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Ohio's 11th Congressional District election, 2026
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| Ohio's 11th Congressional District |
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| 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. |
| Race ratings |
DDHQ and The Hill: Pending Inside Elections: Solid Democratic Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe Democratic |
| Ballotpedia analysis |
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All U.S. House districts, including the 11th 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:
- Ohio's 11th Congressional District election, 2026 (May 5 Democratic primary)
- Ohio's 11th Congressional District election, 2026 (May 5 Republican primary)
Candidates and election results
Note: The following list includes official candidates only. Ballotpedia defines official candidates as people who:
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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 11
Incumbent Shontel Brown, David Light, and Cortney Peterson are running in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Ohio District 11 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 |
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| Shontel Brown | Democratic Party | $477,146 | $281,235 | $1,051,725 | As of September 30, 2025 |
| David Light | Democratic Party | $0 | $0 | $0 | Data not available*** |
| Cortney Peterson | Democratic Party | $0 | $0 | $0 | Data not available*** |
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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." |
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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 11th Congressional District election, 2026 | |||||||||
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| Race tracker | Race ratings | ||||||||
| 12/16/2025 | 12/9/2025 | 12/2/2025 | 11/25/2025 | ||||||
| The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter | Solid Democratic | Solid Democratic | Solid Democratic | Solid Democratic | |||||
| Decision Desk HQ and The Hill | Pending | Pending | Pending | Pending | |||||
| Inside Elections with Nathan L. Gonzales | Solid Democratic | Solid Democratic | Solid Democratic | Solid Democratic | |||||
| Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball | Safe Democratic | Safe Democratic | Safe Democratic | Safe 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
The table below details filing requirements for U.S. House candidates in Ohio in the 2026 election cycle. For additional information on candidate ballot access requirements in Ohio, click here.
| Filing requirements for U.S. House candidates, 2026 | ||||||
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| State | Office | Party | Signatures required | Filing fee | Filing deadline | Source |
| Ohio | U.S. House | Major party | 50 | $85 | 2/4/2026 | Source |
| Ohio | U.S. House | Minor party | 25 | $85 | 2/4/2026 | Source |
| Ohio | U.S. House | Unaffiliated | 1% of the vote cast for governor in the district in the last election | $85 | 5/4/2026 | Source |
District history
The section below details election results for this office in elections dating back to 2020.
General election
General election for U.S. House Ohio District 11
Incumbent Shontel Brown (D) defeated Alan Rapoport (R), Sean Freeman (Independent), Tracy DeForde (Independent), and Christopher Zelonish (Independent) in the general election for U.S. House Ohio District 11 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Shontel Brown (D) | 78.3 | 236,883 |
| | Alan Rapoport (R) ![]() | 19.6 | 59,394 | |
| | Sean Freeman (Independent) ![]() | 2.0 | 6,107 | |
| | Tracy DeForde (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 27 | |
| | Christopher Zelonish (Independent) (Write-in) ![]() | 0.0 | 2 | |
| Total votes: 302,413 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Tony Evans (Independent)
Democratic primary
Democratic primary for U.S. House Ohio District 11
Incumbent Shontel Brown (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Ohio District 11 on March 19, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Shontel Brown | 100.0 | 61,573 |
| Total votes: 61,573 | ||||
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Republican primary
Republican primary for U.S. House Ohio District 11
Alan Rapoport (R) defeated James Hemphill (R) and Landry Simmons Jr. (R) in the Republican primary for U.S. House Ohio District 11 on March 19, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Alan Rapoport ![]() | 56.8 | 8,385 |
| | James Hemphill | 22.7 | 3,350 | |
| | Landry Simmons Jr. | 20.5 | 3,024 | |
| Total votes: 14,759 | ||||
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General election
General election for U.S. House Ohio District 11
Incumbent Shontel Brown (D) defeated Eric Brewer (R) in the general election for U.S. House Ohio District 11 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Shontel Brown (D) | 77.8 | 167,722 |
| | Eric Brewer (R) | 22.2 | 47,988 | |
| Total votes: 215,710 | ||||
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Democratic primary
Democratic primary for U.S. House Ohio District 11
Incumbent Shontel Brown (D) defeated Nina Turner (D) in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Ohio District 11 on May 3, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Shontel Brown | 66.3 | 44,841 |
| | Nina Turner | 33.7 | 22,830 | |
| Total votes: 67,671 | ||||
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Republican primary
Republican primary for U.S. House Ohio District 11
Eric Brewer (R) defeated James Hemphill (R) in the Republican primary for U.S. House Ohio District 11 on May 3, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Eric Brewer | 57.6 | 8,240 |
| | James Hemphill ![]() | 42.4 | 6,062 | |
| Total votes: 14,302 | ||||
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General election
Special general election for U.S. House Ohio District 11
Shontel Brown (D) defeated Laverne Gore (R) in the special general election for U.S. House Ohio District 11 on November 2, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Shontel Brown (D) | 78.9 | 82,913 |
| | Laverne Gore (R) | 21.1 | 22,198 | |
| Total votes: 105,111 | ||||
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Democratic primary
Special Democratic primary for U.S. House Ohio District 11
The following candidates ran in the special Democratic primary for U.S. House Ohio District 11 on August 3, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Shontel Brown | 50.1 | 38,505 |
