Winner, unofficial result · U.S. House, OH-05
Robert Edward Latta
- Over
- Brian Shaver (Democratic)
- 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 Republican (R +16.8, from the Vugol Vector model) and the Republican won. Every call, frozen before polls closed
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Overview
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- Born
- April 18, 1956 (age 70)
- Education
- Not on file
- Occupation
- Not on file
- In Congress
- 10 House terms, since December 13, 2007
Facts above: congress-legislators (public domain, retrieved 2026-11-05).
The race
U.S. House, OH-05. Won over Brian Shaver.
- Bob Latta Republican · winnern/a
- Brian Shaver Democraticn/a
- Michael Veloff Ln/a
Source: Wikipedia (House results table) · retrieved 2026-11-10 · unofficial until certified
Polls and models against the result
- Frozen call
- Republican (R +16.8, 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
Source: Federal Election Commission · retrieved 2026-10-14 · as reported to the FEC; filings can be amended
Top donors and industries
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Record
Committee assignments
- House Committee on Energy and Commerce
3 subcommittees
- Energy (Chair)
- Environment
- Communications and Technology
Source: congress-legislators (current committees) · retrieved 2026-11-05 · current Congress; the new committees are set after January 3, 2027
Bills and votes
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Issues and positions
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Contact and links
- Website
- lattaforcongress.com official
- Office phone
- 202-225-6405
- Washington office
- 2470 Rayburn House Office Building Washington DC 20515-3505
- 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
- 2026Called the winner of this race. Called by Wikipedia editors 9:00 AM ET
- 2024U.S. House, OH-05 · General · result not on file Vugol.Me record
- 2022U.S. House, OH-05 · General · won · 187,303 votes (66.9%) Vugol.Me record
- 2020U.S. House, OH-05 · General · won · 257,019 votes (68.0%) Vugol.Me record
- 2018U.S. House, OH-05 · General · won · 176,569 votes (62.3%) Vugol.Me record
Offices and dates: Wikidata (CC0). Elections: Vugol.Me candidacy record.
All sources
- Result: Wikipedia (House results table), https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2026_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Ohio&oldid=1384819350
- Call time: Called by Wikipedia editors 9:00 AM ET (revision)
- Pre-election call: Vugol.Me calls ledger (frozen), /calls
- Congressional service, committees and official contact: congress-legislators (public domain), https://github.com/unitedstates/congress-legislators
- Term start: U.S. Constitution, 20th Amendment, section 1
- Campaign finance: Federal Election Commission
- Roster, FEC filing https://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H8OH05036/
- photo_headshot https://github.com/unitedstates/images
- photo_action https://latta.house.gov
- photo_full_body https://latta.house.gov
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