Political ads · 2026 · OH

Ohio House District 8 2026: the ads, and who's paying for them

Warren Davidson won · 52.1% to 47.9% · Called by AP on Nov 3

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Warren Davidson (Republican) and Vanessa Enoch (Democrat) are the nominees for Ohio's 8th congressional district in the November 3, 2026 general election. Warren Davidson is the incumbent. By their latest FEC reports, Warren Davidson's campaign had raised $757,000 (through October 14, 2026) and Vanessa Enoch's campaign $3,000 (through October 14, 2026). Outside groups have reported $12,000 for Warren Davidson and $185 against.

Warren Davidson (REP, incumbent), Vanessa Enoch (DEM). 1 other filed with the FEC; any ads they ran are below. 0 ads analyzed, 0 with at least one technique in the copy. Newest first. The paid-for-by line is the advertiser's own filing.

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Registration	Register by Mon, Oct 5 (30th day before is Sun Oct 4; SOS says the deadline is Oct 5. Mail applications must be postmarked by the 30th day before) (passed)Source: codes.ohio.gov ↗Source: ohiosos.gov ↗
Early voting in person	Tue, Oct 6 to Sun, Nov 1 (first day after registration closes) (passed)Source: codes.ohio.gov ↗
By mail	Anyone can vote by mail; request a ballot by Tue, Oct 27 (received by county board by close of business, 7th day before the election); return it by Tue, Nov 3 (received by county board by close of polls (7:30 p.m.); postmark grace period repealed by SB 293; UOCAVA exception) (passed)Source: codes.ohio.gov ↗Source: codes.ohio.gov ↗
Election Day	Tue, Nov 3. Polls: 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. (passed)Source: codes.ohio.gov ↗
ID at the polls	Photo ID required; without one, vote a provisional ballotSource: codes.ohio.gov ↗

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Money in this race

From FEC filings for 2025–26. Outside spending is money a group spends on its own about a candidate — TV and online ads, mail, canvassing. It is not a donation to the campaign, and the candidate does not control it. Supporting means it was spent to help that candidate win; Opposing means it was spent to defeat them, usually on attack ads. Groups report it within 24 or 48 hours as the election nears. Raised is the campaign's own fundraising, as of its latest quarterly report. Largest donors come from each outside spender's own FEC receipts, with each donor's share of its itemized receipts; donors under $100,000 are not named. People are shown with the employer and occupation they reported. A donor that is itself a political committee is shown with its own largest donors. Companies and nonprofits don't report their funders to the FEC, so the trail ends there, and the page says so.

Warren Davidson (REP, incumbent)

Raised: $757K through 2026-10-14 individuals $181K · PACs $342K · from the candidate's other committees $217K · cash on hand $298K
Outside spending: $185 opposing Davidson · $12K supporting Davidson · latest reported 2026-10-27
Largest outside spenders: NRA VICTORY FUND, INC. — $11K supporting Davidson GOA VICTORY FUND — $1,152 supporting Davidson STAND UP FOR OHIO (OHIO ORGANIZING CAMPAIGN) — $185 opposing Davidson

