2026 elections · Ohio

Ohio U.S. House, district 15

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

Rating: Likely R (Cook: Likely R; Sabato: Likely R; Inside Elections: Likely R; DDHQ: Likely R; The Economist: Lean R). Ratings are each forecaster’s own judgment.

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

Libertarian

Brennan Jacob Barrington

No 2026 financial summary on file with the FEC.

Outside spending

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

PAC and committee money

No contributions from PACs or other committees in FEC committee filings.

Republican Incumbent

Mike Carey

Raised
$4,002,961
From individuals
$1,133,771
From PACs and other committees
$2,099,100
From the candidate (gifts + loans)
$0
Cash on hand
$627,668
Debts
$0

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

Outside spending

Outside groups spent $318,757 to support and $1,941,418 to oppose.

FEC independent expenditures, amendments applied, duplicates removed. Spending dated through Oct. 13, 2026.

PAC and committee money

500 committees reported giving $1,793,261 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 $22K
  • Oil, gas and private prisonsPAC checks $12K
  • Tech, AI and cryptoPAC checks $10K
  • Defense contractorsPAC checks $1K

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

Don Leonard

Raised
$1,145,777
From individuals
$966,716
From PACs and other committees
$34,000
From the candidate (gifts + loans)
$11,920
Cash on hand
$196,061
Debts
$10,000

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

Outside spending

Outside groups spent $978,849 to support and $426,465 to oppose.

FEC independent expenditures, amendments applied, duplicates removed. Spending dated through Oct. 13, 2026.

PAC and committee money

2 committees reported giving $2,000 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)
Mike CareyRepublican$4,002,961$627,668$318,757$1,941,418
Don LeonardDemocrat$1,145,777$196,061$978,849$426,465

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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