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Ohio’s 14th District

U.S. House · OH-14

Election day November 3, 2026 · forecast of November 2, 2026

Our forecast gives the Republicans a 98% chance of winning, with an average lead of 18.1 points.

Safe seat. Chance of a final gap under 5 points: 5%.

Projected vote share

Projection by party

  • Republican 59.0%

    David Joyce, incumbent

  • Democrat 41.1%

    Maria Jukic

Thin vertical mark: 2024 result.

What Orbit says

Orbit, our experimental model, picks the same favourite as our main forecast: the Republican, with a 73% chance (98% according to Harfang des neiges).

ModelFavouriteChance
Harfang des neigesRepublican98%
OrbitRepublican73%
50/50 blendRepublican86%

Figures as of November 2, 2026. The blend averages the two chances; in replays of the 2018 and 2022 Quebec elections, it beat our main forecast on its own.

Every race according to Orbit

Compared with the average

Republican Democrat
OH-14 59.0%41.1%
National averageUnited States 43.9%+15.1 54.9%−13.8

Simple average of the 435 districts, not weighted by population.

Projection track

How the projection has moved

Local profile

Latino citizens aged 18 and over2.4% (± 0.1)

Share of all citizens aged 18 and over (ACS 2020–2024 estimate). Not a share of registered or actual voters.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, citizen voting-age population by race and ethnicity, ACS 2020–2024, 119th Congress districts

Current member

David Joyce · Republican

Primary results

Held May 5, 2026 · Official source

Democratic primary Maria Jukic 50.8% 25,119 votes
Republican primary David Joyce 70.3% 49,119 votes

Who's running

The candidates

Candidates for the upcoming election.

  • Republican Incumbent

    David Joyce

    source
  • Democrat Challenger

    Maria Jukic

    source

Previous election (2024)

The Republicans won by 27.1 points.

Our current projection: the Republicans ahead by 18.1 points.

Nearby districts

Party ahead and how sure the projection is.

  • OH-11 Democrat, safe seat
  • OH-13 Democrat, safe seat
  • OH-7 Republican, toss-up
  • OH-6 Republican, safe seat
  • OH-5 Republican, safe seat
  • OH-12 Republican, safe seat

Watch list

The tightest races

The smallest projected gaps between the top two.

  1. AZ-2Democrat55%5.7-point gap
  2. VA-1Republican55%5.7-point gap
  3. MI-4Republican56%5.8-point gap
Forecast updated