Who raised the most money in the 2026 Indiana 8th District race?

Mark Messmer (Republican) raised $1.4M.

Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2026 Indiana 8th District race?

American Council of Engineering Companies (Acec/PAC) gave $10K to Mark Messmer; Bwx Technologies, Inc Political Action Committee gave $10K to Mark Messmer; Republican Governance Group/Tuesday Group PAC gave $10K to Mark Messmer.

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2026 general election

Indiana 8th District

The candidate who raised the most money won. · Incumbent re-elected.

$1.9M in receipts plus outside spending is tied to the 2026 Indiana 8th District race: $1.9M raised by the campaigns, $559K of it from PACs, plus $0 from outside groups (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). Mark Messmer (Republican) won and was the top fundraiser.

Receipts + outside spending

$1.9M

Raised by campaigns

$1.9M

PAC checks

$559K

Outside money

Candidates

Raised by the campaign Outside money supportingOutside money attacking Democrat Republican Other

Mark MessmerRepublican, incumbent

✓ Won

Raised: $1.4M
Spent: $1.1M
From individuals: $309K
From PACs: $548K
From party: $0
Own money & loans: $4K
Outside money for: $0
Outside money against: $0

Who paid: 38% of Messmer's money came from PACs

Corporate $203K (42%)Trade group $126K (26%)Leadership PAC $46K (9%)Membership $40K (8%)Union $34K (7%)Super PAC $1K (0%)Other $38K (8%)

American Council of Engineering Companies Trade group$10K
Bwx Technologies Inc Corporate$10K
Republican Governance Group/Tuesday Group PAC Other$10K
National Beer Wholesalers Association Trade group$10K
Space Exploration Technologies Corp. Corporate$10K
Allison Transmission Inc. Political Action Committee Corporate$10K
American Crystal Sugar Compay Corporate$10K
Transdigm Group Inc. Employee Political Action Committee Corporate$10K

FEC record H4IN08249

Mary AllenDemocrat

✗ Lost

Raised: $493K
Spent: $386K
From individuals: $459K
From PACs: $11K
From party: $20K
Own money & loans: $2K
Outside money for: $0
Outside money against: $0

Who paid: 2% of Allen's money came from PACs

Union $3K (100%)

United Mine Workers of America - Coal Miners Political Action Committee Union$3K

FEC record H6IN08293

Questions people ask

How much money is tied to the 2026 Indiana 8th District race?: $1.9M in receipts plus outside spending is tied to the 2026 Indiana 8th District race: $1.9M raised by the campaigns, $559K of it from PACs, plus $0 from outside groups (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). Mark Messmer (Republican) won and was the top fundraiser.
Who raised the most money in the 2026 Indiana 8th District race?: Mark Messmer (Republican) raised $1.4M.
Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2026 Indiana 8th District race?: American Council of Engineering Companies (Acec/PAC) gave $10K to Mark Messmer; Bwx Technologies, Inc Political Action Committee gave $10K to Mark Messmer; Republican Governance Group/Tuesday Group PAC gave $10K to Mark Messmer.