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Ohio's 13th Congressional District election, 2026
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Ohio's 13th 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. |
Race ratings |
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
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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.
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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.
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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 | ||
Margaret Briem | ||
![]() | Kevin Coughlin |
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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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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." |
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 13th Congressional District election, 2026 | |||||||||
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9/2/2025 | 8/26/2025 | 8/19/2025 | 8/12/2025 | ||||||
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 |
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 |
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 |
Total votes: 60,577 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
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 |
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 |
Total votes: 36,251 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
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 |
Total votes: 56,704 | ||||
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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 |
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 |
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 | |
Duane Hennen | 3.5 | 1,032 | ||
![]() | Richard Morckel ![]() | 2.6 | 763 | |
Jason Mormando | 1.3 | 389 |
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 |
Total votes: 131 | ||||
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District analysis
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See also
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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