Who's In the Race

Democratic incumbent Greg Landsman and Republican Eric Conroy are facing off in Ohio's 1st Congressional District. Landsman was a public-school teacher, nonprofit leader, and Cincinnati City Council member before serving in Congress. Conroy is a U.S. Air Force veteran and former CIA officer who was raised on Cincinnati's West Side.

Conroy's campaign says he graduated from the U.S. Air Force Academy, served as a captain in Air Force special-operations units, and later worked as a CIA case officer; he holds a master's degree in public administration from Columbia University. Landsman won the district in 2024 with about 55 percent of the vote.

What They Stand For

Landsman's campaign centers on economic issues and federal investment in the Cincinnati area. He says he is fighting for an economy that works for the middle class rather than primarily for millionaires, billionaires, and large corporations. His campaign says he supports investing in job training and small businesses and raising the minimum wage. He also highlights securing federal funding for infrastructure projects, including water lines, community centers, the Brent Spence Bridge, and Central Parkway projects.

Conroy describes his approach as common-sense conservative and focused on public safety and national security. He describes himself as a "common-sense conservative." Conroy says he would seek to reduce inflation by cutting wasteful spending, restoring American energy independence, and removing regulations that suppress small-business growth.

Conroy says he supports cutting red tape affecting small businesses and would protect Social Security and Medicare benefits. On education, he says he supports reducing federal education bureaucracy and returning more funding to states and local school districts, with parents and local communities having a greater role in decisions about children's education. He says he supports funding and resources for law enforcement and opposes measures that would weaken police authority. Conroy says he supports strengthening the U.S. military to maintain a highly capable force prepared for threats from China, Russia, and Iran, and that veterans should have more options for obtaining care and services after military service.

The Money Behind the Race

Outside spending in Ohio's 1st District race totaled $286,873 as of Oct. 5, all of it in support of candidates rather than in opposition. By party, $286,610 went toward the Republican candidate and $263 toward the Democratic candidate.

Red Bridge Leadership PAC led all committees with $286,609.80 in spending. GiveGreen United Action spent $253.45, and Sierra Club Independent Action spent $10. The committee leaderboard shows total spending only and does not indicate whether each committee's dollars supported or opposed a specific candidate.

Race Outlook: Ratings and Betting Markets

Three major handicappers rate this race "Lean Democratic": Cook Political Report as of Sept. 25, Sabato's Crystal Ball as of Sept. 29, and the 270toWin consensus as of Oct. 2. On Kalshi, the prediction market gave Landsman an 87 percent chance of winning and Conroy a 13 percent chance as of Oct. 5.

Landsman won the district in both recent cycles, taking about 53 percent in 2022 and about 55 percent in 2024. At the presidential level, Donald Trump carried Ohio in 2024 with about 55 percent of the vote.

Ohio's 1st U.S. House District will hold its general election Tuesday, Nov. 3, but the 2026 voter-registration deadline, early-voting dates and hours, and Election Day polling hours were not confirmed by an official source as of Oct. 5. Early-voting schedules in Ohio are set by county boards of elections; voters in the 1st District should check their county board's website for local hours once they are published.

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