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Winner, unofficial result · U.S. House, OH-15

Don Ralph Leonard

DemocraticFEC H6OH15112VM-9VJ-ZZ4R

American politician

WonCounts not on file
Over
Brennan Barrington (L)
Term begins
January 3, 2027

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

We missed this one. Before the polls closed, Vugol.Me called this race for the Republican (R +3.2, a toss-up, from the Vugol Vector model) and the Democrat won. Every call, frozen before polls closed

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Overview

Don Ralph Leonard is an American politician who is the representative-elect for Ohio's 15th congressional district, being elected in the 2026 election.

Source: Wikipedia · retrieved 2026-11-05 · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Education
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Occupation
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The race

U.S. House, OH-15. Won over Brennan Barrington.

  1. Don Leonard Democratic · winnern/a
  2. Brennan Barrington Ln/a
  3. Mike Carey Republicann/a

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

Polls and models against the result

Frozen call
Republican (R +3.2, a toss-up, 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

$1.33Mtotal raised, 2026 cycle, as of October 14, 2026
$1.23Mspent
$98Kcash on hand
$5,000debts owed by the committee

Principal campaign committee: DON LEONARD FOR OHIO. Covers April 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

16.9% of the $1,094,108 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)13.9%$184,411
  • Individuals, itemized68.4%$909,697
  • Other political committees (PACs)3.8%$50,000
  • Party committees0.1%$878
  • The candidate (own money and loans)0.9%$11,920
  • Transfers, other loans and other receipts13.0%$172,938

Employers donors listed

  1. HI LEVEL$7,0503 contributions
  2. CELLUCOM GROUP$7,0002 contributions
  3. COUG$7,0002 contributions
  4. FORTRESS BAY EDUCATION LLC$7,0002 contributions
  5. OHIO HEALTH$7,0002 contributions
  6. OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY WEXNER MEDICAL C$7,0002 contributions
  7. SILVER DEVELOPMENT$7,0002 contributions
  8. OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY$6,30011 contributions
  9. OHIOHEALTH$5,44517 contributions
  10. ACADEMIA MEDICAL INSTITUTE$5,0003 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 2026-11-10 · filings can be amended · response hash 3bbe54308566

Industries

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Record

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Contact and links

Website
donforohio.com official
Campaign email
info@donforohio.com · source
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