US Midterms 2026
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Bob Latta, a Republican who has represented Ohio's 5th congressional district since 2007, faces Democrat Brian Shaver and Libertarian Michael Veloff as he seeks re-election in 2026.
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Bob Latta was born Robert Edward Latta on April 18, 1956, in Bluffton, Ohio, the son of Rose Mary Kiene Latta and Del Latta. His father represented the 5th congressional district from 1959 to 1989 and served as ranking Republican on the House Budget Committee from 1975 until his retirement.
Latta earned a Bachelor of Arts at Bowling Green State University in 1978 and a Juris Doctor at the University of Toledo College of Law in 1981, and he worked as an attorney in private practice before entering politics. He and his wife, Marcia, live in Bowling Green and have two daughters.
Latta began his public career as a Wood County Commissioner, serving from 1991 to 1996. He then represented the 2nd Senate District in the Ohio Senate from 1997 to 2001 and the 6th House district in the Ohio House of Representatives from 2001 to 2007.
Latta has served in the U.S. House since 2007, holding the seat his father once held, and he is in his 10th term. On the Committee on Energy and Commerce he sits on the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology and chairs the Subcommittee on Energy.
His legislative work has included a 2014 bill directing the Federal Communications Commission to allow manufacturers of electronic devices to display required information digitally on the screen, and 2021 legislation to prohibit municipalities from building their own broadband networks.
He co-chairs several caucuses, including the Congressional Rural Broadband Caucus, the Congressional Propane Caucus and the Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus, and he is a member of the Republican Study Committee.
Ohio's 5th congressional district covers the lower portion of Northwestern Ohio and the middle shore of Lake Erie, taking in Findlay, Lorain, Oberlin and Bowling Green.
Bob Latta, the Republican incumbent, was re-elected in 2024 with 67.50% of the vote and was unopposed in the 2026 Republican primary, receiving 58,056 votes. His Democratic opponent is Brian Shaver, president of the Fostoria City Council, who won a four-way primary with 28.7% of the vote.
Michael Veloff, who won the Libertarian primary as a write-in candidate, also appears on the general election ballot. The election takes place on November 3, 2026.
