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Ohio · U.S. House

Ohio 5th District

Bob Latta wins. Called.

99% counted
CandidateVotesShare
Bob Latta R won 163,382 54.3%
Brian Shaver D 128,142 42.6%
Michael Veloff L 9,577 3.2%
Total301,101

302 of 335 precincts reporting. Precincts reporting is not the same as ballots counted. Last vote update Nov 5, 2:55 PM. Polls closed Nov 3, 5:30 PM.

By county

PlaceVotes Margin2024 president ShiftCounted
Lorain 127,468 D +7.9 R +5.8 D +13.7 100%
Wood 35,436 R +7.0 R +13.6 D +6.7 100%
Hancock 28,932 R +32.6 R +38.9 D +6.2 100%
Richland 23,874 R +34.5 R +47.2 D +12.7 100%
Sandusky 22,536 R +22.6 R +31.1 D +8.5 100%
Huron 19,545 R +31.8 R +44.4 D +12.6 100%
Seneca 18,803 R +26.3 R +37.9 D +11.6 100%
Crawford 14,653 R +43.3 R +53.4 D +10.1 100%
Wyandot 9,854 R +42.1 R +51.6 D +9.6 100%

Shift is this race's margin minus the 2024 presidential margin in the same place. Places with votes that look copied or wildly out of line are flagged and left out of the race's overall shift.

Vote updates

TimeUpdateTotal votesMargin
+3,302 votes301,101R +12.1
+3,750 votes297,799R +11.8
+5,727 votes294,049R +11.7
+5,817 votes288,322R +11.3
+12,308 votes282,505R +10.5
+852 votes270,197R +10.0
+7,100 votes269,345R +9.8
Bob Latta wins——
+4,903 votes262,245R +9.4
+4,474 votes257,342R +8.6
+24,907 votes252,868R +8.0
+5,166 votes227,961R +5.4