U.S. House race · November 3, 2026
U.S. Representative, Ohio District 8
Represents Ohio's 8th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives, which writes and votes on federal laws, budgets and oversight of the executive branch.
2-year term. Under the 2026 map, the district takes in northern and western suburbs of Cincinnati in Hamilton County, most of Butler County, Preble and Darke counties, and part of Miami County including Troy and Tipp City. Incumbent Warren Davidson (R) is seeking re-election.
The candidates
Listed alphabetically by last name.
Warren Davidson
U.S. Representative, Ohio District 8Warren Davidson is a Republican who has represented the 8th District since a 2016 special election to succeed former Speaker John Boehner. He is an Army veteran and former manufacturing business owner who chairs a Financial Services subcommittee on national security and illicit finance. His campaign emphasizes individual freedom, sound money, limited government spending and border security.
Vanessa Enoch
President and CEO, Cultural Impact, LLCVanessa Enoch is a West Chester business consultant, former college professor and journalist who has been the Democratic nominee for this seat in several previous elections. She won the 2026 Democratic primary over Madaris Grant. Her campaign focuses on affordability, including health care and housing costs, workforce development and data center costs.
Compare on the issues
Summaries of each candidate's stated positions. See each profile for sources and details.
| Issue | Warren Davidson Republican | Vanessa Enoch Democratic |
|---|---|---|
| Health Care | Supports ending the antitrust exemption for health insurers, opening HSAs to all, most-favored-nation drug pricing and block-granting Medicaid per citizen. | Supports empowering Medicare and Medicaid to negotiate drug prices, capping out-of-pocket costs, and funding community clinics and preventive care. |
| Taxes | Says he opposes the income tax as an invasion of privacy and favors taxing consumption, with exclusions for necessities. | Supports targeted tax credits or direct support for working families and stronger competition rules against price gouging. |
| Abortion | Says human life begins at conception and opposes taxpayer funding of abortion providers. | No public position found yet |
| Economy & Jobs | No public position found yet | Supports federal funding for apprenticeships and trade programs, workforce transition services for displaced workers, and support for domestic manufacturing. |
| Energy & Environment | No public position found yet | Says companies, not households, should pay for power lines and grid upgrades for data centers, and opposes data centers that replace farmland or drain local resources. |
| Guns | Opposes red flag laws, magazine bans and suppressor limits; supports national concealed carry reciprocity. | No public position found yet |
| Housing | No public position found yet | Supports expanding the availability of homes to rent or buy and using tax credits to support affordable housing. |
| Immigration | Supports walls, fences and other border infrastructure; says children of two non-citizen parents should not be citizens at birth; would withhold federal funds from sanctuary jurisdictions. | No public position found yet |
| Infrastructure | No public position found yet | Supports federal investment in broadband, transportation and resilient energy infrastructure. |
| Social Security & Medicare | Opposes Social Security benefit cuts or means-testing for current recipients; supports reforms for future beneficiaries such as a higher retirement age for younger workers. | No public position found yet |