House districts / Ohio
Ohio's 8th congressional district
OH-8. Redrawn for 2026: the November 2026 election is on new lines. The outline shows the 2024 district with the same number.
Fundraising
- Warren Davidson Ras of Oct 14, 2026Raised $757kSpent $854k · Cash $298k
- Vanessa L. Enoch Das of Oct 14, 2026Raised $3kSpent $11k · Cash -$727 (debts exceed cash)
1 other 2026 candidate filed reports (primary candidate). 1 other candidate has not filed.
Federal Election Commission, candidate totals, public domain.
President in this district
PollCheck calculation from precinct returns on the 2026 lines (method).
| Year | Democrat | Republican | Other | Margin | 2024 lines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Harris 41.3% | Trump 57.8% | 0.9% | R+16.5 | R+23.7 |
| 2020 | Biden 41.9% | Trump 56.6% | 1.5% | R+14.7 | R+22.0 |
| 2016 | Clinton 37.9% | Trump 57.7% | 4.4% | R+19.8 | R+25.9 |
Who lives here
| Measure | This district | US |
|---|---|---|
| People | ||
| Population | 786,630 | |
| Adults (18+) | 606,853 | |
| Citizens, % of adults* | 96.0% | 92.1% |
| Age, % of adults | ||
| 18 to 29* | 19.5% | 20.3% |
| 30 to 44* | 24.8% | 25.9% |
| 45 to 64* | 32.3% | 31.8% |
| 65 and over* | 23.4% | 22.0% |
| Race and Hispanic origin, % of residents | ||
| White | 73.4% | 57.8% |
| Black | 13.2% | 12.1% |
| Hispanic | 4.8% | 18.7% |
| Asian | 3.7% | 5.9% |
| Other or more than one | 4.9% | 5.5% |
| Education and income | ||
| Bachelor's degree or higher, % of 25+* | 35.2% | 35.7% |
| Median household income* | $79,851 | $80,734 |
* Estimated for the 2026 lines from census blocks (ACS 2020-2024). Population, adults and race: 2020 Census, counted on the 2026 lines. The tick marks the US figure.
Winning margin
Results since 1976
| Year | Winner | Share | Runner-up | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 lines, elections 2022-2024: redrawn for 2026 seat count changed from 16 to 15 after the census | |||||
| 2024 | Warren Davidson Republican | 62.8% | Vanessa Enoch Democrat | 37.2% | R+25.6 |
| 2022 | Warren Davidson Republican | 64.6% | Vanessa Enoch Democrat | 35.4% | R+29.3 |
| Earlier lines, elections 2012-2020 seat count changed from 18 to 16 after the census | |||||
| 2020 | Warren Davidson Republican | 69.0% | Vanessa Enoch Democrat | 31.0% | R+37.9 |
| 2018 | Warren Davidson Republican | 66.6% | Vanessa Enoch Democrat | 33.4% | R+33.2 |
| 2016 | Warren Davidson Republican | 68.8% | Steven Fought Democrat others 4.3% | 27.0% | R+41.8 |
| 2014 | John A. Boehner Republican | 67.2% | Tom Poetter Democrat others 5.5% | 27.4% | R+39.8 |
| 2012 | John A. Boehner Republican | 99.2% | others 0.8% | R+98.4 | |
| Earlier lines, elections 2002-2010 seat count changed from 19 to 18 after the census | |||||
| 2010 | John A. Boehner Republican | 65.6% | Justin A. Coussoule Democrat others 4.1% | 30.3% | R+35.3 |
| 2008 | John A. Boehner Republican | 67.9% | Nicholas A. Von Stein Democrat | 32.1% | R+35.8 |
| 2006 | John A. Boehner Republican | 63.8% | Mort Meier Democrat | 36.2% | R+27.6 |
| 2004 | John A. Boehner Republican | 69.0% | Jeff Hardenbrook Democrat | 31.0% | R+38.0 |
| 2002 | John A. Boehner Republican | 70.8% | Jeff Hardenbrook Democrat | 29.2% | R+41.6 |
| Earlier lines, elections 1992-2000 seat count changed from 21 to 19 after the census | |||||
| 2000 | John A. Boehner Republican | 71.0% | John G. Parks Democrat others 2.9% | 26.2% | R+44.8 |
| 1998 | John A. Boehner Republican | 70.8% | John W. Griffin Democrat | 29.2% | R+41.5 |
| 1996 | John A. Boehner Republican | 70.3% | Jeffrey D. Kitchen Democrat others 3.6% | 26.1% | R+44.2 |
| 1994 | John A. Boehner Republican | 99.9% | others 0.1% | R+99.9 | |
