Ohio 12th District 2026

The money race

Campaign fundraising this cycle, with independent expenditures by outside groups for and against each candidate.

R★Troy BaldersonIncumbent
$1.74M
DJerrad Christian
$84K

Bars: money raised by the campaign this cycle. Thin bars: outside spending by super PACs and other groups, for and against.

Money raised and outside spending by candidate
Candidate	Party	Raised	Outside support	Outside opposition	Small-dollar
Troy Balderson	R	$1,743,281	$0	$0	10%
Jerrad Christian	D	$84,378	$0	$0	28%

$1.83M

Raised by candidates

$837K

Spent by candidates

Outside spending

0 spenders

Candidates

Candidate	Raised	Individuals	PACs	Small-dollar	In-state	Spent	Donors
Troy Balderson (R)	$1.74M	$628K	$1.04M	10%	72%	$767K	596
Jerrad Christian (D)	$84K	$82K	$250	28%	88%	$69K	61

Outside spending

Independent expenditures reported to the FEC (Schedule E). “Dark money in” is the total of grants the spender received from 501(c) nonprofits, as traced by Poliscope.

No independent expenditures reported in this race yet.

Candidates

Troy Balderson

R★ Republican · Incumbent

Raised: $1.74M
Small-dollar: 10%
In-state: 72%
Outside for / against: $0 / $0

Backed by Stephen Schwarzman Backed by AIPAC Backed by the NRA Gambling industry money Union PAC money Realtors PAC money Accepted gifts or sponsored travel

Jerrad Christian

D Democrat

Raised: $84K
Small-dollar: 28%
In-state: 88%
Outside for / against: $0 / $0

Union PAC money

Source: Poliscope (poliscope.org), from FEC filings. Roster curated from FEC candidate registrations. Withdrawn and defeated primary candidates are not shown.