Ohio 2026 Primary

U.S. Senate & U.S. House
May 5 2026
Completed
Includes special Senate election
Governor & U.S. House & U.S. Senate
Nov 3 2026
60 days away
Filing Deadline: Feb 4, 2026

U.S. Senate Likely D

Incumbent: R Jon Husted

Democrat

Ron Kincaid $46,619 raised
Sherrod Brown Nominee $38,566,234 raised

Independent

Gregory Lee Levy $80,348 raised
Stephen I Faris $2,082 raised

L

Bill Redpath $24,200 raised

Republican

Jon Husted Nominee $14,360,028 raised

Dollar figures are each campaign’s total funds raised, from FEC filings.

Primary Results

Democratic Primary

Held May 5, 2026.

Candidate Votes %
Sherrod Brown 712,106 89.4%
Ron Kincaid 84,405 10.6%

Republican Primary

Held May 5, 2026.

Candidate Votes %
Jon Husted 736,413 100.0%

Governor Toss-up

Incumbent: R Mike DeWine Term Limited

Democrat

Amy Acton Nominee

L

Don Kissick

Republican

Vivek Ramaswamy Nominee

Primary Results

Democratic Primary

Held May 5, 2026.

Candidate Votes %
Amy Acton 767,360 100.0%

Republican Primary

Held May 5, 2026.

Candidate Votes %
Vivek Ramaswamy 676,562 82.4%
Casey Putsch 144,184 17.6%

U.S. House 15 districts

OH-01 District 1 Toss-up D Greg Landsman
Greg Landsman (D) Incumbent Eric Conroy (R)
Democratic · May 5 Greg Landsman 36,984 67.9% Damon Lynch IV 17,483 32.1%
Republican · May 5 Eric Conroy 25,603 71.9% Holly Adams 7,020 19.7% Rosemary Oglesby-Henry 2,994 8.4%
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OH-02 District 2 Safe R R David Taylor
David Taylor (R) Incumbent Jennifer Mazzuckelli (D)
Democratic · May 5 Jennifer Mazzuckelli 15,381 53.3% Todd Wilson 13,484 46.7%
Republican · May 5 David Taylor 51,885 75.0% Bob Carr 17,321 25.0%
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OH-03 District 3 Safe D D Joyce Beatty
Joyce Beatty (D) Incumbent Cleophus Dulaney (R)
Democratic · May 5 Joyce Beatty 62,851 79.3% Joe Gerard 16,381 20.7%
Republican · May 5 Cleophus Dulaney 15,779 100.0%
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OH-04 District 4 Safe R R Jim Jordan
Jim Jordan (R) Incumbent Joshua Kolasinski (D)
Democratic · May 5 Joshua Kolasinski 26,406 100.0%
Republican · May 5 Jim Jordan 75,210 100.0%
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OH-05 District 5 Safe R R Bob Latta
Bob Latta (R) Incumbent Brian Alan Shaver (D)
Democratic · May 5 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 · May 5 Bob Latta 58,056 100.0%
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OH-06 District 6 Safe R R Michael Rulli
Michael Rulli (R) Incumbent Elizabeth Kirtley (D)
Democratic · May 5 Elizabeth Kirtley 12,318 31.5% Adrian Vitus 8,602 22.0% Sean Connolly 8,053 20.6% Brent Hanni 3,765 9.6% Malcolm Ritchie 3,520 9.0% Charles DiPalma 2,797 7.2% Christopher Lafont 12 0.0%
Republican · May 5 Michael Rulli 47,868 76.2% Jullie Kelley 14,945 23.8%
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OH-07 District 7 Safe D R Max Miller
Max Miller (R) Incumbent Brian Poindexter (D)
Democratic · May 5 Brian Poindexter 23,167 37.0% Ed FitzGerald 13,505 21.6% Laura Rodriguez-Carbone 7,719 12.3% Michael Eisner 7,361 11.8% Ann Marie Donegan 6,562 10.5% Scott Schulz 2,698 4.3% John Butchko 907 1.5% Keith Mundy 697 1.1%
Republican · May 5 Max Miller 50,345 100.0%
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OH-08 District 8 Safe R R Warren Davidson
Warren Davidson (R) Incumbent Vanessa Enoch (D)
Democratic · May 5 Vanessa Enoch 32,336 74.5% Madaris Grant 11,091 25.5%
Republican · May 5 Warren Davidson 52,629 100.0%
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OH-09 District 9 Lean D D Marcy Kaptur
Marcy Kaptur (D) Incumbent Derek Merrin (R)
Democratic · May 5 Marcy Kaptur 45,827 100.0%
Republican · May 5 Derek Merrin 25,092 44.1% Josh Williams 14,419 25.3% Madison Sheahan 11,501 20.2% Alea Nadeem 3,109 5.5% Anthony Campbell 2,800 4.9%
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OH-10 District 10 Safe R R Mike Turner
Mike Turner (R) Incumbent Kristina Knickerbocker (D)
Democratic · May 5 Kristina Knickerbocker 14,824 32.7% Janice Beckett 11,766 25.9% David Esrati 5,829 12.8% Jan Kinner 5,601 12.3% Tony Pombo 3,754 8.3% Manuel Foggie 3,606 8.0%
Republican · May 5 Mike Turner 44,286 100.0%
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OH-11 District 11 Safe D D Shontel Brown
Shontel Brown (D) Incumbent Mike Kirchner (R)
Democratic · May 5 Shontel Brown 70,357 85.5% Ardelia Holmes 6,529 7.9% Sean Freeman 5,421 6.6%
Republican · May 5 Mike Kirchner 6,949 65.6% James Hemphill 3,648 34.4%
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OH-12 District 12 Safe R R Troy Balderson
Troy Balderson (R) Incumbent Jerrad Shane Christian (D)
Democratic · May 5 Jerrad Christian 15,961 46.4% Daniel Crawford 11,546 33.6% Jason Reynard 6,899 20.1%
Republican · May 5 Troy Balderson 64,907 100.0%
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OH-13 District 13 Toss-up D Emilia Sykes
Emilia Sykes (D) Incumbent Carey Coleman (R)
Democratic · May 5 Emilia Sykes 62,768 100.0%
Republican · May 5 Carey Coleman 20,322 47.3% Kevin Siembida 8,062 18.8% Margaret Briem 7,274 16.9% Neil Patel 6,238 14.5% Sanjin Drakovac 1,105 2.6%
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OH-14 District 14 Safe R R David Joyce
David Joyce (R) Incumbent Maria Jukic (D)
Democratic · May 5 Maria Jukic 25,119 50.8% Bill O'Neill 17,726 35.8% Carl Setzer 6,651 13.4%
Republican · May 5 David Joyce 49,119 70.3% Nicole Frenchko 20,744 29.7%
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OH-15 District 15 Safe R R Mike Carey
Mike Carey (R) Incumbent Don Ralph Leonard (D)
Democratic · May 5 Don Leonard 23,798 52.9% Adam Miller 21,179 47.1%
Republican · May 5 Mike Carey 39,446 100.0%
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