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Winner, unofficial result · U.S. House, OH-13

Emilia Sykes

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American politician (born 1986)

WonCounts not on file
Over
Carey Coleman (Republican)
Term begins
January 3, 2027

Unofficial result, not yet certified. Source: Wikipedia (House results table) · read 2026-11-10

Called it. Before the polls closed, Vugol.Me called this race for the Democrat (D +10.6, from the Vugol Vector model) and the Democrat won. Every call, frozen before polls closed

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Overview

Emilia Strong Sykes is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for Ohio's 13th congressional district since 2023.

More

A member of the Democratic Party, she represented the 34th district of the Ohio House of Representatives, centered on Akron, from 2015 to 2022, and served as minority leader of that chamber from 2019 to 2021.

Source: Wikipedia · retrieved 2026-11-06 · CC BY-SA 4.0

Born
January 4, 1986 (age 40)
Education
  • Firestone High School, 2003
  • Kent State University, Bachelor of Arts, 2007
  • Fredric G. Levin College of Law, Juris Doctor, 2011
  • University of Florida College of Public Health and Health Professions, Master of Public Health, 2011
Occupation
Not on file
In Congress
2 House terms, since January 3, 2023

Facts above: Wikidata (CC0, retrieved 2026-11-05) and congress-legislators (public domain, retrieved 2026-11-05).

The race

U.S. House, OH-13. Won over Carey Coleman.

  1. Emilia Sykes Democratic · winnern/a
  2. Carey Coleman Republicann/a
  3. Sandeep Dixit Independentn/a

Source: Wikipedia (House results table) · retrieved 2026-11-10 · unofficial until certified

Polls and models against the result

Frozen call
Democrat (D +10.6, from the Vugol Vector model)
Result
Won

Source: Vugol.Me calls ledger, frozen before polls closed and never edited after. Margins are Republican minus Democrat.

Money

$3.99Mtotal raised, 2026 cycle, as of October 14, 2026
$3.17Mspent
$942Kcash on hand

Principal campaign committee: EMILIA SYKES FOR CONGRESS. Covers January 1, 2025 to October 14, 2026; latest report: Pre-General. Money raised after that date appears once the next report is filed.

Where the money came from

21.8% of the $2,505,455 from individuals came in contributions the FEC does not itemize (donors who gave $200 or less in total).

  • Individuals, unitemized (donors giving $200 or less in total)13.7%$546,469
  • Individuals, itemized49.1%$1,958,987
  • Other political committees (PACs)31.6%$1,261,004
  • Party committees0.2%$7,194
  • Transfers, other loans and other receipts5.4%$216,865

Employers donors listed

  1. JANE STREET$10,5003 contributions
  2. BERKSHIRE PARTNERS$8,3333 contributions
  3. BGR GROUP$8,25010 contributions
  4. CAPITAL GROUP$7,5003 contributions
  5. ABELSONTAYLOR$7,0002 contributions
  6. CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF THE ARTS$7,0002 contributions
  7. CHARLESBANK CAPITAL PARTNERS$7,0002 contributions
  8. COOL EFFECT$7,0002 contributions
  9. DE SHAW & CO$7,0002 contributions
  10. GIVE FORWARD FOUNDATION$7,0002 contributions

Sum of itemized individual contributions by the employer the donor listed. These are employees giving as individuals, not donations by the companies. Entries such as retired, not employed or self-employed are left out of this list.

Source: Federal Election Commission (OpenFEC) · reports filed through October 14, 2026 · retrieved 2026-11-14 · filings can be amended · response hash 89f761746dda

Industries

Industry totals are not on file here. OpenSecrets publishes them on its page for this member.

Record

Committee assignments

  • House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology
    1 subcommittees
    • Investigations and Oversight (Ranking Member)
  • House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
    3 subcommittees
    • Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials
    • Water Resources and Environment
    • Highways and Transit

Source: congress-legislators (current committees) · retrieved 2026-11-05 · current Congress; the new committees are set after January 3, 2027

Bills and resolutions, 119th Congress (2025 to 2027)

Sponsored
43 bills and resolutions
Cosponsored
313 bills and resolutions

Most recent sponsored bills

Source: Congress.gov (Library of Congress) · the 119th Congress runs until January 3, 2027; a later Congress is not included · retrieved 2026-11-08 · counts of activity, not a measure of results · response hash 26b311aed76a

Bills and votes

The full list of bills and every recorded vote are published by Congress. We link to them rather than copy them:

Roll-call vote records are not on file here.

Issues and positions

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Contact and links

Website
emiliasykes.com via Wikidata
Office phone
202-225-6265
Washington office
1217 Longworth House Office Building Washington DC 20515-3513
Campaign email
Not on file

Sources: congress-legislators (official, public domain, retrieved 2026-11-05); Wikidata (CC0) for linked accounts; campaign-provided items are labeled.

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Timeline

  1. 2026Called the winner of this race. Called by Wikipedia editors 7:49 PM ET
  2. 2024U.S. House, OH-13 · General · result not on file Vugol.Me record
  3. 2023 to presentUnited States representative Wikidata
  4. 2022U.S. House, OH-13 · General · won · 149,816 votes (52.7%) Vugol.Me record
  5. 2018State House / Assembly, OH District 34 · General · won · 30,164 votes (78.4%) Vugol.Me record
  6. 2015 to 2022Ohio state representative Wikidata

Offices and dates: Wikidata (CC0) (Q18637943). Elections: Vugol.Me candidacy record.

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