Mary Allen (Indiana)
Mary Allen (Democratic Party) is running for election to the U.S. House to represent Indiana's 8th Congressional District. She declared candidacy for the Democratic primary scheduled on May 5, 2026.[source]
Allen completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2025. Click here to read the survey answers.
Elections
2026
See also: Indiana's 8th Congressional District election, 2026
General election
The primary will occur on May 5, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. Additional general election candidates will be added here following the primary.
General election for U.S. House Indiana District 8
James Burke is running in the general election for U.S. House Indiana District 8 on November 3, 2026.
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Indiana District 8
Mary Allen, Christopher Rector, and Aleem Young are running in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Indiana District 8 on May 5, 2026.
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Indiana District 8
Incumbent Mark Messmer and Daniel George are running in the Republican primary for U.S. House Indiana District 8 on May 5, 2026.
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Campaign themes
2026
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Mary Allen completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2025. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Allen's responses.
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- Mary Allen is a small business owner, Evansville City Councilor, grandmother and an Army Reserve Veteran. She has spent her life serving her community, from non-profits to small businesses to City Hall. She's running for Congress in Indiana's 8th District because Hoosier families are struggling while Washington protects the powerful. Mary sees families choosing between rent and groceries, seniors rationing medication, small businesses being crushed by monopolies. She's not a career politician. She's a citizen who shows up, listens, and fights for everyday people. That's what she'll do in Congress... show up and fight for you. She is one of us, fighting for all of us.
- We are in an affordability crisis. Families earning minimum wage need over full-time hours to afford a modest apartment. Childcare workers, nursing assistants, retail workers are working full-time but cannot cover rent, groceries, and healthcare. Corporate monopolies have rigged the system. Corporations control beef, seeds, and farm inputs and set prices farmers and workers face. Workers get squeezed on both ends. The Federal Trade Commission is investigating if consolidation lets companies raise prices while suppressing competition. Congress protects the powerful, not working people. Mary will fight for real wage increases that keep up with inflation, fair markets and breaking up monopolies, and an economy that works for working people.
- Healthcare costs are crushing Hoosier families. If you buy your own health insurance on the marketplace, your premium could double when enhanced subsidies expire. Families are also facing skyrocketing drug costs and surprise medical bills. Pharmaceutical companies and private equity-backed medical chains are making record profits while you ration medication and go into debt. Letting this happen is a choice to make you poorer and sicker. Mary won't make that choice. She believes accessible and affordable healthcare is a right, not a privilege.
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2026 Elections
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