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Ohio's 13th U.S. House District

Ohio · Next election 2026 · 4 active candidates · $3.4M raisedFederal

About This Office

U.S. House seat for Ohio's 13th congressional district. Representatives serve two-year terms.

Total Seats

435

Term Length

2 years

Salary

$174,000

Current Officeholders

Rep. Emilia SykesD

U.S. Representative · OH-013

Tenure

Bills Spon.

Votes Missed

2.79%

Cross-party

Committees

Vice Ranking MemberTransportation and Infrastructure Committee

Ranking MemberInvestigations and Oversight Subcommittee

Science, Space and Technology Committee

+3 more

The 2026 Race

8 candidates filed, 4 active for the 2026 House election in Ohio District 13. Party primary on May 5, 2026. General election on Nov 3, 2026.

Primary

May 5, 2026

General

Nov 3, 2026

Total Raised

$3.4M

Candidates

4 active / 8 filed

Incumbent

Emilia Strong SykesD

Cash on Hand

$2.0M

Election History

Year	Winner	Result	Runner-Up	Total Votes
2024	Emilia Strong Sykes D	51.1%	Kevin Coughlin R 48.9%	386,390
2022	Emilia Sykes D	52.7%	Madison Gesiotto Gilbert R 47.3%	284,409
2020	Tim Ryan D	52.5%	Christina M Hagan R 44.9%	330,801
2018	Tim Ryan D	61.0%	Chris Depizzo R 39.0%	251,370
2016	Tim Ryan D	67.7%	Richard A Morckel R 32.3%	307,987
2014	Tim Ryan D	68.5%	Thomas Pekarek R 31.5%	175,463
2012	Tim Ryan D	72.8%	Marisha G Agana R 27.2%	323,612
2010	Betty Sutton D	55.7%	Rom Ganley R 44.3%	213,173
2008	Betty Sutton D	64.7%	David S Potter R 35.3%	297,643
2006	Betty Sutton D	61.2%	Craig Foltin R 38.8%	221,561
2004	Sherrod Brown D	67.4%	Robert Lucas R 32.6%	298,094
2002	Sherrod Brown D	69.0%	Ed Oliveros R 31.0%	178,382
2000	Sherrod Brown D	64.6%	Rick H Jeric R 32.0%	263,298
1998	Sherrod Brown D	61.5%	Grace L Drake R 38.5%	188,975
1996	Sherrod Brown D	60.8%	Kenneth C Blair Jr R 35.6%	244,505

District

Population

783,308

Median HH Income

$71K

Unemployment

4.8%

Bachelor's+

34.0%

Veterans

6.3%

Median Age

41.4

Mean HH Income

$96K

Poverty Rate

12.7%

HS or Higher

93.1%

Median Home Value

$206K

Median Rent

$980/mo

Owner-Occupied

67.6%

Under 18 / 65+

21.0% / 19.8%