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Ohio's 6th Congressional District election, 2026
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| Ohio's 6th 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 Republican Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe Republican |
| Ballotpedia analysis |
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All U.S. House districts, including the 6th 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 6th Congressional District election, 2026 (May 5 Democratic primary)
- Ohio's 6th 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 6
Sam Barrick, Sean Connolly, Michael Kripchak, and Malcolm Ritchie are running in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Ohio District 6 on May 5, 2026.
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Ohio District 6
Incumbent Michael Rulli and Julia Kelley are running in the Republican primary for U.S. House Ohio District 6 on May 5, 2026.
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| Michael Rulli | ||
| Julia Kelley | ||
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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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| Michael Rulli | Republican Party | $580,812 | $376,101 | $275,349 | As of September 30, 2025 |
| Sam Barrick | Democratic Party | $0 | $0 | $0 | Data not available*** |
| Sean Connolly | Democratic Party | $0 | $0 | $0 | Data not available*** |
| Michael Kripchak | Democratic Party | $0 | $2,208 | $3,903 | As of September 30, 2025 |
| Malcolm Ritchie | Democratic Party | $6,332 | $4,916 | $1,416 | As of September 30, 2025 |
| Julia Kelley | Republican 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 6th Congressional District election, 2026 | |||||||||
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| Race tracker | Race ratings | ||||||||
| 12/23/2025 | 12/16/2025 | 12/9/2025 | 12/2/2025 | ||||||
| The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter | Solid Republican | Solid Republican | Solid Republican | Solid Republican | |||||
| Decision Desk HQ and The Hill | Pending | Pending | Pending | Pending | |||||
| Inside Elections with Nathan L. Gonzales | Solid Republican | Solid Republican | Solid Republican | Solid Republican | |||||
| Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball | Safe Republican | Safe Republican | Safe Republican | Safe Republican | |||||
| 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.
Special election
General election
Special general election for U.S. House Ohio District 6
Michael Rulli (R) defeated Michael Kripchak (D) in the special general election for U.S. House Ohio District 6 on June 11, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Michael Rulli (R) | 54.6 | 32,747 |
| | Michael Kripchak (D) | 45.3 | 27,173 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.0% | 12 | ||
| Total votes: 59,932 | ||||
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Democratic primary
Special Democratic primary for U.S. House Ohio District 6
Michael Kripchak (D) defeated Rylan Finzer (D) in the special Democratic primary for U.S. House Ohio District 6 on March 19, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Michael Kripchak | 65.0 | 19,931 |
| | Rylan Finzer | 35.0 | 10,731 | |
| Total votes: 30,662 | ||||
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Republican primary
Special Republican primary for U.S. House Ohio District 6
Michael Rulli (R) defeated Reggie Stoltzfus (R) and Rick Tsai (R) in the special Republican primary for U.S. House Ohio District 6 on March 19, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Michael Rulli | 49.1 | 43,155 |
| | Reggie Stoltzfus | 40.6 | 35,684 | |
| | Rick Tsai | 10.3 | 9,094 | |
| Total votes: 87,933 | ||||
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Regular election
General election
General election for U.S. House Ohio District 6
Incumbent Michael Rulli (R) defeated Michael Kripchak (D) in the general election for U.S. House Ohio District 6 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Michael Rulli (R) | 66.7 | 245,860 |
| | Michael Kripchak (D) ![]() | 33.3 | 122,515 | |
| Total votes: 368,375 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- William Farms (Independent)
Democratic primary
Democratic primary for U.S. House Ohio District 6
Michael Kripchak (D) defeated Rylan Finzer (D) in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Ohio District 6 on March 19, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Michael Kripchak ![]() | 66.3 | 20,632 |
| | Rylan Finzer | 33.7 | 10,480 | |
| Total votes: 31,112 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Lou Lyras (D)
Republican primary
Republican primary for U.S. House Ohio District 6
Incumbent Michael Rulli (R) defeated Reggie Stoltzfus (R) and Rick Tsai (R) in the Republican primary for U.S. House Ohio District 6 on March 19, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Michael Rulli | 49.5 | 43,857 |
| | Reggie Stoltzfus | 40.7 | 36,033 | |
| | Rick Tsai | 9.8 | 8,641 | |
| Total votes: 88,531 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Kurt Hilderbrand (R)
General election
General election for U.S. House Ohio District 6
Incumbent Bill Johnson (R) defeated Lou Lyras (D) in the general election for U.S. House Ohio District 6 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Bill Johnson (R) | 67.7 | 189,883 |
| | Lou Lyras (D) ![]() | 32.3 | 90,500 | |
| Total votes: 280,383 | ||||
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Democratic primary
Democratic primary for U.S. House Ohio District 6
Lou Lyras (D) defeated Eric Jones (D) and Martin Alexander (D) in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Ohio District 6 on May 3, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Lou Lyras ![]() | 41.7 | 8,649 |
| | Eric Jones ![]() | 33.8 | 7,002 | |
Martin Alexander ![]() | 24.5 | 5,084 | ||
| Total votes: 20,735 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Shawna Roberts (D) (Withdrew, appeared on ballot)
Republican primary
Republican primary for U.S. House Ohio District 6
Incumbent Bill Johnson (R) defeated John Anderson (R), Michael Morgenstern (R), and Gregory Zelenitz (R) in the Republican primary for U.S. House Ohio District 6 on May 3, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Bill Johnson | 77.3 | 57,292 |
| | John Anderson | 12.5 | 9,237 | |
| | Michael Morgenstern | 6.7 | 4,936 | |
| | Gregory Zelenitz ![]() | 3.6 | 2,634 | |
| Total votes: 74,099 | ||||
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General election
General election for U.S. House Ohio District 6
Incumbent Bill Johnson (R) defeated Shawna Roberts (D) in the general election for U.S. House Ohio District 6 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Bill Johnson (R) | 74.4 | 249,130 |
| | Shawna Roberts (D) | 25.6 | 85,661 | |
| Total votes: 334,791 | ||||
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Democratic primary
Democratic primary for U.S. House Ohio District 6
Shawna Roberts (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Ohio District 6 on April 28, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Shawna Roberts | 100.0 | 30,628 |
| Total votes: 30,628 | ||||
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Republican primary
Republican primary for U.S. House Ohio District 6
Incumbent Bill Johnson (R) defeated Kenneth Morgan (R) in the Republican primary for U.S. House Ohio District 6 on April 28, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Bill Johnson | 86.9 | 57,790 |
| Kenneth Morgan | 13.1 | 8,721 | ||
| Total votes: 66,511 | ||||
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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 R+16. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 16 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Ohio's 6th the 60th most Republican 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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| 33.3% | 66.1% |
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
