U.S. House of Representatives · District 3 · Ohio · 2026

Who is running

Joyce BeattyDemocraticU.S. House of Representatives · District 3
Raised
$1.5M
Cash on hand
$2.7M
In Congress since
2013
Votes attended
96.9%
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Cleophus DulaneyRepublicanU.S. House of Representatives · District 3
On file
Official ballot listing
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Candidate list published by Ohio Secretary of State (the last official copy we checked before the Nov. 3, 2026, election), as of Oct 15, 2026. Official list

Names and parties are copied exactly from the official list. Blue marks Democrats, red marks Republicans, and gray marks every other party or none; each is also labeled in words.

Worth knowing

The party winning this district last changed in 2012, when Joyce Beatty (Democratic) won it after a Republican win in 2010. Source: Federal Election Commission, Federal Elections and Clerk of the House of Representatives, Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election and MIT Election Data and Science Lab, U.S. House of Representatives 1976-2024 (compiled from the Clerk of the House)
The closest result we hold for this district was in 1930: Byron B. Harlan won by 1,858 votes, 1.5 points of all votes counted. Source: Clerk of the House of Representatives, Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election
15 different people won the 53 regular elections for this district from 1920 to 2024. Source: Federal Election Commission, Federal Elections and Clerk of the House of Representatives, Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election and MIT Election Data and Science Lab, U.S. House of Representatives 1976-2024 (compiled from the Clerk of the House)
A candidate with the same name as the 2024 winner, Joyce Beatty, is on the 2026 official list. Source: Clerk of the House of Representatives, Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election
Two candidates are on the official list for this race. Source: Official list from Ohio Secretary of State
All 11 U.S. House contests in Ohio on the official list have more than one candidate. Source: Official list from Ohio Secretary of State

Each fact is worked out from the official records linked beside it. None is a prediction or a rating.

Past results

Share of the vote for this district, 1920 to 2024Percent of all votes counted in each regular general election. A gap means the party had no candidate or no count was published.

Democratic candidate
Republican candidate

District lines are redrawn after each census and sometimes in between, so the same district number did not always cover the same ground. A break in a line means no figure was published or held for that year. It does not mean zero.

Data table: Share of the vote for this district, 1920 to 2024

Share of the vote for this district, 1920 to 2024
Year	Democratic candidate	Republican candidate
1920	44.89%	50.23%
1922	45.89%	51.84%
1924	36.81%	62.32%
1926	39.64%	60.36%
1928	35.56%	64.44%
1930	50.76%	49.24%
1932	54.76%	42.55%
1934	53.64%	44.76%
1936	55.86%	38.68%
1938	44.15%	55.85%
1940	52.62%	47.38%
1942	48.43%	51.57%
1944	52.57%	47.43%
1946	48.02%	51.98%
1948	58.2%	41.8%
1950	54.46%	45.54%
1952	48.91%	51.09%
1954	47.42%	52.58%
1956	40.96%	59.04%
1958	47.6%	52.4%
1960	37.96%	62.04%
1962	42.97%	57.03%
1964	52.02%	47.98%
1966	46.21%	53.79%
1968	21.84%	78.16%
1970	22.8%	74.18%
1972	23.84%	76.16%
1974	No figure	100%
1976	23.3%	69.39%
1978	53.81%	44.38%
1980	57.27%	39.97%
1982	87.69%	No figure
1984	100%	No figure
1986	73.65%	26.35%
1988	76.89%	23.11%
1990	100%	No figure
1992	59.67%	40.33%
1994	59.3%	40.7%
1996	63.64%	33.33%
1998	69.32%	30.68%
2000	82.96%	No figure
2002	41.22%	58.77%
2004	37.71%	62.29%
2006	41.46%	58.54%
2008	36.68%	63.32%
2010	31.89%	68.11%
2012	68.29%	26.35%
2014	64.06%	35.93%
2016	68.57%	31.43%
2018	73.61%	26.37%
2020	70.83%	29.14%
2022	70.45%	29.54%
2024	70.74%	29.26%

Source: Federal Election Commission, Federal Elections and Clerk of the House of Representatives, Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election and MIT Election Data and Science Lab, U.S. House of Representatives 1976-2024 (compiled from the Clerk of the House). As of Nov 5, 2026.

