Riding profile

OH-15

US House district — OH · Mixed · us oh

The question

OH-15: who wins this toss-up?

Current forecast

Republican

Toss-up

Probability
62%
Mean margin (pts)
1.1
P(close race)
100%

Projected vote share

Projection by party

  • Republican 50.2%
  • Democrat 49.8%

Watch list

The tightest races

Smallest projected margin. Open one for the numbers.

  1. FL-22Democrat68 %1.1 pt margin
  2. AZ-2Republican57 %1.1 pt margin
  3. OH-10Democrat60 %1.1 pt margin

In context

How this riding stacks up

Republican Democrat
HereOH-15 50.2%49.8%
National averageUnited States 44.9% +5.3 54.3% −4.5

Nationwide averages computed across the 435 riding-level projections (unweighted mean).

Projection track

How the projection has moved

District polls

Polls in this district

3 polls

Pollster Field dates Sample Pop. Topline Source
Hart Research Associates 6–Aug 9 401 LV
Republican 41 Democrat 37
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Hart Research Associates House Majority PAC 23–Jun 25 550 LV
Democrat 47 Republican 44
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Hart Research Associates House Majority PAC 23–Jun 25 550 LV
Republican 45 Democrat 40
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District-level polls, topline only. Vote-Scope reports each published poll as the pollster released it; figures are not the Vote-Scope projection.

Editorial read

OH-15, a mixed riding in OH, elected a member with the Republicans in the previous cycle, with a 27-point margin. The Vote-Scope model projects the Republicans ahead at 50% vote share, against 50% for the Democrats, and the race could swing.

Sitting member

CAREY, MIKE

Sits with Republican

Who's running

The candidates

Declared and on-ballot candidates for the upcoming election.

  • Republican Incumbent

    Carey, Mike

  • Democrat Challenger

    Leonard, Don Ralph

  • Democrat Challenger

    Miller, Adam Clay

Previous election · 2024

Won by
Republican
Margin
27.3 pts
Margin shift vs current projection
-26.2 pts

Redistricting impact

Where these voters came from

This district was redrawn under the 2025-2026 mid-decade redistricting. Composition by inherited old-district share:

  • Congressional District 15 (39015) 55%
  • Congressional District 2 (39002) 41%
Last model run
Cycle
us_house_2026