This page is a final analysis of campaign contributions from individuals to major party congressional and state candidates in 10 states. Self-financed contributions are included. These states, most of which are battlegrounds, represent different regions and partisan dynamics. For an analysis of the demographics of the donors to congressional candidates, visit our Donor Gaps page. For an analysis of all major party congressional candidates running in all 50 states, visit our The National View: Congressional Elections page. Visit our Final Analysis report page for our summary analysis of all congressional and state races. Because this project analyzed those candidates who filed campaign finance reports, these statistics may not reflect the total number of candidates who ran. For more information about election 2024, please visit CAWP's Election Watch information.
Source: CAWP and OpenSecrets
Congressional campaign finance data are through December 31, 2024 (unless otherwise indicated). State campaign finance data completeness varied by state. "No Data to Display" in data visualizations indicates there are no candidates in that subgroup.
- Four of the five Ohio Democratic incumbents running for reelection to the U.S. House were women.
- The average total raised by the Democratic women U.S. House incumbents was lower than the total raised by the sole Democratic man seeking reelection to the U.S. House.
- There were no women running for Ohio’s U.S. Senate seat.
- Among nonincumbent congressional candidates, Republican men led other candidate groups in average proportion of funds from self-financing.
Ohio elected one U.S. Senator and 15 members to its U.S. House delegation. There was one open U.S. House seats. Eight women ran for the U.S. House from Ohio and four women won.
Ohio elected all 99 members of the Ohio General Assembly, and 16 of 33 members of the Ohio State Senate. Seventy-one women ran for the Ohio General Assembly and 36 women won. Ten women ran for the Ohio State Senate and four women won.
No women ran for Ohio’s U.S. Senate seat. Senator Sherrod Brown (D) sought reelection.
Four of the five Ohio Democratic incumbents who sought reelection to the U.S. House are women; all won their races. Three of the women incumbents are Black: Representative Joyce Beatty (OH-3), Representative Shontel Brown (OH-11), and Representative Emilia Sykes (OH-13). Representative Marcy Kaptur (OH-9) is white. Both Representative Sykes’ race and Representative Kaptur’s race were rated lean Democratic by The Cook Political Report.
The average raised by these Democratic women U.S. House incumbents, was lower than the amount raised by the sole Democratic man seeking reelection to the U.S. House, Representative Greg Landsman (OH-1). Both Sykes and Kaptur led their Republican opponents, who are men, in money raised. Skyes raised over $3M and Kaptur nearly $3M.
In the one open U.S. House seat, which was expected to elect a Republican, the nominee was David Taylor.
Ohio ranked 36th in the nation for women’s state legislative representation in 2024.
In Ohio state legislative races, the average total raised for men was usually higher than the average for women. In only one combination of seat type and chamber did a woman lead the candidate subgroup in the amount raised: Democrat Rose Lounsbury (OH-36) who ran for Ohio State House as a challenger and raised $175,000. She lost her bid to unseat Republican Representative Andrea White.
This statistic is the average total amount raised to date from individuals (including self-financing).
The incumbent candidates running for reelection to Congress from Ohio did not report any self-financed contributions.
Nearly one-quarter of the funds of the Republican challenger in the U.S. Senate race, Bernie Moreno, came from self-financing.
David Taylor, the Republican running in the open seat, OH-2, was primarily self-funded.
Self-financing did not play a large role in Ohio’s state legislative races. However, where there were gender differences, men usually had a higher average proportion of funds from self-financing.
This statistic is the average amount from self-financing as a proportion of total raised (from individuals including the candidate) by candidate subgroup.
Democratic women and men incumbent candidates in Ohio running for the U.S. House had a similar average proportion of small contributions of $200 or less.
Of the Democratic women seeking reelection to the U.S. House, Representative Emilia Sykes (OH-13) raised the largest share of contributions from small contributors with 21%.
Democratic women running for the Ohio state legislature usually reported a higher average proportion of funds raised from small contributions than Democratic men, whereas a gender pattern was less apparent for Republican candidates.
This statistic is the average amount of contributions $200 or less as a proportion of total raised (excluding self-financed contributions) by candidate subgroup.
This Data Appendix includes women candidates who filed campaign finance reports and raised money from individuals including self-financing. “Total raised” represents the total amount raised from individuals including self-financing. The Data Appendix is sortable by candidate name, party, office, and seat status as well as the campaign finance statistics.
Congressional campaign finance data are through December 31, 2024. State campaign finance data completeness varied by state.
Candidates who did not report contributions from individuals including self-financed contributions are not included in the analysis. The analysis is for general election, major party nominees.
Campaign finance data are from OpenSecrets. Race/ethnicity information for all women candidates are from CAWP. Candidate race/ethnicity is based on the candidate’s self-identification whenever possible.
Women who identify with more than one under-represented racial/ethnic group are not depicted in the data visualizations that are disaggregated by race/ethnicity (in order to avoid double-counting individuals). All women, including multiracial women and women who identify with more than one under-represented racial/ethnic group, are included in the data visualizations that do not disaggregate by race/ethnicity and all women are included in the Data Appendix.