Ohio 11th District
Shontel Brown (D) holds this seat and is running again. 2 candidates were on the ballot on November 3, 2026.
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Shontel Brown
Democrat · holds this seat today
FLiberty Score FOn the liberty side in 37 of 112 votes and bills.
Raised $1,566,468 since January 2025: 63% from PACs and other committees, 36% from people, 1% transfers and other income. The filing at FEC.gov
Mike Kirchner
Republican · retired pension consultant
No gradeNothing on recordI have no votes in Congress to count for Kirchner, and I found nothing Kirchner has said or done on any of these questions: no campaign positions and no interview I could check. I went through it on October 26.
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