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Indiana District 08 candidates

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Indiana District 08 roster

Indiana District 08 lists 6 public candidate profiles.

Party counts

  • Democratic: 3
  • Republican: 2
  • Independent: 1

Office counts

  • U.S. House: 6

Candidates

CandidatePartyBallot statusProfile statusRace statusElection systemFEC candidate idCycleSourced claimsValid citationsPrimary sourcesLatest sourceFirst seenLast seen
Christopher David RectorDemocraticchallengerActive candidatediscoveredotherH6IN083012026777October 6, 2026May 5, 2026October 6, 2026
Daniel Olsen GeorgeRepublicanchallengerActive candidatediscoveredotherH6IN082772026444October 6, 2026May 7, 2026October 6, 2026
James William BurkeIndependentchallengerActive candidatediscoveredotherH6IN082852026666October 6, 2026May 7, 2026October 6, 2026
Mark MessmerRepublicanincumbentActive candidatediscoveredotherH4IN082492026768768768October 27, 2026May 7, 2026October 6, 2026
Mary Theresa AllenDemocraticchallengerActive candidatediscoveredotherH6IN082932026282828October 6, 2026May 5, 2026October 6, 2026
Tabitha ZeiglerDemocraticchallengerActive candidatediscoveredotherH6IN083272026555October 6, 2026May 5, 2026October 6, 2026

Stored fields

  • Stored status "challenger" is on file for Christopher David Rector, Daniel Olsen George, James William Burke, Mary Theresa Allen, and Tabitha Zeigler.
  • Stored status "incumbent" is on file for Mark Messmer.
  • An FEC candidate id is stored for Christopher David Rector, Daniel Olsen George, James William Burke, Mark Messmer, Mary Theresa Allen, and Tabitha Zeigler.
  • 6 of 6 profiles with a list-index row have a sourced-claim count above zero.
  • Cycle year 2026 is on file for 6 profiles.
  • Source times on file run from October 6, 2026 to October 27, 2026.
  • 6 profiles have a stored summary.
  • 1 profile has a photo on file.
  • 6 profiles have the stored legacy-profile flag.
  • Profile record updates on this page run from October 6, 2026 to October 18, 2026.

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Christopher David Rector

Democratic · U.S. House

Daniel Olsen George

Republican · U.S. House

James William Burke

Independent · U.S. House

Mark Messmer

Republican · U.S. House

Mary Theresa Allen

Democratic · U.S. House

Tabitha Zeigler

Democratic · U.S. House

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