2024 congressional election records

Indiana U.S. House District 8

Compare the November 5 election figures from the House Clerk with candidate finance summaries from the Federal Election Commission.

Votes and candidate filings

House Clerk votes and FEC candidate finances
Candidate or vote group	Ballot line	Votes	Share of listed votes	Adjusted receipts	Adjusted disbursements	FEC coverage through
Mark Messmer	Republican	219,941	67.96%	$1,398,745	$1,338,178	Dec 31, 2024
Erik Hurt	Democrat	95,311	29.45%	$23,917	$22,719	Nov 25, 2024
K. Richard Fitzlaff	Libertarian	8,381	2.59%	Unmatched	Unmatched	—

Clerk source PDF page 25.

Mark Messmer · H4IN08249Unique given name and family name in this contest · Ending cash $207,106
Erik Hurt · H4IN08231Unique given name and family name in this contest · Ending cash $1,198

Source and scope

Election figures use the House Clerk’s compilation of the November 5, 2024 results. Vote shares use the listed candidate and write-in votes. Other lines, such as blank and exhausted ballots, are displayed separately. When the Clerk lists the same candidate across ballot lines, their reported totals are combined.
Finance figures use the FEC 2024 candidate summary through each row’s coverage date. The adjusted figures subtract transfers between authorized committees from their corresponding reported receipts or disbursements, following the FEC file guide. Amounts are rounded to the nearest dollar.
Linking the records requires the same office, state and district with a unique normalized name match. A coverage gap is left visible when the records cannot be linked. Candidate financial summaries cover the cycle and can appear in more than one contest when a candidate ran for two terms.
Scope covers candidate committees in the FEC summary. Outside spending and individual contributor data are outside this view.