| 1992 | John A. Boehner Republican | 74.0% | Fred Sennet Democrat | 26.0% | R+48.0 |
| Earlier lines, elections 1982-1990 seat count changed from 23 to 21 after the census | |||||
| 1990 | John A. Boehner Republican | 61.1% | Gregory V. Jolivette Democrat | 38.9% | R+22.2 |
| 1988 | Donald E. Lukens Republican | 75.8% | John Griffin Democrat | 24.1% | R+51.7 |
| 1986 | Donald E. Lukens Republican | 68.1% | John W. Griffin Democrat | 31.9% | R+36.1 |
| 1984 | Thomas N. Kindness Republican | 76.9% | John T. Francis Democrat | 23.1% | R+53.8 |
| 1982 | Thomas N. Kindness Republican | 66.4% | John W. Griffin Democrat | 33.6% | R+32.8 |
| Earlier lines, elections 1976-1980 | |||||
| 1980 | Thomas N. Kindness Republican | 76.0% | John W. Griffin Democrat | 24.0% | R+51.9 |
| 1978 | Thomas N. Kindness Republican | 71.4% | Luella R. Schroeder Democrat | 28.6% | R+42.8 |
| 1976 | Thomas N. Kindness Republican | 68.7% | John W. Griffin Democrat others 2.6% | 28.8% | R+39.9 |
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About these results
Shares count all candidate votes, including write-ins, with a candidate's votes on several party lines added together. Each result is on the lines in force at the time. Mid-decade redraws before 2016 may be unmarked.
President in this district: 2016 and 2020, and 2024 on the new lines, are estimates: precinct votes are split between districts by census block. The last column is the margin in OH-8 on the 2024 lines.
Counties only partly inside the district show the 2024 result for that part; estimates are labelled.
Margin chart: winner minus runner-up. Gaps are unopposed races; dashed lines are new district lines.
Who lives here (2026 lines) is estimated from Census survey figures split by population.
Sources
Results: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, U.S. House 1976-2016 (doi:10.7910/DVN/IG0UN2, CC0; via MEDSL/constituency-returns), and Clerk of the US House, Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election 2018-2024 (public domain).
Presidential results: PollCheck calculation from MIT Election Data and Science Lab 2024 precinct returns (doi:10.7910/DVN/XDJYKC, doi:10.7910/DVN/USBYR4, CC0; state totals doi:10.7910/DVN/42MVDX, CC0) and Voting and Election Science Team 2016 and 2020 precinct results and shapes (doi:10.7910/DVN/NH5S2I, doi:10.7910/DVN/K7760H, CC BY 4.0), with US Census Bureau 2020 block populations and block equivalency files (public domain). Official figures: Texas Legislative Council (2024 on the 2026 lines); Louisiana, New Jersey, California and Washington election offices (county totals). Certified results transcribed by Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): Maine 2024 by district: 2024 United States presidential election in Maine (revision 1382530995); Indiana county totals: 2024 United States presidential election in Indiana (revision 1382505975); Oregon county totals: 2024 United States presidential election in Oregon (revision 1382605746).
District lines: US Census Bureau TIGER/Line 2026 (120th Congress) and 2025 cartographic boundary files (119th Congress), public domain.
Members: unitedstates/congress-legislators (CC0).
Counties: US Census Bureau 2024 cartographic boundary file (public domain); 2024 county results summed from the same MEDSL precinct returns, with the official county totals above.
Demographics: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; 2020 Census P.L. 94-171 (public domain).
2028 candidates: Federal Election Commission (public domain).
Photos: official portraits, public domain (US government); see Photo credits.
PollCheck US. Data through November 5, 2026. Photo credits