Ohio OH-05 House2026
RACE AT A GLANCE
RACE TYPE
Incumbent running
Bob Latta (R)
COOK PARTISAN VOTING INDEX
Last updated : Nov 17, 2025Race summary
The 5th District remains comfortably red, voting for Donald Trump by 24 points in 2024 and reelecting longtime Rep. Bob Latta by a 35-point landslide.Key Dates
Filing Deadline: Feb 4, 2026
Primary Election: May 5, 2026
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Full Bio:
LATTA, Robert E., (son of Delbert Leroy Latta), (Son of Delbert L. Latta), a Representative from Ohio; born in Bluffton, Allen County, Ohio, April 18, 1956; B.A., Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio, 1978; J.D., University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio, 1981; lawyer, private practice; Wood County, Ohio, commissioner, 1991-1996; member of the Ohio state senate, 1997-2000; member of the Ohio state house of representatives, 2001-2007; elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Tenth Congress, by special election, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of United States Representative Paul Eugene Gillmor, and reelected to the seven succeeding Congresses (December 11, 2007-present).
Source: Bioguide
CANDIDATES
Democrats
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DISTRICT DATA
Ohio - 05
Northwest: Bowling Green, Findlay, Lorain
Population Breakdown
Source: 2020 Census (VAP) for 2026
Past Presidential Results from this District
2024 Election Results
Source: Dave Leip
2020 Election Results
Source: Dave's Redistricting/VEST
RACE ANALYSIS
Race Analysis
Updated: Apr 14, 2026
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