Elections Intelligence

Ohio 7th District

DEFENDED SEAT
LIKELY D
Brian Poindexter Democratic · Challenger
KALSHI PARTY MARKETCHECKED Aug 27
DEMOCRAT 84¢18¢
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Max L. Miller Republican · Incumbent
FTP RACE SIGNAL

A seat that went Republican by 15 points in 2024 is now priced for the Democrat.

Likely D
SAFE DLIKELY DLEAN DTOSS-UPLEAN RLIKELY RSAFE R
Market · Likely DD 84¢ — traders' price for a Democratic hold. Polling · Lean DD+8 — Bedrock Polling, Aug 12. Prior result · Likely RR+14.96 in 2024.
Signal clarityHighas of 2026-08-27
The market moved 3¢ toward the Democrat in the last 7 days · polling moved 9 points toward the Democrat over 50 days.
MARKET BandPRICEToss-up50–65¢Lean65–82¢Likely82–95¢Safe95¢ and above
D 84¢

Kalshi party market · checked Aug 27

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POLLING BandPOINTSToss-up0–5Lean5–10Likely10–20Safe20 and above
D+8
Bedrock Polling ↗ Aug 7 - 10 · n=866 LV D+8 D SPONSOR
Tavern Research ↗ Aug 4 - 6 · n=635 LV D+8 INDEPENDENT
co/efficient ↗ Aug 5 - 6 · n=615 LV D+14 R SPONSOR
PRIOR RESULT BandPOINTSToss-up0–5Lean5–12Likely12–25Safe25 and above
R+14.96

Max L. Miller (R)

51.08 — 36.12 · 2024 general election

def. Matt Diemer (D). Margin verified against retrieved official results.

FUNDRAISING BandRATIO TO 1Parity1–5Lean5 and above
3.6 to 1
Brian Poindexter$603.2K
Max L. Miller$2.14M

PULLED 08-04 · PERIOD 06-30 · FEC

Total receipts this cycle. Parity — neither campaign leads by enough for fundraising to take a place on the spectrum.

BALLOT & DATES Primary 05-05 · HELDGeneral Nov 3, 2026 R settled · D settled COMPARE THE CANDIDATES ⇄