Ohio 82026 HOUSE POLLS

2026 Ohio 8th District House Forecast:

The Pollsmax 2026 Ohio 8th District House forecast currently gives Republican Warren Davidson a 93% chance of defeating Democrat Vanessa Enoch. Pollsmax projects Davidson to receive 57.1% of the vote compared with 43% for Enoch, a projected Republican margin of 14.1 percentage points. The model currently rates the race as Likely Republican. The forecast is updated using 100,000 simulations incorporating polling and race fundamentals. See the Pollsmax forecast methodology.

The 2026 Ohio 8th District House election features Democrat Vanessa Enoch and Republican Warren Davidson. Incumbent Representative Warren Davidson is seeking reelection to a sixth term. In 2024, Donald Trump won Ohio's 8th congressional district by 18.5%, and the election for the district's House seat is rated as likely Republican in 2026. Ohio conducted mid-decade redistricting prior to the midterms, and the state's new district map benefits Republicans overall.