Incumbent Ohio U.S. House representatives winning reelections over challengers, AP projects

All of Ohio’s incumbent U.S. House representatives were heading toward reelection Wednesday morning with no seats exchanging party hands, according to Associated Press projections from unofficial results Tuesday. Results will remain unofficial until they are certified by county boards of elections and the Ohio Secretary of State.

One race has yet to be called by the AP: Ohio’s 9th U.S. Congressional district with long-term incumbent Democrat Marcy Kaptur leading by less than 1,200 votes, with a 0.32% gap between her and Republican challenger state Rep. Derek Merrin. Kaptur currently has 176,228 votes compared to 175,035 for Merrin.

Provisional and outstanding absentee ballots remain to be counted.

The vast majority of Ohio U.S. Congressional races were not considered competitive, with only three making it onto the non-partisan Cook Political Report’s list of competitive races: OH-1 as “likely Democratic,” and OH-9 and OH-13 as “lean Democratic.”

In Ohio’s 1st U.S. Congressional District, incumbent Democratic Rep. Greg Landsman faced a challenge from Republican Hamilton County Assistant Prosecutor Orlando Sonza and won according to current results Wednesday morning of 54.4% to 45.6%.

In Ohio’s 13th U.S. Congressional district, incumbent Democratic U.S. Rep. Emilia Sykes faced a challenge from Republican Kevin Coughlin, and won according to current results Wednesday with 51.05% of the vote compared to 48.95 for Coughlin, or 193,575 votes to 185,622.

Democratic incumbent U.S. Reps. Joyce Beatty and Shontel Brown are also projected to win reelection handily, as are all incumbent Republican Ohio U.S. Congressmen have also won reelection according to AP projections, including U.S. Reps. Jim Jordan, Bob Latta, Michael Rulli, Max Miller, Warren Davidson, Michael Turner, Troy Balderson, Dave Joyce, and Mike Carey.

In Ohio’s one open seat, for the state’s 2nd U.S. Congressional District, Republican David Taylor has been projected to win, replacing outgoing Republican U.S. Rep. Brad Wenstrup.