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U.S. House · Ohio's 12th District

East-central Ohio, including Licking, Muskingum and Coshocton counties and part of the Columbus suburbs.

General election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

RESULT · UNOFFICIAL UNTIL CERTIFIED

Troy Balderson, projected winner

CandidateVotesShare
Troy Balderson191,92659.4%
Jerrad Christian131,21140.6%

About 98% of the expected vote counted. As of November 9. Winners take office next year. Counts can change until states certify. NBC News ↗

Sources re-checked September 25, 2026 · How we research

  • Incumbent Troy Balderson (R) advanced unopposed from the May 5, 2026 Republican primary. Jerrad Christian (D) defeated Daniel Crawford and Jason Reynard in the Democratic primary, 46.4%-33.6%-20.1%.[2]

On the November 3 ballot · 2 candidates

Troy BaldersonRINCUMBENTPROJECTED WINNERU.S. Representative (since 2018)Full profile →Jerrad ChristianDFull profile →

Issue evidence — side by side

Recorded votes, documented positions and candidates’ own words are shown with sources. “In their own words” quotes a candidate on the topic without inferring a stance. Votes describe specific bills or motions; they do not establish overall support or opposition to a broad issue. A dash means our research has no evidence on that topic, not that the candidate has no position.

Protect legal access to abortion

  • Troy Balderson
    Recorded votes[29][30]

    Voted no on Women's Health Protection Act of 2021 (H.R. 3755, 2021-09-24). Voted no on Women's Health Protection Act of 2022 (H.R. 8296, 2022-07-15).

  • Jerrad Christian
    —

Stricter gun laws

  • Troy Balderson
    Recorded votes[25][26][27]

    Voted no on Bipartisan Background Checks Act (H.R. 8, 2019-02-27), which would have required background checks on most private gun sales. Voted no on Assault Weapons Ban of 2022 (H.R. 1808, 2022-07-29), which would have banned the sale of many semiautomatic assault weapons. Voted no on Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (S. 2938, 2022-06-24), which expanded background checks for buyers under 21 and funded state red-flag programs.

  • Jerrad Christian
    —

Expand immigration enforcement and deportations

  • Troy Balderson
    Recorded votes[11][12][13][14][15][16][17]

    Voted yes on Laken Riley Act (S. 5, 2025-01-22). Voted yes on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03), which funded expanded immigration enforcement, detention and border operations. Voted yes on Secure the Border Act of 2023 (H.R. 2, 2023-05-11). Voted no on American Dream and Promise Act of 2019 (H.R. 6, 2019-06-04; 2021-03-18).

  • Jerrad Christian
    Opposes[3]

    Calls for abolishing ICE as it currently exists and replacing it with a narrowly tailored, accountable system, and says agents who break the law should be prosecuted.

Loosen zoning rules to build more housing

  • Troy Balderson
    —
  • Jerrad Christian
    Supports[3]

    Supports reforming exclusionary zoning to allow duplexes and small multifamily units.

Raise taxes on high earners or corporations

  • Troy Balderson
    Recorded votes[12][13][14][21]

    Voted yes on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03), which made the 2017 individual tax rates, including the 37% top rate, permanent. Voted no on Inflation Reduction Act (H.R. 5376, 2022-08-12), which added a 15% minimum tax on large corporations and a stock-buyback excise tax.

  • Jerrad Christian
    Supports[3]

    Calls for making the wealthy and large corporations pay more, including taxing capital gains at the same rate as wages, ending indefinite borrowing against assets without taxation, and uncapping Social Security payroll taxes.

Expand public health coverage

  • Troy Balderson
    Recorded votes[12][13][14][19]

    Voted yes on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03), which reduced federal Medicaid spending and added Medicaid work requirements. Voted no on Breaking the Gridlock Act (H.R. 1834, 2026-01-08), which extended enhanced ACA premium subsidies.

  • Jerrad Christian
    Supports[3]

    Campaign site calls for passing universal healthcare.

Faster transition away from fossil fuels

  • Troy Balderson
    Recorded votes[12][13][14][20][21]

    Voted yes on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03), which phased out Inflation Reduction Act clean-energy tax credits. Voted no on Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376, 2021-11-19; 2022-08-12), which would have funded clean-energy tax credits.

  • Jerrad Christian
    Supports[3]

    Supports scaling up wind and solar alongside domestic production and grid modernization to cut energy costs.

Raise the minimum wage

  • Troy Balderson
    Recorded votes[28]

    Voted no on Raise the Wage Act (H.R. 582, 2019-07-18).

  • Jerrad Christian
    Supports[3]

    Supports raising the minimum wage, while saying the exact number and phase-in can be debated.

Continue U.S. military aid to Israel

  • Troy Balderson
    —
  • Jerrad Christian
    Opposes[3]

    Calls for ending U.S. funding for the Gaza war, halting offensive military aid to Israel and conditioning future assistance on compliance with international law.

