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U.S. House · Ohio's 5th District

Northwestern Ohio, including Bowling Green and Findlay

General election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

RESULT · UNOFFICIAL UNTIL CERTIFIED

Bob Latta, projected winner

CandidateVotesShare
Bob Latta163,38254.3%
Brian Shaver128,14242.6%
Michael Veloff9,5773.2%

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

  • The Cook Political Report rates the 5th District R+12. Brian Shaver won a four-way Democratic primary on May 5, 2026 with 28.7% of the vote.[1]

On the November 3 ballot · 3 candidates

Bob LattaRINCUMBENTPROJECTED WINNERU.S. Representative (since 2007)Full profile →Brian ShaverDFull profile →Michael VeloffLIBFull 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

  • Bob Latta
    Recorded votes[32][33][34]

    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). Voted yes on Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act (H.R. 36, 2017-10-03), which would have banned most abortions after 20 weeks.

  • Brian Shaver
    Supports[3]

    Says healthcare decisions should be made between a patient and physician and that he has 'no desire to tell a woman what to do with her body.'

  • Michael Veloff
    —

Stricter gun laws

  • Bob Latta
    Recorded votes[27][28][29][30]

    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. Voted yes on Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act (H.R. 38, 2017-12-06), which would have required states to honor other states' concealed-carry permits.

  • Brian Shaver
    Mixed[3]

    Says he supports the Second Amendment and respects gun ownership, but favors background checks, safe-storage expectations, and 'reasonable limits.'

  • Michael Veloff
    In their own words[4]
    “Guns and training for women who have experienced violence”

    In his Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey, March 12, 2026, as one of three key campaign messages

Expand immigration enforcement and deportations

  • Bob Latta
    Recorded votes[10][11][12][13][14][15][16]

    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).

  • Brian Shaver
    Opposes[3]

    Criticizes 'mass detentions, deportations without hearings, or militarized actions against people based on appearance' as violating constitutional due-process principles.

  • Michael Veloff
    —

Raise taxes on high earners or corporations

  • Bob Latta
    Recorded votes[11][12][13][23][22]

    Voted yes on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03; 2017-12-20), 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.

  • Brian Shaver
    Supports[3]

    Says the wealthiest Americans should pay the same tax rate as everyone else, closing loopholes that let income be hidden.

  • Michael Veloff
    —

Expand public health coverage

  • Bob Latta
    Recorded votes[11][12][13][18][19][20]

    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. Voted no on Affordable Care Act (H.R. 3590, 2010-03-21). Voted yes on American Health Care Act (H.R. 1628, 2017-05-04), which would have capped federal Medicaid funding and ended enhanced funding for the Medicaid expansion.

  • Brian Shaver
    Supports[3]

    Says healthcare is a fundamental right and calls for a systemic overhaul to reduce costs.

  • Michael Veloff
    —

Faster transition away from fossil fuels

  • Bob Latta
    Recorded votes[11][12][13][21][22]

    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.

  • Brian Shaver
    —
  • Michael Veloff
    —

Raise the minimum wage

  • Bob Latta
    Recorded votes[31]

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

  • Brian Shaver
    —
  • Michael Veloff
    —

Broad tariffs on imported goods

  • Bob Latta
    Recorded votes[26]

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

  • Brian Shaver
    Opposes[3]

    Criticizes broad tariffs, saying they have hurt farmers and driven up costs.

  • Michael Veloff
    —

Universal, publicly funded child care

  • Bob Latta
    Recorded votes[21]

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

  • Brian Shaver
    —
  • Michael Veloff
    —

Require documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote

  • Bob Latta
    Recorded votes[17]

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

  • Brian Shaver
    —
  • Michael Veloff
    —

Require Congress to approve U.S. military action abroad

  • Bob Latta
    Recorded votes[24][25]

    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.

  • Brian Shaver
    —
  • Michael Veloff
    —

Research notes & limits

Federal key votes and FEC totals for Latta are added separately by script. An independent candidate, Dalton Franklin, withdrew and did not appear on the ballot. Veloff has no campaign website or news profile that could be found, so his biography rests on his Ballotpedia profile and survey.

Sources · 40

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

  1. 1.United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio, 2026 · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
  2. 2.Bob Latta · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
  3. 3.Brian Shaver · Ballotpedia (candidate campaign website, as quoted) · 2026-05-01 Candidate's own words
  4. 4.Michael Veloff · Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey · 2026-09-25 Candidate's own words
  5. 5.Latta Receives an A+ on the Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life Scorecard · Office of Rep. Bob Latta · 2026-10-03 Official record
  6. 6.Bob Latta · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
  7. 7.Biography · Office of Rep. Bob Latta Official record
  8. 8.Ohio U.S. House District 5 election results 2026 · NBC News News report
  9. 9.H.R. 38, the Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act (Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2025) — sponsors and cosponsors · Congress.gov Official record
  10. 10.Roll call: Laken Riley Act — final passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-01-22 Official record
  11. 11.Roll call: One Big Beautiful Bill Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-05-22 Official record
  12. 12.H.R. 1 (119th Congress) — One Big Beautiful Bill Act: text and summary · Congress.gov Official record
  13. 13.Roll call: One Big Beautiful Bill Act — final passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-07-03 Official record
  14. 14.Roll call: Secure the Border Act of 2023 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2023-05-11 Official record
  15. 15.Roll call: American Dream and Promise Act of 2019 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2019-06-04 Official record
  16. 16.Roll call: American Dream and Promise Act of 2021 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2021-03-18 Official record
  17. 17.Roll call: SAVE Act — proof-of-citizenship voter registration · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-04-10 Official record
  18. 18.Roll call: Breaking the Gridlock Act — ACA subsidy extension · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2026-01-08 Official record
  19. 19.Roll call: Affordable Care Act — final House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2010-03-21 Official record
  20. 20.Roll call: American Health Care Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2017-05-04 Official record
  21. 21.Roll call: Build Back Better Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2021-11-19 Official record
  22. 22.Roll call: Inflation Reduction Act — final House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2022-08-12 Official record
  23. 23.Roll call: Tax Cuts and Jobs Act — final House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2017-12-20 Official record
  24. 24.Roll call: War Powers Resolution on Venezuela · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-12-17 Official record
  25. 25.Roll call: War Powers Resolution directing removal of forces from Iran hostilities · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2026-06-03 Official record
  26. 26.Roll call: Resolution disapproving tariffs on Canada · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2026-02-11 Official record
  27. 27.Roll call: Bipartisan Background Checks Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2019-02-27 Official record
  28. 28.Roll call: Assault Weapons Ban of 2022 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2022-07-29 Official record
  29. 29.Roll call: Bipartisan Safer Communities Act — final House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2022-06-24 Official record
  30. 30.Roll call: Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2017-12-06 Official record
  31. 31.Roll call: Raise the Wage Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2019-07-18 Official record
  32. 32.Roll call: Women's Health Protection Act of 2021 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2021-09-24 Official record
  33. 33.Roll call: Women's Health Protection Act of 2022 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2022-07-15 Official record
  34. 34.Roll call: Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2017-10-03 Official record
  35. 35.Brian Shaver · Ballotpedia (candidate campaign website, as quoted) · 2026-05-01 Candidate's own words
  36. 36.4 Democrats file for Ohio's 5th Congressional District race · Richland Source · 2026-04-15 News report
  37. 37.United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio, 2026 · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
  38. 38.U.S. House · Ohio's 5th District results 2026 · NBC News News report
  39. 39.Michael Veloff · Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey · 2026-09-25 Candidate's own words
  40. 40.U.S. House · Ohio's 5th District results 2026 · NBC News News report