Bundled through PACs: none reported · FEC bulk data of 2026-11-01

107 PACs gave directly — alphabetical; the legal limit is $5,000 per election

ACPAC ACA INTERNATIONAL PAC $2,500
AFFORDABLE HOUSING TAX CREDIT COALITION PAC (AFFORDABLE HOUSING PAC) $1,000
ALLY FINANCIAL INC. ADVOCACY PAC $2,000
AMERICA'S CREDIT UNIONS PAC OF CREDIT UNION NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, INC. $10K
AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC) $10K
AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LIFE INSURERS PAC $3,500
AMERICAN EXPRESS PAC $1,000
AMERICAN FINANCIAL SERVICES ASSOCIATION PAC- AFSA $3,000
AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION PAC $1,000
AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS (AICPA PAC) $5,000
AMERICAN LAND TITLE ASSOCIATION TITLE INDUSTRY PAC $2,500
ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ABC PAC) $2,500
BAKER & HOSTETLER POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION STATE & FEDERAL PAC $2,500
BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON CORP - FEDERAL (BNY MELLON - FEDERAL) $2,500
BREAD FINANCIAL HOLDINGS, INC. PAC (AKA BREAD FINANCIAL PAC) $9,500
BUCKEYE LIBERTY PAC $5,000
CAPITAL ONE PAC $2,500
CHEVRON EMPLOYEES PAC - CHEVRON CORPORATION $1,000
CITIGROUP INC. PAC $2,000
CITIZENS UNITED POLITICAL VICTORY FUND $1,000
CME GROUP INC. PAC $2,500
COINBASE, INC. PAC $2,500
COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE FINANCE COUNCIL PAC $2,000
CONSUMER CREDIT INSURANCE ASSOCIATION DBA CONSUMER CREDIT INDUSTRY ASSOC PAC (CCIA PAC) $5,000
COUNCIL OF INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS $5,000
DEFENDING AMERICA'S VALUES EVERYWHERE (TEAM DAVE) $3,500
DELOITTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
DEPOSITORY TRUST AND CLEARING CORPORATION PAC (DTCC PAC) $4,000
DUNCAN FOR CONGRESS $2,000
ELECTING MAJORITY MAKING EFFECTIVE REPUBLICANS PAC $5,000
ELEVANCE HEALTH, INC. PAC (ELEVANCE HEALTH PAC) $1,000
EMMER FOR CONGRESS $2,000
ERIE INDEMNITY COMPANY PAC - FEDERAL $2,000
ERNST & YOUNG PAC $5,000
FIFTH THIRD BANCORP FEDERAL PAC $2,500
FRIENDS OF NANCY NIX $1,000
FRIENDS OF TODD MINNIEAR $50
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY PAC (GEPAC) $1,000
HOUSE CONSERVATIVES FUND $3,000
HUNTINGTON BANCSHARES INC. PAC (HBI-PAC) $10K
IEX GROUP, INC. PAC $1,000
IN THE ARENA PAC $5,000
INDEPENDENT COMMUNITY BANKERS OF AMERICA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
INDEPENDENT INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS OF AMERICA PAC (INSURPAC) $1,000
INTERCONTINENTAL EXCHANGE INC PAC $2,500
JIM JORDAN FOR CONGRESS $2,000
JPMORGAN CHASE & COMPANY PAC $2,500
KEYCORP ADVOCATES FUND $2,000
KEYCORP ADVOCATES FUND-FEDERAL $1,000
KING & SPALDING NONPARTISAN COMMITTEE FOR GOOD GOVERNMENT $1,000
MAKING A SENSIBLE SHIFT IN ELECTIONS PAC $10K
MANAGED FUNDS ASSOCIATION PAC $5,000
MANUFACTURED HOUSING INSTITUTE PAC $2,500
MASSACHUSETTS MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY PAC $5,000
MASTERCARD INTERNATIONAL INC. EMPLOYEE PAC (MASTERCARD PAC) OR (MASTERCARD EMPLOYEE PAC) $1,500
MOLSON COORS BEVERAGE COMPANY USA LLC PAC $1,000
MORGAN STANLEY PAC $2,000
MORTGAGE BANKERS ASSOCIATION (MORPAC) $5,000
NASDAQ INC. PAC $1,000
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS (BUILD PAC) $3,000
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL ADVISORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE NAIFA PAC $10K
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES PAC $2,500
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS PAC $10K
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF WHOLESALER-DISTRIBUTORS PAC $1,000
NATIONAL AUTOMATIC MERCHANDISING ASSOCIATION PAC (NAMA-PAC) $2,500
NATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION PAC $5,000
NATIONAL FEDERATION OF INDEPENDENT BUSINESS FEDERAL PAC $7,500
NATIONAL MULTIFAMILY HOUSING COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
NATIONAL ROOFING CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION ROOF PAC $1,000
NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION AMERICA'S ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES PAC $2,000
NATIONAL SHOOTING SPORTS FOUNDATION PAC (NSSF PAC) $3,500
NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION RURAL BROADBAND PAC $1,000
NELNET INC PAC (NELNET PAC) $3,500
OHIO GUN COLLECTORS ASSOCIATION $400
PREBLE COUNTY REPUBLICAN $1,000
PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC. FEDERAL PAC $1,000
RAPTOR PAC $1,000
REGIONS FINANCIAL CORPORATION PAC $10K
RELX INC. PAC $3,500
REPUBLICANS UNITED TO DEFEND YOU PAC $1,000
ROBINHOOD MARKETS, INC. PAC $2,000
RUDY FOR INDIANA $4,000
SANTANDER HOLDINGS USA INC. PAC (SANTANDER US PAC) $1,000
SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS PAC (SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS PAC) $1,000
STATE FARM PAC $2,000
SUPPORTING AND ELECTING AMERICAN LEADERS PAC (SEAL PAC) $5,000
TD BANK N.A. PAC $2,500
TENASKA INC EMPLOYEES PAC $1,000
THE BOEING COMPANY PAC $2,000
THE CONSUMER BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC $1,000
THE GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP, INC. PAC $2,000
THE GOOD FUND $1,500
THE KROGER CO. PAC $500
THE REAL ESTATE ROUNDTABLE PAC (REALPAC) $1,000
THE VANGUARD GROUP COMMITTEE FOR RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT $2,500
THOMAS MASSIE FOR CONGRESS $2,000
TROUTMAN PEPPER LOCKE LLP PAC, INC. $1,500
TRUIST FINANCIAL CORPORATION FEDERAL PAC (FORMERLY SUNTRUST BANKS INC. PAC) $5,000
UBS AMERICAS INC. PAC $10K
USBANCORP INC PAC $5,000
VISA INC. PAC $1,000
VISTRA EMPLOYEE PAC OF VISTRA CORP. $6,500
WELLS FARGO AND COMPANY EMPLOYEES GOOD GOVERNMENT FEDERAL FUND $10K
WESTERN ALLIANCE BANCORPORATION PAC (WABPAC) $5,000
WESTERN AND SOUTHERN LIFE INSURANCE CO PAC (WESTERN-SOUTHERN PAC) $2,500
WHOLESALE & SPECIALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION (WSIA) PAC $5,000

All filings at the FEC ↗

Vanessa Enoch (DEM)

Raised: $3,125 through 2026-10-14 individuals $3,125 · PACs $1,877 · party $36K · cash on hand $-727
Outside spending: none reported

Bundled through PACs: none reported · FEC bulk data of 2026-11-01

1 PAC gave directly — alphabetical; the legal limit is $5,000 per election

BUTLER COUNTY PROGRESSIVE PAC $500

All filings at the FEC ↗

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