Ohio District 5, U.S. House
District lines changed for 2026. Ohio Secretary of State Directive 2025-55
Candidates on the certified ballot
| Candidate | Grade | Party | Status |
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| Robert E. Latta | F | Republican | Incumbent |
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| Brian A. Shaver | Democratic | Challenger | |
| Michael J. Veloff | Libertarian | Challenger | |
Alphabetical by surname.
Money
| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand | From individuals | Organizations & tribes | From PACs | Outside spending (for / against) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert E. Latta | $1.5M | $1Mas of June 30, 2026 | $612K | $9K | $833K | $56K / $0 |
| Brian A. Shaver | $0 | $9Kas of June 30, 2026 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 / $54K |
| Michael J. Veloff | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2026 cycle, per FEC filings. The thin bars compare candidates within this race. Raised covers the 2026 cycle. Cash on hand can include money carried over from earlier campaigns. “—”: no FEC financial report on file for this candidate.
Sources
- FEC bulk data, 2026 cycle: candidate summaries (weball), candidate-committee linkages (ccl), committees (cm), candidates (cn), individual contributions (indiv), committee contributions (pas2), independent expenditures (schedule_e). Files dated October 4, 2026 to October 14, 2026. Money is computed with the same functions as member pages. FEC bulk data
- Grades and member records: Congress.gov roll-call votes, YourRepRecord grades computed October 16, 2026. Congress.gov
- Candidate list: Wood County Board of Elections, certified August 26, 2026, fetched October 8, 2026. certified list
- District lines: Ohio Secretary of State Directive 2025-55.