The Winner
If you live in Ohio's 14th U.S. House District, you will continue to be represented in Congress by Rep. Dave Joyce (R-OH), who has been declared the winner of the 2026 congressional race, according to the Associated Press.
Joyce took roughly 55.0% of the vote, about 179,467 votes, to about 45.0% for Democrat Maria Jukic, or about 146,651 votes, according to official results as of Nov. 10. That left Joyce ahead by about 10 points, or about 32,816 votes.
The winner is based on the Associated Press call, and the vote figures are preliminary: the results are unofficial, and totals may change until they are certified.
The Race
Jukic, the Democratic opponent, reached the general election ballot by winning the May 5 Democratic primary with about 25,017 votes. Cook Political Report rated the seat Solid Republican heading into Election Day.
Ohio's 14th Congressional District has about 785,300 residents, according to geographic data for the district. Median household income is about $71,500 and median age is about 43. About 28.2% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the unemployment rate is about 4.6% and about 11.9% of residents live below the poverty line. The district is about 86.9% white, 5.2% Black, 3.5% Hispanic, and 1.1% Asian.
The district covers Ashtabula, Geauga, Lake and Trumbull counties, plus part of Mahoning County, according to the Ohio Secretary of State.
What's Next
Joyce is set to take office on Jan. 3, 2027, as established by the 20th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Joyce, whose hometown is South Russell Village, Ohio, according to the U.S. House Clerk, lists his fiscal 2027 Financial Services and General Government spending bill as a stated priority, according to Congressman Dave Joyce's official House website. The site reported on April 22 that he led the House Appropriations Committee markup of the bill as subcommittee chairman and primary author.
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