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How competitive are Ohio’s congressional races in 2026?

FutureBallot rates two House districts in Ohio competitive in the dated forecasts listed below. The table covers fifteen House districts. Districts with missing or withheld forecast evidence: zero. FutureBallot also rates one Senate race competitive among the Senate forecasts listed.

How competitive are Ohio’s congressional races in 2026?
ContestHighest modeled chanceStatusEvidence date
OH-15Mike Carey: 59.7%LeanOctober 30, 2026, 06:54 UTC
OH-9Marcy Kaptur: 82.0%LeanOctober 30, 2026, 06:54 UTC
OH-7Brian Poindexter: 85.4%LikelyOctober 30, 2026, 06:54 UTC
OH-10Mike Turner: 90.8%LikelyOctober 30, 2026, 06:54 UTC
OH-1Greg Landsman: 94.6%SafeOctober 30, 2026, 06:54 UTC
OH-8Warren Davidson: 94.7%SafeOctober 30, 2026, 06:54 UTC
OH-14David Joyce: 98.7%SafeOctober 30, 2026, 06:54 UTC
OH-5Bob Latta: 99.3%SafeOctober 30, 2026, 06:54 UTC
OH-13Emilia Sykes: 99.5%SafeOctober 30, 2026, 06:54 UTC
OH-12Troy Balderson: 99.8%SafeOctober 30, 2026, 06:54 UTC
OH-6Michael Rulli: 99.9%SafeOctober 30, 2026, 06:54 UTC
OH-2David Taylor: more than 99.9%SafeOctober 30, 2026, 06:54 UTC
OH-4Jim Jordan: more than 99.9%SafeOctober 30, 2026, 06:54 UTC
OH-3Joyce Beatty: more than 99.9%SafeOctober 30, 2026, 06:54 UTC
OH-11Shontel Brown: more than 99.9%SafeOctober 30, 2026, 06:54 UTC
U.S. SenateSherrod Brown: 73.9%LeanOctober 30, 2026, 00:40 UTC

Ratings use the favorite’s chance rounded to a whole percent. Competitive means Lean or Toss-up, below 85%; Toss-up is below 60%.

House contests are listed from the closest modeled race outward. Assignments and unavailable forecasts follow the modeled races.

A party assignment does not necessarily mean a candidate is unopposed. Same-party, independent or minor-party candidates can still contest a seat.

Sources: All House district statuses · Rating definitions

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How competitive are Ohio’s U.S. House races in 2026?

FutureBallot rates two House districts in Ohio competitive in the dated forecasts listed below. The table covers fifteen House districts. Districts with missing or withheld forecast evidence: zero.

How competitive are Ohio’s U.S. House races in 2026?
ContestHighest modeled chanceStatusEvidence date
OH-15Mike Carey: 59.7%LeanOctober 30, 2026, 06:54 UTC
OH-9Marcy Kaptur: 82.0%LeanOctober 30, 2026, 06:54 UTC
OH-7Brian Poindexter: 85.4%LikelyOctober 30, 2026, 06:54 UTC
OH-10Mike Turner: 90.8%LikelyOctober 30, 2026, 06:54 UTC
OH-1Greg Landsman: 94.6%SafeOctober 30, 2026, 06:54 UTC
OH-8Warren Davidson: 94.7%SafeOctober 30, 2026, 06:54 UTC
OH-14David Joyce: 98.7%SafeOctober 30, 2026, 06:54 UTC
OH-5Bob Latta: 99.3%SafeOctober 30, 2026, 06:54 UTC
OH-13Emilia Sykes: 99.5%SafeOctober 30, 2026, 06:54 UTC
OH-12Troy Balderson: 99.8%SafeOctober 30, 2026, 06:54 UTC
OH-6Michael Rulli: 99.9%SafeOctober 30, 2026, 06:54 UTC
OH-2David Taylor: more than 99.9%SafeOctober 30, 2026, 06:54 UTC
OH-4Jim Jordan: more than 99.9%SafeOctober 30, 2026, 06:54 UTC
OH-3Joyce Beatty: more than 99.9%SafeOctober 30, 2026, 06:54 UTC
OH-11Shontel Brown: more than 99.9%SafeOctober 30, 2026, 06:54 UTC

Ratings use the favorite’s chance rounded to a whole percent. Competitive means Lean or Toss-up, below 85%; Toss-up is below 60%.

House contests are listed from the closest modeled race outward. Assignments and unavailable forecasts follow the modeled races.

A party assignment does not necessarily mean a candidate is unopposed. Same-party, independent or minor-party candidates can still contest a seat.

Sources: All House district statuses · Rating definitions

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Which party, if any, is favored in each 2026 state legislative chamber with seats up in Ohio?

FutureBallot’s state legislative forecast dated October 30, 2026, 12:45 UTC lists majority chances, marks a chamber nonpartisan, or reports unresolved probabilities for each chamber with seats up.

Which party, if any, is favored in each 2026 state legislative chamber with seats up in Ohio?
ChamberDemocratic majorityRepublican majoritySeats up
Ohio House0.5%99.5%99
Ohio Senateless than 0.1%more than 99.9%17

Each chamber is a separate contest. These are not joint probabilities of controlling the legislature. A range assigns seats that cannot be forecast to each party in turn. When exact party probabilities sum to less than 100%, the remainder is the chance neither party has a majority. No party-majority probability is reported for a nonpartisan chamber.

Sources: State legislative forecasts and limitations · Ohio House · Ohio Senate

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Where can I find Ohio election dates and voting information?

Use Ohio’s election office for its election calendar, ballot information and links to local voting services. Check the year and whether the date concerns a primary, general, special or runoff election.

The office link was read from USAGov on 2026-10-30. FutureBallot does not maintain a separate calendar of voting deadlines.

Sources: Ohio election office — USAGov directory · USAGov official-office directory

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