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Ohio · U.S. House · District 05 · 2026

Ohio District 05 House race

General election in 96 days · Nov 3, 2026
The read · Ohio District 05 House race

Robert E. Latta has raised more than 123 times the next candidate.

Republican Robert E. Latta has raised about $1.4M, more than 123 times any rival.

FEC filings, 2026 cycle. Money raised is net of transfers between a candidate's own committees.

Every candidate on file

Ranked by money raised. Each row shows the campaign money mix and a plain-English read.

Robert E. Latta

Robert E. Latta

RIncumbent
R · incumbent

Incumbent leans on PAC money. 57% from PACs and 43% from individuals.

43% individuals57% PACs0% other
$1.4M
raised
BS

Brian Shaver

D
D · challenger

Still has cash to spend. $9K on hand from $12K raised.

33% individuals0% PACs67% other
$12K
raised
MH

Martin Heberling

D
D · challenger

2% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 98% from other sources.

2% individuals0% PACs98% other
$11K
raised
DB

Daniel Burket

D
D · challenger

83% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 17% from other sources.

83% individuals0% PACs17% other
$8K
raised

Where the money came from

$0 in itemized outside money is on file for this cycle. Candidate fundraising is shown separately below.

Small donors & unclassified$120K
Energy & Utilities$48K
Tech & Telecom$29K
Banking & Financial$25K
Agriculture$14K
Health & Pharma$10K
Ideological / Leadership$7K

Biggest itemized outside spenders

  • MISSION STRATEGIES · company$20K
  • BRINGING REPUBLICAN EXCELLENCE TO TOWN PAC · pac$13K
  • AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$10K
  • CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$10K
  • COMCAST CORPORATION & NBCUNIVERSAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - FEDERAL · pac$10K
  • CONSTELLATION ENERGY CORPORATION EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (CEPAC) · pac$10K
  • DOMINION ENERGY, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - DOMINION PAC · pac$10K
  • NATIONAL PROPANE GAS ASSOCIATION PAC · pac$10K

PACs vs the people

This split is from the candidates' own reported fundraising.

55%42%
55% PACs42% individuals3% other

The incumbent's record

Robert E. Latta is the linked incumbent for this race.

Net worth (2025)
$10M
$5.6M - $15M. up $8.9M since 2008.
Stock trades
1
Most recent disclosed trades from 2026.
Committees
1
Current full committee seats on file.

Recent stock trades

  • FMAO · purchase$1K - $15K · 2026-07-20

Where they sit

  • House Committee on Energy and Commerce

Who funds them

This is the incumbent's own funding by donor sector for the cycle.

Small donors & unclassified$120K
Energy & Utilities$48K
Tech & Telecom$29K
Banking & Financial$25K
Agriculture$14K
Health & Pharma$10K
Full profile: net worth, donors, trades, and votes ->

The tale of the tape

Money, side by side. Green marks the leader on each line.

Robert E. Latta
R · incumbent
Robert E. Latta
vs
BS
Brian Shaver
D · challenger
$1.4M
Raised
$12K
$1.0M
Cash on hand
$9K
57%
From PACs
0%
43%
From individuals
33%
Energy & Utilities
Top donor sector
Too few to rank
Yes
Incumbent
No