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2026 candidates we're tracking in OH-4
Jim Jordan
Top priorities
- Government Oversight and Accountability
- Fiscal Conservatism and Limited Government
- Pro-life Legislation
Per the campaign site.
About Jim Jordan
Jordan earned a bachelor's degree in economics from the University of Wisconsin, a master's in education from Ohio State University, and a law degree from Capital University before being elected a four-time state wrestling champion turned two-time NCAA wrestling champion, per the official House biography. He has represented Ohio's 4th District in Congress and chairs the House Judiciary Committee, per the official House biography.
Joshua D. Kolasinski
Top priorities
- Infrastructure investment
- Opposing for-profit incarceration
- Opposing school voucher programs that divert funding from public schools
Per the Lima News.
About Joshua D. Kolasinski
Kolasinski runs a small business that installs, tests and repairs medical equipment, per the campaign site. Per the campaign site, he has lived in Delaware, Ohio since 2012 with his wife, a nursing instructor, and their three children, and is running as a Democrat.
Tracey L. Tackett
Top priorities
- Representing the district rather than a party
- Solving problems through compromise and openness to new ideas
Per the campaign site.
About Tracey L. Tackett
Tackett is a Springfield city commissioner elected in 2023 and the city's assistant mayor, and has owned and operated the Sip and Dipity Paint Bar for 12 years, per her campaign site. She holds degrees from Wittenberg University and Ohio State and is certified for the November 3, 2026 ballot with no party designation after election officials validated her petition in July, per the Springfield News-Sun and the Delaware, Richland and Clark county boards of elections' certified candidate lists.
About this race
Ohio's 4th Congressional District elects one member of the U.S. House of Representatives to a two-year term. Every House seat in the country is on the ballot in 2026. The Ohio primary is Tuesday, May 5, 2026, and the general election is Tuesday, November 3, 2026.