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

83 days away

Filing Deadline: Feb 4, 2026

★ U.S. Senate Lean R

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 Incumbent 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%

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★ Governor Lean R

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%

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★ U.S. House 15 districts

OH-01 District 1 Lean R D Greg Landsman

Greg Landsman (D) ^* ✓ Damon Lynch IV (D) Eric Conroy (R) ✓ Holly Adams (R) Rosemary Oglesby-Henry (R) Steven Erbeck (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

Jennifer Mazzuckelli (D) ✓ David Taylor (R) ^* ✓

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) ^* ✓ 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

Joshua Kolasinski (D) ✓ Tamara Wilson (D) Tamara Wilson (I) Jim Jordan (R) ^* ✓

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

Brian Alan Shaver (D) ✓ Daniel Burket (D) Martin Heberling III (D) Bob Latta (R) ^* ✓

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

Adrian J Vitus (D) Brent Charles Hanni (D) Elizabeth Kirtley (D) ✓ Malcolm Ritchie (D) Michael Rulli (R) ^* ✓

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 Likely D R Max Miller

Brian Poindexter (D) ✓ Ed FitzGerald (D) Laura D Rodriguez-Carbone (D) Michael Eisner (D) Scott Schulz (D) Max Miller (R) ^* ✓ Jonah Schulz (R)

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

Madaris Grant (D) Vanessa Enoch (D) ✓ Warren Davidson (R) ^* ✓

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 Likely R D Marcy Kaptur

Marcy M.C. Kaptur (D) ^* ✓ Alea Nadeem (R) Anthony Bruce Campbell (R) Derek Merrin (R) ✓ Josh Williams (R) Madison Sheahan (R) Wayne Charles Kinsel (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 Michael Turner

Jan Kinner (D) Janice Beckett (D) Kristina Knickerbocker (D) ✓ Tony Pombo (D) Mike Turner (R) ^* ✓

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) ^* ✓ 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

Jerrad Shane Christian (D) ✓ Troy Balderson (R) ^* ✓

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) ^* ✓ Sandeep S Dixit (I) Carey Coleman (R) ✓ Kevin Coughlin (R) Kevin Siembida (R) Margaret Elizabeth Briem (R) Neil Patel (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 Dave Joyce

Carl Setzer (D) Maria Jukic (D) ✓ David P. Joyce (R) ^* ✓ Nicole Frenchko (R)

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

Adam Clay Miller (D) Don Ralph Leonard (D) ✓ Mike Carey (R) ^* ✓

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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📊 Primary Polls

Race	Pollster	Date	Sample	Results
House · Republican primary	J.L. Partners (R)	2026-04-16	600 LV	Derek Merrin 33% · Josh Williams 14% · Madison Sheahan 10% · Alea Nadeem 4% · Unsure 39%

Primary polls are shown here only — they never enter the general-election averages. Pollster names link to track records.

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