| | Nina Turner | 44.6 | 34,239 | |
| | Jeffrey Johnson | 1.8 | 1,388 | |
| | John E. Barnes Jr. | 1.0 | 801 | |
| Shirley Smith | 0.8 | 599 | ||
| | Seth Corey ![]() | 0.6 | 493 | |
| Pamela Pinkney | 0.2 | 184 | ||
| Will Knight | 0.2 | 182 | ||
| | Tariq Shabazz | 0.2 | 134 | |
| Martin Alexander | 0.1 | 105 | ||
| | James Jerome Bell ![]() | 0.1 | 101 | |
| Lateek Shabazz | 0.1 | 61 | ||
| Isaac Powell | 0.1 | 52 | ||
| Total votes: 76,844 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Daniel Corrigan (D)
- Bryan Flannery (D)
Republican primary
Special Republican primary for U.S. House Ohio District 11
Laverne Gore (R) defeated Felicia Ross (R) in the special Republican primary for U.S. House Ohio District 11 on August 3, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Laverne Gore | 74.0 | 4,009 |
| Felicia Ross | 26.0 | 1,405 | ||
| Total votes: 5,414 | ||||
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General election
General election for U.S. House Ohio District 11
Incumbent Marcia Fudge (D) defeated Laverne Gore (R) in the general election for U.S. House Ohio District 11 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Marcia Fudge (D) | 80.1 | 242,098 |
| | Laverne Gore (R) | 19.9 | 60,323 | |
| Total votes: 302,421 | ||||
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Democratic primary
Democratic primary for U.S. House Ohio District 11
Incumbent Marcia Fudge (D) defeated Tariq Shabazz (D), Michael Hood (D), and James Jerome Bell (D) in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Ohio District 11 on April 28, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Marcia Fudge | 90.5 | 70,379 |
| | Tariq Shabazz ![]() | 3.6 | 2,813 | |
| | Michael Hood ![]() | 3.4 | 2,641 | |
| | James Jerome Bell ![]() | 2.5 | 1,963 | |
| Total votes: 77,796 | ||||
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Republican primary
Republican primary for U.S. House Ohio District 11
Laverne Gore (R) defeated Jonah Schulz (R) and Shalira Taylor (R) in the Republican primary for U.S. House Ohio District 11 on April 28, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Laverne Gore | 47.3 | 4,589 |
| | Jonah Schulz ![]() | 41.5 | 4,027 | |
| | Shalira Taylor | 11.2 | 1,083 | |
| Total votes: 9,699 | ||||
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District analysis
Click the tabs below to view information about voter composition, past elections, and demographics in both the district and the state.
- District map - A map of the district in place for the election.
- Competitiveness - Information about the competitiveness of 2026 U.S. House elections in the state.
- Presidential elections - Information about presidential elections in the district and the state.
- State party control - The partisan makeup of the state's congressional delegation and state government.
Below is the district map in place for this election. Click the map below to enlarge it.

Partisan Voter Index
Heading into the 2026 elections, based on results from the 2024 and 2020 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district is D+28. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 28 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made Ohio's 11th the 19th most Democratic district nationally.[5]
2020 presidential election results
The table below shows what the vote in the 2024 presidential election was in this district. The presidential election data was compiled by The Downballot.
| Kamala Harris |
Donald Trump |
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| 76.8% | 22.7% |
Presidential voting history
- See also: Presidential election in Ohio, 2024
Ohio presidential election results (1900-2024)
- 12 Democratic wins
- 19 Republican wins
| Year | 1900 | 1904 | 1908 | 1912 | 1916 | 1920 | 1924 | 1928 | 1932 | 1936 | 1940 | 1944 | 1948 | 1952 | 1956 | 1960 | 1964 | 1968 | 1972 | 1976 | 1980 | 1984 | 1988 | 1992 | 1996 | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 | 2024 |
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| Winning Party | R | R | R | D | D | R | R | R | D | D | D | R | D | R | R | R | D | R | R | D | R | R | R | D | D | R | R | D | D | R | R | R |
- See also: Party control of Ohio state government
Congressional delegation
The table below displays the partisan composition of Ohio's congressional delegation as of October 2025.
| Congressional Partisan Breakdown from Ohio | |||
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| Party | U.S. Senate | U.S. House | Total |
| Democratic | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Republican | 2 | 10 | 12 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vacancies | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 15 | 17 |
State executive
The table below displays the officeholders in Ohio's top four state executive offices as of October 2025.
| Office | Officeholder |
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| Governor | |
| Lieutenant Governor | |
| Secretary of State | |
| Attorney General |
State legislature
Ohio State Senate
| Party | As of October 2025 | |
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| Democratic Party | 9 | |
| Republican Party | 24 | |
| Other | 0 | |
| Vacancies | 0 | |
| Total | 33 | |
Ohio House of Representatives
| Party | As of October 2025 | |
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| Democratic Party | 34 | |
| Republican Party | 65 | |
| Other | 0 | |
| Vacancies | 0 | |
| Total | 99 | |
Trifecta control
Ohio Party Control: 1992-2025
No Democratic trifectas • Twenty-seven years of Republican trifectas
Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.
| Year | 92 | 93 | 94 | 95 | 96 | 97 | 98 | 99 | 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
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| Governor | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | D | D | D | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| Senate | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| House | D | D | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | D | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Inside Elections also uses Tilt ratings to indicate an even smaller advantage and greater competitiveness.
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Nathan Gonzalez," April 19, 2018
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Kyle Kondik," April 19, 2018
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Charlie Cook," April 22, 2018
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "2025 Cook PVI℠: District Map and List (119th Congress)," accessed July 1, 2025
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