline is a figure that analyzes all federal and statewide election results from the district over the past four election cycles. The results are combined in an index estimating the strength of a typical Democratic or Republican candidate in the congressional district.[9] The table below displays the Baseline data for this district.

Inside Elections Baseline for 2024
Democratic Baseline Democratic Party Republican Baseline Republican Party Difference
35.0 62.4 D+27.4

Presidential voting history

See also: Presidential election in Indiana, 2020

Indiana presidential election results (1900-2020)

  • 5 Democratic wins
  • 26 Republican wins
Year 1900 1904 1908 1912 1916 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1940 1944 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020
Winning Party R R R D R R R R D D R R R R R R D R R R R R R R R R R D R R R
See also: Party control of Indiana state government

Congressional delegation

The table below displays the partisan composition of Indiana's congressional delegation as of May 2024.

Congressional Partisan Breakdown from Indiana
Party U.S. Senate U.S. House Total
Democratic 0 2 2
Republican 2 7 9
Independent 0 0 0
Vacancies 0 0 0
Total 2 9 11

State executive

The table below displays the officeholders in Indiana's top four state executive offices as of May 2024.

State executive officials in Indiana, May 2024
Office Officeholder
Governor Republican Party Eric Holcomb
Lieutenant Governor Republican Party Suzanne Crouch
Secretary of State Republican Party Diego Morales
Attorney General Republican Party Todd Rokita

State legislature

Indiana State Senate

Party As of February 2024
     Democratic Party 10
     Republican Party 40
     Other 0
     Vacancies 0
Total 50

Indiana House of Representatives

Party As of February 2024
     Democratic Party 30
     Republican Party 70
     Other 0
     Vacancies 0
Total 100

Trifecta control

The table below shows the state's trifecta status from 1992 until the 2024 election.

Indiana Party Control: 1992-2024
No Democratic trifectas  •  Sixteen years of Republican trifectas
Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.

Year 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
Governor D D D D D D D D D D D D D R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
Senate R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
House D D D R R D D D D D D D D R R D D D D R R R R R R R R R R R R R R

District history

The section below details election results for this office in elections dating back to 2018.

2022

See also: Indiana's 8th Congressional District election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House Indiana District 8

Incumbent Larry Bucshon defeated Ray McCormick and Andy Horning in the general election for U.S. House Indiana District 8 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Larry Bucshon
Larry Bucshon (R)
 
65.7
 
141,995
Image of Ray McCormick
Ray McCormick (D)
 
31.5
 
68,109
Image of Andy Horning
Andy Horning (L) Candidate Connection
 
2.7
 
5,936

Total votes: 216,040
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Indiana District 8

Ray McCormick defeated Adnan Dhahir and Peter Priest II in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Indiana District 8 on May 3, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Ray McCormick
Ray McCormick
 
69.7
 
16,465
Image of Adnan Dhahir
Adnan Dhahir Candidate Connection
 
18.7
 
4,429
Peter Priest II
 
11.6
 
2,731

Total votes: 23,625
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Indiana District 8

Incumbent Larry Bucshon advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Indiana District 8 on May 3, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Larry Bucshon
Larry Bucshon
 
100.0
 
47,557

Total votes: 47,557
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for U.S. House Indiana District 8

Andy Horning advanced from the Libertarian convention for U.S. House Indiana District 8 on March 5, 2022.

Candidate
Image of Andy Horning
Andy Horning (L) Candidate Connection

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2020

See also: Indiana's 8th Congressional District election, 2020

General election

General election for U.S. House Indiana District 8

Incumbent Larry Bucshon defeated Thomasina Marsili and James Rodenberger in the general election for U.S. House Indiana District 8 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Larry Bucshon
Larry Bucshon (R)
 
66.9
 
214,643
Image of Thomasina Marsili
Thomasina Marsili (D) Candidate Connection
 
29.8
 
95,691
James Rodenberger (L)
 
3.2
 
10,283

Total votes: 320,617
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Indiana District 8

Thomasina Marsili defeated Mike Webster and Ron Drake in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Indiana District 8 on June 2, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Thomasina Marsili
Thomasina Marsili Candidate Connection
 
36.3
 
15,097
Image of Mike Webster
Mike Webster Candidate Connection
 
32.6
 
13,550
Image of Ron Drake
Ron Drake
 
31.2
 
12,973

Total votes: 41,620
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Indiana District 8

Incumbent Larry Bucshon advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Indiana District 8 on June 2, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Larry Bucshon
Larry Bucshon
 
100.0
 
51,343

Total votes: 51,343
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Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for U.S. House Indiana District 8

James Rodenberger advanced from the Libertarian convention for U.S. House Indiana District 8 on March 7, 2020.


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2018

See also: Indiana's 8th Congressional District election, 2018

General election

General election for U.S. House Indiana District 8

Incumbent Larry Bucshon defeated William Tanoos in the general election for U.S. House Indiana District 8 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Larry Bucshon
Larry Bucshon (R)
 
64.4
 
157,396
Image of William Tanoos
William Tanoos (D)
 
35.6
 
86,895

Total votes: 244,291
(100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Indiana District 8

William Tanoos advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Indiana District 8 on May 8, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of William Tanoos
William Tanoos
 
100.0
 
26,232

Total votes: 26,232
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Indiana District 8

Incumbent Larry Bucshon defeated Richard Moss and Rachel Covington in the Republican primary for U.S. House Indiana District 8 on May 8, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Larry Bucshon
Larry Bucshon
 
63.0
 
34,516
Image of Richard Moss
Richard Moss
 
25.2
 
13,831
Image of Rachel Covington
Rachel Covington
 
11.8
 
6,451

Total votes: 54,798
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Footnotes

  1. A majority in the U.S. House when there are no vacancies is 218 seats.
  2. These figures include the seat of Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), who resigned on Nov. 13, 2024, after winning re-election.
  3. Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' 2020 presidential results by congressional district, for new and old districts," accessed September 15, 2022
  4. Inside Elections also uses Tilt ratings to indicate an even smaller advantage and greater competitiveness.
  5. Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Nathan Gonzalez," April 19, 2018
  6. Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Kyle Kondik," April 19, 2018
  7. Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Charlie Cook," April 22, 2018
  8. Cook Political Report, "The 2022 Cook Partisan Voting Index (Cook PVI℠)," accessed January 10, 2024
  9. Inside Elections, "Methodology: Inside Elections’ Baseline by Congressional District," December 8, 2023


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