Mike Carey
RIncumbentFEC H2OH15228
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Raised this cycle$4.2M
Cash on hand: $370K
2026 race
OH-15 — U.S. House
3 candidates on the November ballot. Incumbent: Mike Carey.
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How we got here · 2 earlier contests
Election held
Counting
Tuesday, November 3, 2026
Results appear here once a race is called and verified. Official returns from the Ohio Secretary of State.
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Disclosed money in race
$6.9M
Candidate + outside spending. See finance breakdown below.
Incumbent
Currently in office
Challengers
Sorted by fundraising
Don Leonard
DChallengerFEC H6OH15112
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Raised this cycle$1.3M
Cash on hand: $98K
Brennan Barrington
IChallengerFEC H6OH15138
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Raised this cycle$0
Cash on hand: $0
1 defeated candidate — show
Adam Clay Miller
DDefeatedChallengerFEC H4OH15083
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Raised this cycle$907K
Cash on hand: $93
Local signal
Early read on OH-15 — U.S. House
A directional read on where this seat is trending, from the signals we have so far. This is an early scaffold — more inputs light up as coverage and constituent activity accrue.
Coverage tone · the matchup
Recent news coverage of the nominees heading to the general election.
Mike Careymixed
0 pos4 neutral0 neg4 articles
Don Leonardleans negative
0 pos0 neutral1 neg1 articles
A media signal, not a poll of the district.
Constituent stakes
No one here has staked a position on a tracked vote yet. As neighbors weigh in on /pressure campaigns, the district's lean will show up here.
Money in the race
Finance breakdown
Disclosed funding shaping this race — both the money candidates raise themselves and the outside spending dropped by independent groups. Issue-ad spending by 501(c)(4) groups is excluded; the FEC doesn't require disclosure of it. See the note below for details.
Candidate fundraising: FEC reports through October 14, 2026 · 2025–26 cycle
Total disclosed
$6.9M
Candidate fundraising + independent expenditures (FEC).
Candidate-direct (Schedule A)
$6.4M
Raised by candidate committees themselves.
Outside spending (Schedule E)
$508K
$13K for · $495K against
| Candidate | Raised directly | Outside for | Outside against | Net in corner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mike Carey(R)incumbent − HMP $173K | $4.2M | — | $173K | $4.0M |
Don Leonard(D) + OHIO CITIZEN ACTION $5K + UNITY & JUSTICE FUND $4K + INDIVISIBLE ACTION $2K − DEFENDING MAIN STREET SUPERPAC INC. $322K | $1.3M | $13K | $322K | $1.0M |
Brennan Barrington(L) | $0 | — | — | $0 |
1 defeated candidate — show finances
| Candidate | Raised directly | Outside for | Outside against | Net in corner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Adam Clay Miller(D)defeated | $907K | — | — | $907K |
Where the money comes from
In-state vs out-of-state
Share of each candidate's itemized individual contributions from donors inside OH versus the rest of the country. Excludes sub-$200 unitemized donations (no geography on file) and PAC money — see note below.
Mike Carey(R)47% in-state · $1.6M itemized
$765K in-state$865K out-of-state
Don Leonard(D)73% in-state · $493K itemized
$361K in-state$132K out-of-state
1 defeated candidate — show
Adam Clay Miller(D)defeated34% in-state · $231K itemized
$78K in-state$153K out-of-state
What's counted, what isn't
Candidate-direct is each campaign's reported receipts on FEC Schedule A — individual contributions plus PAC contributions to the candidate's own committee — through the most recent filing.
Outside spending is independent expenditures on FEC Schedule E: money spent by PACs, super PACs, and party committees for or against a candidate, without legal coordination with the campaign. The committees listed under each candidate are the largest disclosed spenders on either side.
In-state vs out-of-state covers only itemized individual contributions — donations over $200, which are the only ones that carry a contributor address at the FEC. Sub-$200 unitemized donations (often a large share for grassroots campaigns) have no geography on file and are excluded, as is PAC money. So the percentages describe where a candidate's itemized individual money comes from, not where every dollar raised comes from.
Not counted: 501(c)(4) "social welfare" organizations run issue ads that frequently mention candidates by name but aren't classified as express advocacy under FEC rules — they file no Schedule E and don't appear in this breakdown. Press reporting on a race may cite figures that include this dark-money spending; ours doesn't.
Where they stand
Issue-by-issue comparison
Positions extracted from each candidate's campaign issues page by AI. Contested rows — where candidates disagree with each other — appear first.
| Statement | Carey | Leonard | Barrington | You |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Agriculture Federal farm subsidies should be reduced and redirected toward smaller producers. | — | |||
Agriculture SNAP (food stamp) eligibility and benefit levels should be expanded. | — | |||
Criminal Justice The federal government should send more money to local police departments. | — | |||
Economy Reducing the national debt should be a higher priority than new spending. | — | |||
Economy Tariffs on foreign goods should be used to protect American jobs. | — | |||
Education The government should forgive some federal student loan debt. | — | |||
Education Education policy should be set by states, not the federal Department of Education. | — | |||
Environment Government environmental reviews for energy and infrastructure projects should move faster, even if it means fewer reviews. | — | |||
Environment Federal permitting and subsidies for new nuclear power plants should be expanded. | — | |||
Foreign Policy The U.S. should spend more on the military. | — | |||
Healthcare States, not the federal government, should decide who gets Medicaid and what it covers. | — | |||
Housing The government should spend more building affordable housing. | — | |||
Housing Tax breaks for homeowners — like the mortgage interest deduction — should stay. | — | |||
Housing Cities should have to ease their zoning rules to qualify for federal infrastructure money. | — | |||
Housing Section 8 housing voucher funding should be increased substantially. | — | |||
Immigration The U.S. should do more to enforce immigration laws and secure the border. | — | |||
Immigration The U.S. should allow more legal immigration each year. | — | |||
Governance & Other Federal elections should use ranked-choice voting. | — | |||
Social Security Workers should be able to invest part of their Social Security in the stock market. | — | |||
Social Security Social Security benefits should be means-tested for high-income retirees. | — | |||
Taxes People making over $400,000 a year should pay higher taxes. | — | |||
Trade Presidents should be able to impose broad tariffs unilaterally under emergency powers (IEEPA-style authority). | — | |||
Trade Federal procurement should give strong preference to U.S.-made goods, even at higher cost. | — | |||
Veterans The VA should cover more veterans and more health conditions. | — | |||
Veterans Federal support for veterans exposed to burn pits and other toxic environments should be expanded. | — |
SupportsOpposesNo public positionRinged = confirmed by the campaign
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Candidate roster is sourced from the FEC's active-candidate list for the 2026 cycle. Fundraising totals reflect committee filings through the last reporting period.
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