Ohio District 5

OH-05 • 2026 Election
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Primary

Primary held May 5, 2026.

Democratic Primary

CandidateVotes%
Brian Shaver 11,914 28.7%
Martin Heberling III 10,706 25.8%
Daniel Burket 10,145 24.4%
Scott Tabor 8,759 21.1%

Republican Primary

CandidateVotes%
Bob Latta 58,056 100.0%

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Race Overview

Incumbent
Bob Latta
Party
Republican
Current Rating
Safe R expert avg
Open Seat
No
Cook PVI
R+18

Race Ratings

Consensus Rating

Safe R

Individual forecaster ratings will be updated as they become available.

Candidates

Bob Latta

Bob Latta Nominee Incumbent

Republican
Total Raised: $1,461,648
Cash on Hand: $1,040,964

Brian Shaver Nominee

Democrat
Total Raised: $11,664
Cash on Hand: $8,742

Average reflects all polls from the last 90 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-05 House race competitive?

No — the expert consensus rates it Safe R for Republicans.

When is the 2026 OH-05 House race decided?

Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026.

How is the PollingSource average calculated?

The PollingSource average is the unweighted mean of every scientific public poll of the race from the last 90 days — we do not exclude pollsters. Each race page lists the individual polls behind the average with pollster, field dates, sample size, and margin of error. Full details: pollingsource.com/methodology.

Race News

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