Scrutinel— 2026 midterms

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

Ohio 15th District

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

Democrat
Don Leonard
30%
Republican
Mike Carey
70%
ForecastLean R
Projected margin
R+5.0
80% range
R+17.5 to D+7.5
Partisan lean
R+9.1
Tipping-point chance
0.85%
Uncertainty multiplier
1.56×

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 9%Fundamentals 91%
Polling average
R+8.8
Fundamentals
R+3.9
Blended
R+4.4
Similar-race shift
+1.8
Poll–fundamentals gap
4.9 pts
PollingDR matchup
Polls in window
1
Distinct pollsters
1
Most recent
June 25, 2026
Democrat
38.1%
Republican
46.9%
Undecided / other
12.0%
Spread between polls
0.0 pts
Fundamentals
Partisan lean
R+9.1
Elasticity
0.93
Incumbency
−1.9
Candidate experience
0.0
Fundraising
−0.7
National environment
D+5.4
Expected margin
R+5.7

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