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Ohio District 12 · U.S. House · 2026

Seat U.S. House, Ohio District 12

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U.S. House, Ohio District 12 · Incumbent running
DEMNominee
Jerrad Christian
3%Hume Outlook · Hume model estimate · as of 2026-10-28
REPNominee
Troy Balderson incumbent
97%Hume Outlook · Hume model estimate · as of 2026-10-28
IncumbentTroy Balderson

Hume Outlook

hume-2026.10-r1 · Forecast as of Oct 28, 2026
97% Troy Balderson · RepublicanChance to win, between the two named candidates
REP Troy Balderson 97%
DEM Jerrad Christian 3%
  • Hume model estimate · built on polls, fundamentals, and markets
Latest poll Not available No public polls of this race in our data yet.
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
MeasureDEMChristianREPBalderson
Total receiptsUSD, cycle to date, all authorized committees
Jerrad Christian$139,968.16
Troy Balderson$2,187,393.46
Total disbursementsUSD, cycle to date
Jerrad Christian$119,646.97
Troy Balderson$2,130,839.52
Cash on handUSD, close of the covered period
Jerrad Christian$24,078.87
Troy Balderson$1,062,978.76
Latest pollpercent, as stored
Jerrad ChristianNot available No public polls of this race in our data yet.
Troy BaldersonNot available No public polls of this race in our data yet.
Seat lean (Hume PVI)identical for every candidate
Jerrad ChristianNot available The district lean is held: this state's House map was redrawn, and the plan-aware lean has not yet been cross-checked.
Troy BaldersonNot 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

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Not available No public polls of this race in our data yet.

    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) · Hume PVI and Hume Outlook: Hidden Levers estimates.

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