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Ohio District 7 · U.S. House · 2026

Seat U.S. House, Ohio District 7

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U.S. House, Ohio District 7 · Incumbent running
DEMNominee
Brian Poindexter
59%Hume Outlook · Hume model estimate · as of 2026-10-28
REPNominee
Max L. Miller incumbent
41%Hume Outlook · Hume model estimate · as of 2026-10-28
IncumbentMax L. Miller

Hume Outlook

hume-2026.10-r1 · Forecast as of Oct 28, 2026
59% Brian Poindexter · DemocratChance to win, between the two named candidates
DEM Brian Poindexter 59%
REP Max L. Miller 41%
  • Hume model estimate · built on polls, fundamentals, and markets
Latest poll Miller 35.0% · Poindexter 43.0% Bedrock Polling / The Next 50; Iron Workers International · 2026-08-10
Seat lean (Hume PVI) Not available The district lean is held: this state's House map was redrawn, and the plan-aware lean has not yet been cross-checked.
Prior result, this seat Not available District redrawn; not comparable.

Side by side

2 candidates · 5 measures
FEC summary through 2026-10-14
MeasureDEMPoindexterREPMiller
Total receiptsUSD, cycle to date, all authorized committees
Brian Poindexter$3,720,341.61
Max L. Miller$3,324,941.88
Total disbursementsUSD, cycle to date
Brian Poindexter$2,926,666.41
Max L. Miller$3,363,842.44
Cash on handUSD, close of the covered period
Brian Poindexter$793,675.20
Max L. Miller$135,628.83
Latest pollpercent, as stored
Brian Poindexter43.0%Bedrock Polling · 2026-08-10
Max L. Miller35.0%Bedrock Polling · 2026-08-10
Seat lean (Hume PVI)identical for every candidate
Brian PoindexterNot available The district lean is held: this state's House map was redrawn, and the plan-aware lean has not yet been cross-checked.
Max L. MillerNot available The district lean is held: this state's House map was redrawn, and the plan-aware lean has not yet been cross-checked.
Money is each candidate's FEC summary: every committee the candidate has authorized, combined, as filed through the coverage date shown.

Polling

2 listed · newest first
Newest field end 2026-08-10
Pollster / sponsorField datesSamplePoindexterMillerOthers
Bedrock Polling2026-08-07 to 2026-08-10LV · n=86643.0%35.0%none
Tavern Research2026-08-04 to 2026-08-05LV · n=56054.0%46.0%none
Polling data CC BY 4.0 (FiveThirtyEight / VoteHub).

    Seat lean · Hume PVI

    not available

    Not available The district lean is held: this state's House map was redrawn, and the plan-aware lean has not yet been cross-checked.

    Prior result, this seat

    not available

    Not available District redrawn; not comparable.

    Sources: FEC filings (through Oct 14, 2026) · Polls: FiveThirtyEight / VoteHub (CC BY 4.0) · Hume PVI and Hume Outlook: Hidden Levers estimates.

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