2026 elections · Ohio

Ohio U.S. House, district 5

General election Nov. 3, 2026. 3 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

Bob Latta

Raised
$1,461,648
From individuals
$610,477
From PACs and other committees
$810,650
From the candidate (gifts + loans)
$0
Cash on hand
$1,019,993
Debts
$0

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

Outside spending

Outside groups spent $56,089 to support and $0 to oppose.

FEC independent expenditures, amendments applied, duplicates removed. Spending dated through Oct. 12, 2026.

PAC and committee money

269 committees reported giving $879,620 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
  • Oil, gas and private prisonsPAC checks $18K
  • Tech, AI and cryptoPAC checks $16K
  • Companies controlled from outside the U.S.PAC checks $8K
  • Defense contractorsPAC checks $3K

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

Brian Alan Shaver

Raised
$11,664
From individuals
$3,866
From PACs and other committees
$0
From the candidate (gifts + loans)
$5,523
Cash on hand
$8,742
Debts
$5,523

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

Outside spending

Outside groups spent $0 to support and $73,518 to oppose.

FEC independent expenditures, amendments applied, duplicates removed. Spending dated through Oct. 16, 2026.

PAC and committee money

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

Libertarian

Michael J. Veloff

No FEC registration on file. Candidates who raise or spend under $5,000 are not required to register.

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.

Money in this race (FEC)
Bob LattaRepublican$1,461,648$1,019,993$56,089$0
Brian Alan ShaverDemocrat$11,664$8,742$0$73,518

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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