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Ohio District 15 · U.S. House · 2026

Seat U.S. House, Ohio District 15

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U.S. House, Ohio District 15 · Incumbent running
DEMNominee
Don Leonard
35%Hume Outlook · Hume model estimate · as of 2026-10-28
LIBOn the ballot
Brennan Barrington
—Not published for this candidate
REPNominee
Mike Carey incumbent
65%Hume Outlook · Hume model estimate · as of 2026-10-28
IncumbentMike Carey

Hume Outlook

hume-2026.10-r1 · Forecast as of Oct 28, 2026
65% Mike Carey · RepublicanChance to win, between the two named candidates
REP Mike Carey 65%
DEM Don Leonard 35%
  • Hume model estimate · built on polls, fundamentals, and markets
Latest poll Carey 45.0% · Leonard 48.0% Hart Research Associates / House Majority PAC · 2026-10-12
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

3 candidates · 5 measures
FEC summary through 2026-10-14
MeasureDEMLeonardLIBBarringtonREPCarey
Total receiptsUSD, cycle to date, all authorized committees
Don Leonard$1,329,843.67
Brennan BarringtonNot available No FEC summary is available for this candidate.
Mike Carey$4,184,981.49
Total disbursementsUSD, cycle to date
Don Leonard$1,232,136.96
Brennan BarringtonNot available No FEC summary is available for this candidate.
Mike Carey$3,975,932.73
Cash on handUSD, close of the covered period
Don Leonard$97,706.71
Brennan BarringtonNot available No FEC summary is available for this candidate.
Mike Carey$370,343.07
Latest pollpercent, as stored
Don Leonard48.0%Hart Research Associates · 2026-10-12
Brennan BarringtonNot available Not named in the newest listed poll (2026-10-12)
Mike Carey45.0%Hart Research Associates · 2026-10-12
Seat lean (Hume PVI)identical for every candidate
Don LeonardNot available The district lean is held: this state's House map was redrawn, and the plan-aware lean has not yet been cross-checked.
Brennan BarringtonNot available The district lean is held: this state's House map was redrawn, and the plan-aware lean has not yet been cross-checked.
Mike CareyNot 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

3 listed · newest first
Newest field end 2026-10-12
Pollster / sponsorField datesSampleLeonardBarringtonCareyOthers
Hart Research Associates2026-10-09 to 2026-10-12LV · n=50348.0%not named45.0%none
Hart Research Associates2026-09-22 to 2026-09-24LV · n=50046.0%not named45.0%none
Hart Research Associates2026-06-23 to 2026-06-25LV · n=55040.0%3.0%45.0%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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