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Ohio's 1st Congressional District election, 2026

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2024
Ohio's 1st Congressional District
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Democratic primary
Republican primary
General election
Election details
Filing deadline: February 4, 2026
Primary: May 5, 2026
General: November 3, 2026
How to vote
Poll times:

6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Voting in Ohio

Race ratings
Cook Political Report: Likely Democratic
DDHQ and The Hill: Pending
Inside Elections: Pending
Sabato's Crystal Ball: Lean Democratic
Ballotpedia analysis
U.S. Senate battlegrounds
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Federal and state primary competitiveness
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See also
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All U.S. House districts, including the 1st Congressional District of Ohio, are holding elections in 2026. The general election is November 3, 2026. The primary is May 5, 2026. The filing deadline is February 4, 2026. For more information about the primaries in this election, click on the links below:

Candidates and election results

Note: The following list includes official candidates only. Ballotpedia defines official candidates as people who:

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  • Appear on candidate lists released by government election agencies

General election

The primary will occur on May 5, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Ohio District 1

Incumbent Greg Landsman and Lindsey Ferreira are running in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Ohio District 1 on May 5, 2026.


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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Ohio District 1

Eric Conroy and Rosemary Oglesby-Henry are running in the Republican primary for U.S. House Ohio District 1 on May 5, 2026.


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Candidate profiles

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Voting information

See also: Voting in Ohio

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Campaign finance

Name Party Receipts* Disbursements** Cash on hand Date
Greg Landsman Democratic Party $1,116,383 $257,422 $1,039,076 As of June 30, 2025
Lindsey Ferreira Democratic Party $0 $0 $0 Data not available***
Eric Conroy Republican Party $0 $0 $0 Data not available***
Rosemary Oglesby-Henry Republican Party $0 $0 $0 Data not available***

Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2026. This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).

* According to the FEC, "Receipts are anything of value (money, goods, services or property) received by a political committee."
** According to the FEC, a disbursement "is a purchase, payment, distribution, loan, advance, deposit or gift of money or anything of value to influence a federal election," plus other kinds of payments not made to influence a federal election.
*** Candidate either did not report any receipts or disbursements to the FEC, or Ballotpedia did not find an FEC candidate ID.

General election race ratings

See also: Race rating definitions and methods

Ballotpedia provides race ratings from four outlets: The Cook Political Report, Inside Elections, Sabato's Crystal Ball, and DDHQ/The Hill. Each race rating indicates if one party is perceived to have an advantage in the race and, if so, the degree of advantage:

  • Safe and Solid ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge and the race is not competitive.
  • Likely ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge, but an upset is possible.
  • Lean ratings indicate that one party has a small edge, but the race is competitive.[1]
  • Toss-up ratings indicate that neither party has an advantage.

Race ratings are informed by a number of factors, including polling, candidate quality, and election result history in the race's district or state.[2][3][4]

Race ratings: Ohio's 1st Congressional District election, 2026
Race trackerRace ratings
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The Cook Political Report with Amy WalterLikely DemocraticLikely DemocraticLikely DemocraticLikely Democratic
Decision Desk HQ and The HillPendingPendingPendingPending
Inside Elections with Nathan L. GonzalesPendingPendingPendingPending
Larry J. Sabato's Crystal BallLean DemocraticLean DemocraticLean DemocraticLean Democratic
Note: Ballotpedia reviews external race ratings every week throughout the election season and posts weekly updates even if the media outlets have not revised their ratings during that week.

Ballot access

This section will contain information on ballot access related to this state's elections when it is available.

District history

The section below details election results for this office in elections dating back to 2020.

2024

See also: Ohio's 1st Congressional District election, 2024

Ohio's 1st Congressional District election, 2024 (March 19 Republican primary)

Ohio's 1st Congressional District election, 2024 (March 19 Democratic primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Ohio District 1

Incumbent Greg Landsman defeated Orlando Sonza in the general election for U.S. House Ohio District 1 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Greg Landsman
Greg Landsman (D)
 
54.6
 
213,916
Image of Orlando Sonza
Orlando Sonza (R) Candidate Connection
 
45.4
 
177,993

Total votes: 391,909
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Ohio District 1

Incumbent Greg Landsman advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Ohio District 1 on March 19, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Greg Landsman
Greg Landsman
 
100.0
 
28,025

Total votes: 28,025
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Ohio District 1

Orlando Sonza advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Ohio District 1 on March 19, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Orlando Sonza
Orlando Sonza Candidate Connection
 
100.0
 
43,554

Total votes: 43,554
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2022

See also: Ohio's 1st Congressional District election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House Ohio District 1

Greg Landsman defeated incumbent Steve Chabot in the general election for U.S. House Ohio District 1 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Greg Landsman
Greg Landsman (D)
 
52.8
 
156,416
Image of Steve Chabot
Steve Chabot (R)
 
47.2
 
140,058

Total votes: 296,474
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Ohio District 1

Greg Landsman advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Ohio District 1 on May 3, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Greg Landsman
Greg Landsman
 
100.0
 
28,330

Total votes: 28,330
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Ohio District 1

Incumbent Steve Chabot advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Ohio District 1 on May 3, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Steve Chabot
Steve Chabot
 
100.0
 
45,450

Total votes: 45,450
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

2020

See also: Ohio's 1st Congressional District election, 2020

General election

General election for U.S. House Ohio District 1

Incumbent Steve Chabot defeated Kate Schroder, Kevin Kahn, and Kiumars Kiani in the general election for U.S. House Ohio District 1 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Steve Chabot
Steve Chabot (R)
 
51.8
 
199,560
Image of Kate Schroder
Kate Schroder (D) Candidate Connection
 
44.6
 
172,022
Image of Kevin Kahn
Kevin Kahn (L) Candidate Connection
 
3.6
 
13,692
Image of Kiumars Kiani
Kiumars Kiani (Independent) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
11

Total votes: 385,285
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Ohio District 1

Kate Schroder defeated Nikki Foster in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Ohio District 1 on April 28, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Kate Schroder
Kate Schroder Candidate Connection
 
67.6
 
36,579
Image of Nikki Foster
Nikki Foster Candidate Connection
 
32.4
 
17,520

Total votes: 54,099
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Ohio District 1

Incumbent Steve Chabot advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Ohio District 1 on April 28, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Steve Chabot
Steve Chabot
 
100.0
 
44,746

Total votes: 44,746
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Libertarian primary election

Libertarian primary for U.S. House Ohio District 1

Kevin Kahn advanced from the Libertarian primary for U.S. House Ohio District 1 on April 28, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Kevin Kahn
Kevin Kahn Candidate Connection
 
100.0
 
266

Total votes: 266
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District analysis

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See also

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Footnotes

  1. Inside Elections also uses Tilt ratings to indicate an even smaller advantage and greater competitiveness.
  2. Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Nathan Gonzalez," April 19, 2018
  3. Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Kyle Kondik," April 19, 2018
  4. Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Charlie Cook," April 22, 2018


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