Race context
Mark Messmer is indexed in the OppIntell public candidate file as a Republican profile for Indiana, U.S. House, 08. Cycle year on file: 2026.
Race name on file: 2026 U.S. House - Indiana 08.
Race status on file: discovered.
Election system on file: other.
The indexed incumbent/challenger value is incumbent.
The profile was first indexed on 2026-05-07 and last indexed on 2026-10-06.
Other indexed profiles returned for this same field are listed below. The list is limited to the race query for this page.
Christopher David Rector (Democratic), Daniel Olsen George (Republican), James William Burke (Independent), Mary Theresa Allen (Democratic), Tabitha Zeigler (Democratic).
Source posture
Published claim kinds on file: 5 background claims; 13 statements claims; 2 finance claims; 154 votes claims; 1 controversies claim; 17 other sourced notes claims; 7 ideology claims.
Latest attached source timestamp on file: 2026-10-06.
Filings and votes on file
The profile record reports 154 vote claims. Claim text for that kind was not in the rows returned for this page.
Finance claims on file: 2. 0 are quoted above. FEC candidate id on file: H4IN08249.
Indexed field reading
Mark Messmer is carried in the OppIntell public index as a Republican profile for Indiana, U.S. House, 08. The party label, office, and state on this page are the values stored on the profile. Empty fields are left off rather than filled with a guess.
The cycle year 2026 is stored for Mark Messmer, and the candidate status stored on the profile is Active candidate. This page uses that status label and does not invent a ballot position from it.
The race title stored for Mark Messmer is 2026 U.S. House - Indiana 08. The race status stored beside that title is discovered. Both are indexed fields from the profile record.
The election system value stored for this profile is other. It is shown because that value is present on the record.
The indexed incumbent/challenger value is incumbent for Mark Messmer. The page uses the stored incumbent or challenger value and does not infer it from the office title.
The FEC candidate id stored for Mark Messmer is H4IN08249.
The profile was first indexed on 2026-05-07 and last indexed on 2026-10-06.
The route record for Mark Messmer reports 208 public claims, 208 valid citations, and 208 primary-source references, and the latest attached source timestamp on that record is 2026-10-06. Those figures are counts from the route. Claim wording is added on this page only when a published row was returned for the profile.
Published claim kinds with a count above zero for Mark Messmer: background (5), statements (13), finance (2), votes (154), controversies (1), other sourced notes (17), ideology (7). A kind whose stored count is zero is left off this list.
The same-field query for Mark Messmer returned 5 other indexed profiles: Christopher David Rector (Democratic), Daniel Olsen George (Republican), James William Burke (Independent), Mary Theresa Allen (Democratic), Tabitha Zeigler (Democratic). That set is the bounded query result for this page, not a certified full ballot.
Cross-reference identifiers stored for Mark Messmer: FEC H4IN08249; Other voteview:119:22540; GovTrack M001233; Wikidata Q6768869; Vote Smart 102958; Wikipedia Mark Messmer; Ballotpedia Mark Messmer; OpenSecrets N00054523.
Profile questions
What office is Mark Messmer indexed for?
Mark Messmer is indexed for Indiana, U.S. House, 08. The race name on file is 2026 U.S. House - Indiana 08. The election system on file is other. The cycle year on file is 2026. The office, district, and state above are the indexed profile fields.
What party is on file for Mark Messmer?
The party label on file for Mark Messmer is Republican.
What is Mark Messmer's candidate status?
Mark Messmer is marked Active candidate on this profile. Race status on file: discovered.
Which committee or filing id is listed for Mark Messmer?
FEC candidate id on file: H4IN08249.
How many public claims are attached to Mark Messmer?
The route record reports 208 public claims, 208 valid citations, and 208 primary-source references. Published claim kinds on file: Background 5, Statements 13, Finance 2, Votes 154, Controversies 1, Other Sourced Notes 17, Ideology 7. Claim text on this page is quoted from the published-claims teaser and is omitted when that teaser returns no rows.
Is Mark Messmer indexed as an incumbent or a challenger?
The indexed incumbent/challenger value is incumbent.
Who else is indexed in Mark Messmer's race field?
Other indexed profiles returned for this field include Christopher David Rector (Democratic), Daniel Olsen George (Republican), James William Burke (Independent), Mary Theresa Allen (Democratic), Tabitha Zeigler (Democratic). That list is the bounded race query for this page, not a certified full ballot.