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U.S. House · Ohio's 13th District

Northeast Ohio, including Akron, Summit County and part of Stark County.

General election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

RESULT · UNOFFICIAL UNTIL CERTIFIED

Emilia Sykes, projected winner

CandidateVotesShare
Emilia Sykes190,59360%
Carey Coleman122,07838.4%
Sandeep Dixit5,1041.6%

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 Emilia Sykes (D) advanced unopposed from the May 5, 2026 Democratic primary. Carey Coleman won a five-way Republican primary. Sandeep Dixit is running as an independent and declared his candidacy for the general election.[2]

On the November 3 ballot · 3 candidates

Emilia SykesDINCUMBENTPROJECTED WINNERU.S. Representative (since 2023)Full profile →Carey ColemanRFull profile →Sandeep DixitINDFull 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

  • Emilia Sykes
    Supports[1]

    Supported Ohio Issue 1 (2023), the ballot measure establishing a state constitutional right to make reproductive decisions including abortion.

  • Carey Coleman
    —
  • Sandeep Dixit
    —

Stricter gun laws

  • Emilia Sykes
    Supports[12]

    Cosponsored H.R. 3115, the Assault Weapons Ban of 2025 (119th Congress), which would ban the sale and manufacture of many semiautomatic assault weapons.

  • Carey Coleman
    —
  • Sandeep Dixit
    —

Expand immigration enforcement and deportations

  • Emilia Sykes
    Recorded votes[14][15][16][17][18]

    Voted yes on Laken Riley Act (S. 5, 2025-01-22). Voted no 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 no on Secure the Border Act of 2023 (H.R. 2, 2023-05-11).

  • Carey Coleman
    —
  • Sandeep Dixit
    —

Raise taxes on high earners or corporations

  • Emilia Sykes
    Recorded votes[15][16][17]

    Voted no 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.

  • Carey Coleman
    —
  • Sandeep Dixit
    —

Expand public health coverage

  • Emilia Sykes
    Recorded votes[15][16][17][20]

    Voted no 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 yes on Breaking the Gridlock Act (H.R. 1834, 2026-01-08), which extended enhanced ACA premium subsidies.

  • Carey Coleman
    —
  • Sandeep Dixit
    Supports[2]

    Lists a 'basic healthcare guarantee for working people' as one of his three key campaign messages.

Faster transition away from fossil fuels

  • Emilia Sykes
    Recorded votes[15][16][17]

    Voted no 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.

  • Carey Coleman
    —
  • Sandeep Dixit
    —

Increase police funding and staffing

  • Emilia Sykes
    —
  • Carey Coleman
    Supports[6]

    Campaign site says he will advocate for increased resources for local police and federal help with recruiting, training and retaining officers.

  • Sandeep Dixit
    —

Raise the minimum wage

  • Emilia Sykes
    Supports[13]

    Cosponsored H.R. 2743, the Raise the Wage Act of 2025 (119th Congress), which would raise the federal minimum wage.

  • Carey Coleman
    —
  • Sandeep Dixit
    Supports[7]

    Campaign site lists raising the minimum wage among his key actions on good jobs.

Broad tariffs on imported goods

  • Emilia Sykes
    Recorded votes[23]

    Voted yes on Resolution disapproving tariffs on Canada (H.J. Res. 72, 2026-02-11), which disapproved the tariffs on Canadian imports.

  • Carey Coleman
    —
  • Sandeep Dixit
    —

Require documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote

  • Emilia Sykes
    Recorded votes[19]

    Voted no on SAVE Act (H.R. 22, 2025-04-10).

  • Carey Coleman
    —
  • Sandeep Dixit
    —

Require Congress to approve U.S. military action abroad

  • Emilia Sykes
    Recorded votes[21][22]

    Voted yes 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 yes 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.

  • Carey Coleman
    —
  • Sandeep Dixit
    —

Research notes & limits

Carey Coleman has not completed Ballotpedia's 2026 Candidate Connection survey; his biography here draws on his campaign website, and his birthplace, education and family are not published in the sources reviewed. Sandeep Dixit completed the survey, but his priorities and positions have not yet been added to this guide. Sources disagree on the year of Dixit's North Carolina State degree (1991 in his survey response, 1992 in Ballotpedia's biography). Federal key votes and FEC finance totals for Sykes are added separately.

Sources · 30

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

  1. 1.Emilia Sykes · Ballotpedia Reference
  2. 2.Sandeep Dixit · Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey Candidate's own words
  3. 3.Health Care | Congresswoman Emilia Sykes · Office of Rep. Emilia Sykes Official record
  4. 4.Energy | Congresswoman Emilia Sykes · Office of Rep. Emilia Sykes Official record
  5. 5.Election 2026 voter guide: U.S. House, Senate, Summit County and Akron ballot · Signal Akron (candidate questionnaire responses) News report
  6. 6.Issues · Carey Coleman for Congress (campaign website) Candidate's own words
  7. 7.Issues - Where Sandeep Dixit Stands for Ohio's 13th District · Sandeep Dixit for Congress (campaign website) Candidate's own words
  8. 8.Emilia Sykes · Ballotpedia Reference
  9. 9.Biography · Office of Rep. Emilia Sykes (house.gov) Official record
  10. 10.Emilia Sykes · Wikipedia · 2026-10-21 Reference
  11. 11.Ohio U.S. House District 13 election results 2026 · NBC News News report
  12. 12.H.R. 3115, the Assault Weapons Ban of 2025 (Assault Weapons Ban of 2025) — sponsors and cosponsors · Congress.gov Official record
  13. 13.H.R. 2743, the Raise the Wage Act of 2025 (Raise the Wage Act of 2025) — sponsors and cosponsors · Congress.gov Official record
  14. 14.Roll call: Laken Riley Act — final passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-01-22 Official record
  15. 15.Roll call: One Big Beautiful Bill Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-05-22 Official record
  16. 16.H.R. 1 (119th Congress) — One Big Beautiful Bill Act: text and summary · Congress.gov Official record
  17. 17.Roll call: One Big Beautiful Bill Act — final passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-07-03 Official record
  18. 18.Roll call: Secure the Border Act of 2023 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2023-05-11 Official record
  19. 19.Roll call: SAVE Act — proof-of-citizenship voter registration · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-04-10 Official record
  20. 20.Roll call: Breaking the Gridlock Act — ACA subsidy extension · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2026-01-08 Official record
  21. 21.Roll call: War Powers Resolution on Venezuela · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-12-17 Official record
  22. 22.Roll call: War Powers Resolution directing removal of forces from Iran hostilities · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2026-06-03 Official record
  23. 23.Roll call: Resolution disapproving tariffs on Canada · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2026-02-11 Official record
  24. 24.Carey Coleman · Ballotpedia Reference
  25. 25.Meet Carey · Carey Coleman for Congress Candidate's own words
  26. 26.2026 Ohio primary: Challengers set in 5th, 6th and 13th congressional districts · WVXU · 2026-05-05 News report
  27. 27.U.S. House Ohio's 13th District results 2026 · NBC News News report
  28. 28.Sandeep Dixit · Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey Candidate's own words
  29. 29.Sandeep Dixit running for Congress from Ohio's 13th District · American Bazaar News report
  30. 30.U.S. House Ohio's 13th District results 2026 · NBC News News report