Scrutinel— 2026 midterms

UpdatedAug 24, 2026, 7:02 PM UTC
To election day71 days
Simulations200,000

Ohio 7th District

Currently held by a Republican · incumbent running · district redrawn for 2026

Democrat
Brian Poindexter
51%
Republican
Max Miller
49%
ForecastTilt D
Projected margin
D+0.3
80% range
R+10.2 to D+10.7
Partisan lean
R+10.4
Tipping-point chance
1.54%
Uncertainty multiplier
1.18×

The 80% range comes from 200,000 simulations in which this race’s error is correlated with every other race through the national, state and demographic layers.

How the estimate is built
Polls 31%Fundamentals 69%
Polling average
D+4.4
Fundamentals
R+6.5
Blended
D+0.8
Similar-race shift
+0.9
Poll–fundamentals gap
10.9 pts
PollingDR matchup
Polls in window
3
Distinct pollsters
3
Most recent
August 10, 2026
Democrat
47.7%
Republican
43.3%
Undecided / other
9.0%
Spread between polls
1.7 pts
Fundamentals
Partisan lean
R+10.4
Elasticity
0.89
Incumbency
−1.9
Candidate experience
0.0
Fundraising
−1.6
National environment
D+5.4
Expected margin
R+7.4

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