Ohio's 6th Congressional District election, 2026 (May 5 Democratic primary)
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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: Safe Republican |
| Ballotpedia analysis |
| U.S. Senate battlegrounds U.S. House battlegrounds Federal and state primary competitiveness Ballotpedia's Election Analysis Hub, 2026 |
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A Democratic Party primary takes place on May 5, 2026, in Ohio's 6th Congressional District to determine which Democratic candidate will run in the district's general election on November 3, 2026.
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A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. Ohio law provides for closed primaries, meaning a voter to be affiliated with a party to vote in that party's primary. However a voter of any affiliation can choose the ballot they would like to vote on the day of the primary and their choice may be regarded as registration with that party.[1][2]
For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.
This page focuses on Ohio's 6th Congressional District Democratic primary. For more in-depth information on the district's Republican primary and the general election, see the following pages:
- Ohio's 6th Congressional District election, 2026 (May 5 Republican primary)
- Ohio's 6th Congressional District election, 2026
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
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Ohio District 6
Sam Barrick, 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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Candidate profiles
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Party: Democratic Party
Incumbent: No
Political Office: None
Submitted Biography: "I am a retired Lieutenant Colonel in the US Army Reserve Civil Affairs Branch and Retired Locomotive Engineer in civilian life. I’m am a Constitutionalist candidate in the Democratic Party. I have only held public office as a village councilman and then had to deploy to multiple combat tours in Iraq. I have adopted a platform much similar to Senator Sanders and will propose legislation and vote for legislation similar to what Senator Sanders proposes."
Voting information
- See also: Voting in Ohio
Ballotpedia will publish the dates and deadlines related to this election as they are made available.
Campaign finance
| Name | Party | Receipts* | Disbursements** | Cash on hand | Date |
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| Sam Barrick | Democratic Party | $0 | $0 | $0 | Data not available*** |
| Michael Kripchak | Democratic Party | $0 | $0 | $6,111 | As of June 30, 2025 |
| Malcolm Ritchie | Democratic Party | $2,520 | $580 | $1,940 | As of June 30, 2025 |
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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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District analysis
This section will contain facts and figures related to this district's elections when those are available.
Ballot access
This section will contain information on ballot access related to this state's elections when it is available.
See also
- Ohio's 6th Congressional District election, 2026 (May 5 Republican primary)
- Ohio's 6th Congressional District election, 2026
- United States House elections in Ohio, 2026 (May 5 Democratic primaries)
- United States House elections in Ohio, 2026 (May 5 Republican primaries)
- United States House Democratic Party primaries, 2026
- United States House Republican Party primaries, 2026
- United States House of Representatives elections, 2026
- U.S. House battlegrounds, 2026
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