Broad tariffs on imported goods

  • Troy Balderson
    Recorded votes[24]

    Voted no on Resolution disapproving tariffs on Canada (H.J. Res. 72, 2026-02-11), which disapproved the tariffs on Canadian imports.

  • Jerrad Christian
    —

Universal, publicly funded child care

  • Troy Balderson
    Recorded votes[20]

    Voted no on Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376, 2021-11-19), which would have funded universal pre-K and child-care subsidies.

  • Jerrad Christian
    —

Require documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote

  • Troy Balderson
    Recorded votes[18]

    Voted yes on SAVE Act (H.R. 22, 2025-04-10).

  • Jerrad Christian
    —

Require Congress to approve U.S. military action abroad

  • Troy Balderson
    Recorded votes[22][23]

    Voted no on War Powers Resolution on Venezuela (H. Con. Res. 64, 2025-12-17), which would have directed the removal of U.S. forces from hostilities against Venezuela absent congressional authorization. Voted no on War Powers Resolution directing removal of forces from Iran hostilities (H. Con. Res. 86, 2026-06-03), which directed the removal of U.S. forces from hostilities against Iran absent congressional authorization.

  • Jerrad Christian
    —

Research notes & limits

Troy Balderson has not completed Ballotpedia's 2026 Candidate Connection survey. Jerrad Christian completed it, and his campaign website has an issues page, but priorities and positions for this race have not yet been added from those materials. Federal key votes and FEC finance totals for Balderson are added separately. Balderson's official biography does not list a birth year or a degree; those details come from Wikipedia and Ballotpedia.

Sources · 33

Researched 2026-09-25. Green citations are official government records.

  1. 1.Troy Balderson · Ballotpedia Reference
  2. 2.Jerrad Christian · Ballotpedia Reference
  3. 3.Issues | Jerrad Christian For Congress · Jerrad Christian for Congress · 2026-04-23 Candidate's own words
  4. 4.Balderson Applauds EPA Announcement to Repeal Biden-Era Overreach and Unleash American Energy Dominance · Office of Rep. Troy Balderson · 2026-09-15 Official record
  5. 5.Troy Balderson (campaign website text quoted by Ballotpedia, 2018 campaign) · Ballotpedia (quoting Balderson for Congress site) · 2018-01-01 Candidate's own words
  6. 6.Troy Balderson · Ballotpedia Reference
  7. 7.About Troy · Office of Rep. Troy Balderson (house.gov) Official record
  8. 8.Troy Balderson · Wikipedia · 2026-10-21 Reference
  9. 9.Ohio U.S. House District 12 election results 2026 · NBC News News report
  10. 10.H.R. 38, the Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act (Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2025) — sponsors and cosponsors · Congress.gov Official record
  11. 11.Roll call: Laken Riley Act — final passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-01-22 Official record
  12. 12.Roll call: One Big Beautiful Bill Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-05-22 Official record
  13. 13.H.R. 1 (119th Congress) — One Big Beautiful Bill Act: text and summary · Congress.gov Official record
  14. 14.Roll call: One Big Beautiful Bill Act — final passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-07-03 Official record
  15. 15.Roll call: Secure the Border Act of 2023 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2023-05-11 Official record
  16. 16.Roll call: American Dream and Promise Act of 2019 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2019-06-04 Official record
  17. 17.Roll call: American Dream and Promise Act of 2021 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2021-03-18 Official record
  18. 18.Roll call: SAVE Act — proof-of-citizenship voter registration · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-04-10 Official record
  19. 19.Roll call: Breaking the Gridlock Act — ACA subsidy extension · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2026-01-08 Official record
  20. 20.Roll call: Build Back Better Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2021-11-19 Official record
  21. 21.Roll call: Inflation Reduction Act — final House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2022-08-12 Official record
  22. 22.Roll call: War Powers Resolution on Venezuela · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-12-17 Official record
  23. 23.Roll call: War Powers Resolution directing removal of forces from Iran hostilities · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2026-06-03 Official record
  24. 24.Roll call: Resolution disapproving tariffs on Canada · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2026-02-11 Official record
  25. 25.Roll call: Bipartisan Background Checks Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2019-02-27 Official record
  26. 26.Roll call: Assault Weapons Ban of 2022 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2022-07-29 Official record
  27. 27.Roll call: Bipartisan Safer Communities Act — final House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2022-06-24 Official record
  28. 28.Roll call: Raise the Wage Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2019-07-18 Official record
  29. 29.Roll call: Women's Health Protection Act of 2021 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2021-09-24 Official record
  30. 30.Roll call: Women's Health Protection Act of 2022 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2022-07-15 Official record
  31. 31.Jerrad Christian · Ballotpedia Reference
  32. 32.About · Jerrad Christian for Congress Candidate's own words
  33. 33.U.S. House Ohio's 12th District results 2026 · NBC News News report