The 2026 elections put all 15 of Ohio’s U.S. House seats on the ballot on November 3, 2026, alongside about a third of the U.S. Senate. House members serve two-year terms, so every district is contested in each even-numbered year. Ohio’s House delegation is currently 10 Republicans and 5 Democrats.
The 2026 district map
Ohio votes on new congressional districts on November 3, 2026: the plan the Ohio Redistricting Commission adopted on October 31, 2025. District boundaries differ from 2024. Each district holds about 761,000 people, the average set by the 2020 census when House seats were reapportioned among the states. Statewide, Ohio voted for Donald Trump by about 11 points in 2024, which sets the backdrop for its district races. How that statewide vote turns into seats depends on where the lines fall, which is why the map is contested as often as the candidates. Ohio also elects two U.S. Senators, currently Bernie Moreno (R) and Jon Husted (R). Senate terms run six years and the state’s two seats sit on different cycles. One of the two seats is up in 2026, in a special election. Because the U.S. House is closely divided between the two parties, results in the most competitive districts, in Ohio and elsewhere, can help decide which party controls the chamber for the next two years.
After the 2020 Census, Ohio lost a seat in reapportionment, leaving it with 15 districts for the decade. The 2026 races use the commission’s October 31, 2025 plan. Court challenges are summarized on the redistricting tracker.
Races to Watch
The 2024 results by district describe the old map, not the 2026 districts. Each district’s candidates are in the table below, taken from the certified lists and sample ballots of Ohio’s county boards of elections.
Who is on the ballot
U.S. Senate special election: Sherrod Brown, Democratic; Jon Husted, Republican, incumbent; Greg Levy, Other-party candidate; William B. Redpath, Libertarian. See all 35 Senate races.
U.S. House:
| District | Candidates on the ballot |
|---|---|
| District 1 | Eric Conroy, Republican Greg Landsman, Democratic, incumbent Nathan Weise, Libertarian |
| District 2 | Jen Mazzuckelli, Democratic David J. Taylor, Republican, incumbent |
| District 3 | Joyce Beatty, Democratic, incumbent Cleophus Dulaney, Republican |
| District 4 | Jim Jordan, Republican, incumbent Joshua D. Kolasinski, Democratic Tracey L. Tackett, Nonparty candidate |
| District 5 | Bob Latta, Republican, incumbent Brian A. Shaver, Democratic Michael J. Veloff, Libertarian |
| District 6 | Elizabeth Kirtley, Democratic Michael A. Rulli, Republican, incumbent |
| District 7 | Brian Poindexter, Democratic Max Miller, Republican, incumbent |
| District 8 | Warren Davidson, Republican, incumbent Vanessa Enoch, Democratic |
| District 9 | Marcy Kaptur, Democratic, incumbent Derek Merrin, Republican |
| District 10 | Kristina Knickerbocker, Democratic Thomas F. McMasters, Libertarian Mike Turner, Republican, incumbent |
| District 11 | Shontel M. Brown, Democratic, incumbent Mike Kirchner, Republican |
| District 12 | Troy Balderson, Republican, incumbent Jerrad Christian, Democratic |
| District 13 | Carey Coleman, Republican Sandeep Dixit, Nonparty candidate Emilia Sykes, Democratic, incumbent |
| District 14 | David P. Joyce, Republican, incumbent Maria Jukic, Democratic |
| District 15 | Brennan Barrington, Libertarian Mike Carey, Republican, incumbent Don Leonard, Democratic |
District numbers follow the map drawn for the 2026 election.
Ohio's county boards of elections certify congressional candidates. This list comes from the certified lists and sample ballots of the counties in each district.
Source: Ohio county boards of elections, certified candidate lists, checked September 26, 2026. Write-in candidates are not listed.
Key Dates for Ohio Voters
Ohio held its statewide primary on May 5, 2026. The primary decided each party’s nominees for the U.S. House, U.S. Senate, and other offices, and the winners advanced to the general election for all 15 House seats and the Senate seat on November 3, 2026. That general election falls on the same day across the country, and the results help set the makeup of the next Congress, which is seated in January 2027. Registration deadlines, mail-ballot rules, and early-voting dates are set by the state and can change, so confirm them with the Ohio state election office before you plan to vote.
Find Your Ohio District
Not sure which district you are in? Use the ZIP code lookup on our home page to find your Ohio congressional district and see who represents you. For maps and the full list of the state’s seats, see the Ohio congressional districts hub. For the Senate picture in every state, see U.S. Senators by State.
See also: 2026 Congressional Elections and U.S. Senators by State.
