Ohio 15th District 2026

The money race

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

R★Mike CareyIncumbent
$3.30M
DDon Leonard
$607K

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
Mike Carey	R	$3,299,679	$0	$0	100%
Don Leonard	D	$606,658	$0	$0	5%

$3.91M

Raised by candidates

$1.76M

Spent by candidates

Outside spending

0 spenders

Candidates

Candidate	Raised	Individuals	PACs	Small-dollar	In-state	Spent	Donors
Mike Carey (R)	$3.30M	$900K	$1.74M	100%	35%	$1.40M	928
Don Leonard (D)	$607K	$583K	$11K	5%	74%	$354K	422

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

Mike Carey

R★ Republican · Incumbent

Raised: $3.30M
Small-dollar: 100%
In-state: 35%
Outside for / against: $0 / $0

Backed by Ken Griffin Backed by Stephen Schwarzman Backed by AIPAC Backed by crypto super PACs Backed by the NRA Gambling industry money Union PAC money Realtors PAC money+2 more

Don Leonard

D Democrat

Raised: $607K
Small-dollar: 5%
In-state: 74%
Outside for / against: $0 / $0

Health care industry money

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 Withdrawn and defeated primary candidates are not shown.