2026 elections · Ohio

Ohio U.S. House, district 12

General election Nov. 3, 2026. 2 candidates listed, alphabetically by last name.

Ballot list from the state's own certified list of candidates for the November 3, 2026 general election; not yet checked against the state’s own list.

The field

Republican Incumbent

Troy Balderson

Raised
$2,130,058
From individuals
$799,537
From PACs and other committees
$1,253,775
From the candidate (gifts + loans)
$0
Cash on hand
$1,091,528
Debts
$0

FEC, campaign committee totals through Sept. 30, 2026. FEC record

Outside spending

Outside groups spent $15,508 to support and $0 to oppose.

FEC independent expenditures, amendments applied, duplicates removed. Spending dated through Oct. 7, 2026.

PAC and committee money

321 committees reported giving $1,184,376 in all.

As reported by the giving committees (FEC pas2: direct and in-kind contributions). May differ from the campaign’s own “from other committees” total, which counts what the campaign reports receiving.

Tracked networks
  • Companies controlled from outside the U.S.PAC checks $20K
  • Oil, gas and private prisonsPAC checks $14K
  • Tech, AI and cryptoPAC checks $13K
  • Defense contractorsPAC checks $4K

Which committees belong to each network is Network groupings matched to FEC committee IDs. Amounts are from FEC files. Bundled (earmarked) money is not counted here.

Democrat

Jerrad Shane Christian

Raised
$130,784
From individuals
$125,538
From PACs and other committees
$250
From the candidate (gifts + loans)
$0
Cash on hand
$23,757
Debts
$0

FEC, campaign committee totals through Sept. 30, 2026. FEC record

Outside spending

No independent spending for or against this candidate in FEC filings.

PAC and committee money

1 committees reported giving $250 in all.

As reported by the giving committees (FEC pas2: direct and in-kind contributions). May differ from the campaign’s own “from other committees” total, which counts what the campaign reports receiving.

Money in this race (FEC)
Troy BaldersonRepublican$2,130,058$1,091,528$15,508$0
Jerrad Shane ChristianDemocrat$130,784$23,757$0$0

Raised and cash on hand are the campaign’s own totals; outside spending is by groups the campaign does not control. They are separate measures and are not added together.

Federal Election Commission bulk data, 2026 cycle: candidate summaries (weball26), committee-to-candidate contributions (pas226) and independent expenditures, downloaded Oct. 16, 2026.

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