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John Hostettler
John N. Hostettler (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Indiana's 8th Congressional District. He lost in the Republican primary on May 7, 2024.
Elections
2024
See also: Indiana's 8th Congressional District election, 2024
Indiana's 8th Congressional District election, 2024 (May 7 Republican primary)
Indiana's 8th Congressional District election, 2024 (May 7 Democratic primary)
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 | ||
| ✔ |  | Mark Messmer (R) | 68.0 | 219,941 |
 | Erik Hurt (D)  | 29.5 | 95,311 | |
 | K. Richard Fitzlaff (L) | 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 | ||
| ✔ | | Erik Hurt | 45.1 | 8,204 |
 | Edward Upton Sein | 22.5 | 4,087 | |
 | Michael Talarzyk | 20.9 | 3,796 | |
| Peter Priest II | 11.5 | 2,098 | ||
| Total votes: 18,185 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Kellie Moore (D)
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 | ||
| ✔ | | Mark Messmer | 38.5 | 30,668 |
 | John N. Hostettler | 19.7 | 15,649 | |
 | Richard Moss | 14.1 | 11,227 | |
 | Dominick Jack Kavanaugh | 11.8 | 9,397 | |
 | Kristi Risk | 9.2 | 7,350 | |
 | Luke Misner | 2.9 | 2,287 | |
 | Jim Case | 2.6 | 2,107 | |
 | Jeremy Heath | 1.2 | 944 | |
| Total votes: 79,629 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Jon Schrock (R)
- Larry Bucshon (R)
Endorsements
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Campaign themes
2024
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
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