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Ohio · U.S. House · District 15 · 2026

Ohio District 15 House race

General election in 96 days · Nov 3, 2026
The read · Ohio District 15 House race

Mike Carey has raised more than 3 times the next candidate.

Republican Mike Carey has raised about $2.6M, more than 3 times any rival.

Don Leonard reports 96% of campaign money from individuals.

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.

Mike Carey

Mike Carey

RIncumbent
R · incumbent

Incumbent leans on PAC money. 66% from PACs and 34% from individuals.

34% individuals66% PACs0% other
$2.6M
raised
AM

Adam Miller

D
D · challenger

73% from individuals, 7% from PACs, and 20% from other sources.

73% individuals7% PACs20% other
$906K
raised
DL

Don Leonard

D
D · challenger

Small-donor heavy. 96% from individuals and 2% from PACs.

96% individuals2% PACs2% other
$607K
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$190K
Banking & Financial$64K
Energy & Utilities$58K
Insurance$20K
Sports, Media & Entertainment$14K
Labor / Unions$10K

Biggest itemized outside spenders

  • GAMECHANGE SOLAR · company$37K
  • CARESOURCE · company$21K
  • AEP · company$14K
  • BLACKSTONE · company$14K
  • HASLAM SPORTS GROUP · company$14K
  • JAVELIN GLOBAL COMMODITIES · company$14K
  • ROSEBUD MINING CO. · company$14K
  • ACNR · company$14K

PACs vs the people

This split is from the candidates' own reported fundraising.

44%52%
44% PACs52% individuals4% other

The incumbent's record

Mike Carey is the linked incumbent for this race.

Net worth (2024)
$1.0M
$455K - $1.6M. up $568K since 2021.
Stock trades
None on file
No disclosed individual stock transactions.
Committees
4
Current full committee seats on file.

Where they sit

  • Joint Committee of Congress on the Library
  • House Committee on House Administration
  • House Committee on the Budget
  • House Committee on Ways and Means

Who funds them

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

Small donors & unclassified$190K
Banking & Financial$64K
Energy & Utilities$58K
Insurance$20K
Sports, Media & Entertainment$14K
Labor / Unions$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.

Mike Carey
R · incumbent
Mike Carey
vs
AM
Adam Miller
D · challenger
$2.6M
Raised
$906K
$2.1M
Cash on hand
$18K
66%
From PACs
7%
34%
From individuals
73%
Banking & Financial
Top donor sector
Too few to rank
Yes
Incumbent
No