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

Ohio District 05 House race

General election in 51 days · Nov 3, 2026
The read · Ohio District 05 House race

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

Candidates in the Ohio District 05 House race, 2026 report raising $1.5M between them. Robert E. Latta reports $1.4M and Brian Shaver reports $11,664, a gap of $1.4M. Of what Robert E. Latta reports, 43% came from individuals and 57% from PACs.

Public campaign-finance filings, 2026 cycle. Candidate rows are filers on record, not final ballot lists. Totals are rounded to whole dollars.

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.

Energy & Utilities$50K
Small donors & unclassified$32K
Tech & Telecom$29K
Banking & Financial$10K
Sports, Media & Entertainment$10K
Health & Pharma$10K

Biggest itemized outside spenders

  • BRINGING REPUBLICAN EXCELLENCE TO TOWN PAC · pac$13K
  • AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$10K
  • BALL CORPORATION 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 ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NABPAC) · 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+. 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.

Energy & Utilities$50K
Small donors & unclassified$32K
Tech & Telecom$29K
Banking & Financial$10K
Sports, Media & Entertainment$10K
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