Ohio's 13th Congressional District election, 2026

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Ohio's 13th 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. Voting in Ohio
Race ratings
Cook Political Report: Toss-up DDHQ and The Hill: Pending Inside Elections: Pending Sabato's Crystal Ball: Toss-up
Ballotpedia analysis
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All U.S. House districts, including the 13th 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 13th Congressional District election, 2026 (May 5 Democratic primary)
• Ohio's 13th 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:

• Register with a federal or state campaign finance agency before the candidate filing deadline
• 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. Additional general election candidates will be added here following the primary.

General election for U.S. House Ohio District 13

Sandeep Dixit is running in the general election for U.S. House Ohio District 13 on November 3, 2026.

		Candidate
	Submit photo	Sandeep Dixit (Independent)

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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Ohio District 13

Incumbent Emilia Sykes is running in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Ohio District 13 on May 5, 2026.

		Candidate
		Emilia Sykes

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Ohio District 13

Margaret Briem and Kevin Coughlin are running in the Republican primary for U.S. House Ohio District 13 on May 5, 2026.

		Candidate
	Submit photo	Margaret Briem
		Kevin Coughlin

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Candidate profiles

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Voting information

See also: Voting in Ohio

Ballotpedia will publish the dates and deadlines related to this election as they are made available.

Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey responses

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Campaign finance

Name	Party	Receipts*	Disbursements**	Cash on hand	Date
Emilia Sykes	Democratic Party	$795,763	$299,072	$619,369	As of June 30, 2025
Margaret Briem	Republican Party	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
Kevin Coughlin	Republican Party	$304,708	$29,406	$331,920	As of June 30, 2025
Sandeep Dixit	Independent	$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.
• 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.

Race ratings: Ohio's 13th Congressional District election, 2026
Race tracker	Race ratings
	9/23/2025	9/16/2025	9/9/2025	9/2/2025
The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter	Toss-up	Toss-up	Toss-up	Toss-up
Decision Desk HQ and The Hill	Pending	Pending	Pending	Pending
Inside Elections with Nathan L. Gonzales	Pending	Pending	Pending	Pending
Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball	Toss-up	Toss-up	Toss-up	Toss-up
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 13th Congressional District election, 2024

Ohio's 13th Congressional District election, 2024 (March 19 Republican primary)

Ohio's 13th Congressional District election, 2024 (March 19 Democratic primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Ohio District 13

Incumbent Emilia Sykes defeated Kevin Coughlin in the general election for U.S. House Ohio District 13 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Emilia Sykes (D)	51.1	197,466
		Kevin Coughlin (R)	48.9	188,924

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 386,390
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Liam Walker (George Wallace Party)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Ohio District 13

Incumbent Emilia Sykes advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Ohio District 13 on March 19, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Emilia Sykes	100.0	41,257

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 41,257
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Ohio District 13

Kevin Coughlin defeated Chris Banweg and Richard Morckel in the Republican primary for U.S. House Ohio District 13 on March 19, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kevin Coughlin	65.0	39,378
		Chris Banweg	27.6	16,703
		Richard Morckel	7.4	4,496

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 60,577
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Gregory Wheeler (R)
• Madison Gesiotto Gilbert (R)

2022

See also: Ohio's 13th Congressional District election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House Ohio District 13

Emilia Sykes defeated Madison Gesiotto Gilbert in the general election for U.S. House Ohio District 13 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Emilia Sykes (D)	52.7	149,816
		Madison Gesiotto Gilbert (R)	47.3	134,593

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 284,409
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Ohio District 13

Emilia Sykes advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Ohio District 13 on May 3, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Emilia Sykes	100.0	36,251

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 36,251
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• John Impellizzeri (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Ohio District 13

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Ohio District 13 on May 3, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Madison Gesiotto Gilbert	28.6	16,211
		Gregory Wheeler	23.4	13,284
		Janet Folger Porter	16.6	9,402
		Shay Hawkins	11.4	6,468
		Ryan Saylor	9.3	5,261
		Dante Sabatucci	8.4	4,740
		Santana F. King	2.4	1,338

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 56,704
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2020

See also: Ohio's 13th Congressional District election, 2020

General election

General election for U.S. House Ohio District 13

Incumbent Tim Ryan defeated Christina Hagan and Michael Fricke in the general election for U.S. House Ohio District 13 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Tim Ryan (D)	52.5	173,631
		Christina Hagan (R)	44.9	148,648
		Michael Fricke (L)	2.6	8,522

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 330,801
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Ohio District 13

Incumbent Tim Ryan advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Ohio District 13 on April 28, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Tim Ryan	100.0	61,813

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 61,813
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Ohio District 13

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Ohio District 13 on April 28, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Christina Hagan	65.8	19,327
		Lou Lyras	11.9	3,483
		Robert Santos	11.4	3,358
		Donald Truex	3.5	1,034
	Submit photo	Duane Hennen	3.5	1,032
		Richard Morckel	2.6	763
	Submit photo	Jason Mormando	1.3	389

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 29,386
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Kyle Steffel (R)

Libertarian primary election

Libertarian primary for U.S. House Ohio District 13

Michael Fricke advanced from the Libertarian primary for U.S. House Ohio District 13 on April 28, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Michael Fricke	100.0	131

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 131
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District analysis

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See also

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Footnotes

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Ohio's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Jon Husted (R)

Bernie Moreno (R)

Representatives

District 1

Greg Landsman (D)

District 2

David Taylor (R)

District 3

Joyce Beatty (D)

District 4

Jim Jordan (R)

District 5

Bob Latta (R)

District 6

Michael Rulli (R)

District 7

Max Miller (R)

District 8

Warren Davidson (R)

District 9

Marcy Kaptur (D)

District 10

Michael Turner (R)

District 11

Shontel Brown (D)

District 12

Troy Balderson (R)

District 13

Emilia Sykes (D)

District 14

David Joyce (R)

District 15

Mike Carey (R)

Republican Party (12)

Democratic Party (5)

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