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Ohio · U.S. House

Ohio 7th District

Brian Poindexter wins. Called. A change from Republican control.

99% counted
CandidateVotesShare
Brian Poindexter D won 180,614 54.9%
Max Miller R 148,177 45.1%
Total328,791

423 of 495 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
Cuyahoga 200,166 D +23.6 D +1.9 D +21.7 100%
Medina 81,572 R +5.1 R +25.0 D +19.9 100%
Wayne 28,045 R +15.4 R +32.7 D +17.3 100%
Ashland 19,008 R +33.5 R +50.4 D +16.9 100%

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
+18,656 votes328,791D +9.9
+11,678 votes310,135D +9.3
+14,316 votes298,457D +8.8
+11,630 votes284,141D +8.6
+16,802 votes272,511D +8.6
+17,539 votes255,709D +8.2
+12,608 votes238,170D +7.6
+2,498 votes225,562D +7.2
Brian Poindexter wins——
+8,518 votes223,064D +7.7
+3,344 votes214,546D +7.4
+2,960 votes211,202D +8.0