Ohio District 3

OH-03 • 2026 Election
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Primary

Democratic Primary

Held May 5, 2026.

CandidateVotes%
Joyce Beatty ✓ 62,851 79.3%
Joe Gerard 16,381 20.7%

Republican Primary

Held May 5, 2026.

CandidateVotes%
Cleophus Dulaney ✓ 15,779 100.0%

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Race Overview

Incumbent
Joyce Beatty
Party
Democrat
Current Rating
Safe D expert avg
Open Seat
No
Cook PVI
D+22

Race Ratings

Expert Consensus Rating

Safe D

Individual forecaster ratings will be updated as they become available.

Candidates

Joyce Beatty

Joyce Beatty Nominee Incumbent

Democrat
Total Raised: $1,201,451
Cash on Hand: $2,776,821

Cleophus Dulaney Nominee

Republican

Average is the unweighted mean of the most recent week of polls whose fieldwork ended in the last 30 days; table shows the most recent 30 days or the newest 3 polls, whichever is more. How accurate is each pollster? →

No polls in the last 90 days.

Questions About This Race

Is the 2026 OH-03 House race competitive?

No — the expert consensus rates it Safe D for Democrats.

When is the 2026 OH-03 House race decided?

Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026.

How is the PollingSource average calculated?

The PollingSource average is the unweighted mean of the most recent week of scientific public polls whose fieldwork ended in the last 30 days. One poll in that week is the average. We do not exclude pollsters. The table lists the polls from that window. Full details: pollingsource.com/methodology.

Race News

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