Who's In the Race

Rep. Joyce Beatty (D-OH), who has represented Ohio's 3rd Congressional District since 2013, faces Republican challenger Cleophus Dulaney, a business owner and community servant, in the November general election. ​

Beatty previously served five terms in the Ohio House, where she became its first female Democratic House Leader, and was senior vice president of outreach and engagement at The Ohio State University before coming to Congress.

In the May 5 Democratic primary, Beatty won about 79 percent of the vote over Joe Gerard. Dulaney ran unopposed in the Republican primary.

What They Stand For

According to her campaign website, Beatty has supported policies to ensure workers earn "a livable wage," guarantee equal pay, and expand workforce training. She has supported reducing college costs, increasing investment in public schools, addressing student-loan debt, and expanding access to STEM fields. Beatty says healthcare is "a right, not just a privilege" and has supported expanding and strengthening the Affordable Care Act. She has also supported expanding Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid to ensure their long-term solvency, and says all Americans should have equal access to the ballot box, supporting efforts to make voting easier rather than harder.

According to his campaign website, Dulaney has proposed lowering prescription-drug costs by allowing Medicare to negotiate directly with pharmaceutical companies and taking on drug middlemen. He has supported targeted tax relief for working- and middle-class families rather than "more loopholes for those at the very top." Dulaney has proposed investment in infrastructure, advanced manufacturing, and clean-energy jobs, paired with apprenticeship and job-training programs. He has said small businesses need less red tape and better access to affordable capital, and has supported voting-rights protections, secure and accessible elections, and fair maps.

Race Outlook: Ratings and Betting Markets

The Cook Political Report rated the race "Solid Democratic" as of Oct. 9; Sabato's Crystal Ball rated it "Solid Democratic" as of Oct. 11; and Inside Elections rated it "Solid Democratic" as of Oct. 2. Kalshi traders gave Democrats, whose nominee is Beatty, a 94.92 percent chance of winning as of Oct. 12, while Republicans, whose nominee is Dulaney, stood at 5.08 percent.

Beatty carried the district with about 70 percent of the vote in both 2022 and 2024. Statewide, Republicans won 10 of Ohio's 15 U.S. House seats in both 2022 and 2024, with Democrats winning the remaining five. Donald J. Trump carried Ohio in the 2024 presidential election with about 55 percent of the vote.

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