Winners and margins, 1920 to 2024

Winners and margins
Year	Most votes	Margin over the runner-up
2024	Joyce Beatty (Democratic)	142,277 votes (41.5 points)
2022	Joyce Beatty (Democratic)	105,869 votes (40.9 points)
2020	Joyce Beatty (Democratic)	133,851 votes (41.7 points)
2018	Joyce Beatty (Democratic)	116,535 votes (47.2 points)
2016	Joyce Beatty (Democratic)	108,231 votes (37.1 points)
2014	Joyce B. Beatty (Democratic)	40,294 votes (28.1 points)
2012	Joyce Beatty (Democratic)	124,018 votes (41.9 points)
2010	Mike Turner (Republican)	81,174 votes (36.2 points)
2008	Michael R. Turner (Republican)	84,228 votes (26.6 points)
2006	Michael R. Turner (Republican)	37,328 votes (17.1 points)
2004	Mike Turner (Republican)	77,842 votes (24.6 points)
2002	Michael R. Turner (Republican)	33,323 votes (17.5 points)
2000	Tony P. Hall (Democratic)	141,215 votes (65.9 points)
1998	Tony P. Hall (Democratic)	63,654 votes (38.6 points)
1996	Tony P. Hall (Democratic)	68,851 votes (30.3 points)
1994	Tony P Hall (Democratic)	33,028 votes (18.6 points)
1992	Tony P Hall (Democratic)	47,339 votes (19.3 points)
1990	Tony P Hall (Democratic)	Unopposed
1988	Tony P Hall (Democratic)	99,289 votes (53.8 points)
1986	Tony P Hall (Democratic)	63,144 votes (47.3 points)
1984	Tony P Hall (Democratic)	Unopposed
1982	Tony P Hall (Democratic)	103,098 votes (75.4 points)
1980	Tony P Hall (Democratic)	28,860 votes (17.3 points)
1978	Tony P Hall (Democratic)	11,016 votes (9.4 points)
1976	Charles W Whalen Jr (Republican)	66,998 votes (46.1 points)
1974	Charles W. Whalen, Jr. (Republican)	Unopposed
1972	Charles W. Whalen, Jr. (Republican)	76,434 votes (52.3 points)
1970	Charles W. Whalen, Jr. (Republican)	60,238 votes (51.4 points)
1968	Charles W. Whalen, Jr. (Republican)	82,537 votes (56.3 points)
1966	Charles W. Whalen, Jr. (Republican)	8,813 votes (7.6 points)
1964	Rodney M. Love (Democratic)	10,069 votes (4.0 points)
1962	Paul F. Schenck (Republican)	28,011 votes (14.1 points)
1960	Paul F. Schenck (Republican)	64,880 votes (24.1 points)
1958	Paul F. Schenck (Republican)	9,405 votes (4.8 points)
1956	Paul E. Schenck (Republican)	41,370 votes (18.1 points)
1954	Paul F. Schenck (Republican)	8,116 votes (5.2 points)
1952	Paul F. Schenck (Republican)	4,774 votes (2.2 points)
1950	Edward Breen (Democratic)	15,206 votes (8.9 points)
1948	Edward Breen (Democratic)	31,042 votes (16.4 points)
1946	Raymond H. Burke (Republican)	5,422 votes (4.0 points)
1944	Edward J. Gardner (Democratic)	10,183 votes (5.1 points)
1942	Harry P. Jeffrey (Republican)	3,139 votes (3.1 points)
1940	Greg Holbrock (Democratic)	10,289 votes (5.2 points)
1938	Harry N. Routzohn (Republican)	15,395 votes (11.7 points)
1936	Byron B. Harlan (Democratic)	31,092 votes (17.2 points)
1934	Byron B. Harlan (Democratic)	11,215 votes (8.9 points)
1932	Byron B. Harlan (Democratic)	18,962 votes (12.2 points)
1930	Byron B. Harlan (Democratic)	1,858 votes (1.5 points)
1928	Roy G. Fitzgerald (Republican)	45,283 votes (28.9 points)
1926	Roy G. Fitzgerald (Republican)	17,386 votes (20.7 points)
1924	Roy G. Fitzgerald (Republican)	30,087 votes (25.5 points)
1922	Roy G. Fitzgerald (Republican)	5,984 votes (6.0 points)
1920	Roy G. Fitzgerald (Republican)	7,045 votes (5.3 points)

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Data table: Ohio's U.S. House districts, with District 3 outlined

Ohio's U.S. House districts, with District 3 outlined
District	Contest
OH-1	Another district
OH-2	Another district
OH-3	This race
OH-4	Another district
OH-5	Another district
OH-6	Another district
OH-7	Another district
OH-8	Another district
OH-9	Another district
OH-10	Another district
OH-11	Another district
OH-12	Another district
OH-13	Another district
OH-14	Another district
OH-15	Another district

Source: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary file for the 119th Congress. As of the 119th Congress (2025 to 2027) boundary file.

The outlined district is the one in force for the 119th Congress. A state that redrew its map for 2026 may vote on different lines; the official list above names the contest.

Campaign money

Totals each campaign reported to the Federal Election Commission for 2025 to 2026
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand	Through
Joyce Beatty	$1.5M	$1.4M	$2.7M	Oct 14, 2026

Each candidate's own reports to the Federal Election Commission, through the date shown. Candidates not listed have no FEC totals tied to them on our records. Each name links to the candidate's FEC page.

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