Mike Kirchner, a retired consulting actuary and Republican, is his party's nominee for Ohio's 11th congressional district in 2026, facing Democratic incumbent Shontel Brown in the Cleveland-based seat.
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2026 race
Mike Kirchner, a retired consulting actuary, is the Republican nominee for Ohio's 11th congressional district, which takes in Cleveland and its inner suburbs, including Euclid, Cleveland Heights and Warrensville Heights.
The seat is held by Democratic incumbent Shontel Brown, who was re-elected with 78.3% of the vote in 2024. In the Republican primary, Kirchner won 65.6% of the vote against James Hemphill, a general contractor who had run for the district in 2022 and 2024.
In the general election on November 3, 2026, Kirchner faces Brown, who won her own primary with 85.5% of the vote.