# OH-07 — 2026 U.S. House Race %% midterms-pin:start — remove or reword after the election cycle wraps %% > [!danger] 🔴 Live now: the 2026 Midterms Election Results War Room > **Democrats will control both the House and the Senate**, NBC News and Decision Desk HQ project. Race calls, every seat that has flipped, and every court ruling, federal action and polling-place problem around the vote and the count, newest first, with a source on every entry: **[[2026 Midterms Live - Election Results War Room]]** > > **Background on every race:** [[2026 Midterms Hub]] · [[2026 Senate Races Hub]] · [[2026 House Races Hub]] · [[2026 Governor Races Hub]] · [[2026 Ballot Measures Hub]] · [[How a Ballot Is Counted]] · [[How a Midterm Election Is Certified]] %% midterms-pin:end %% > [!note] Stub > This is a short entry that hasn't been fully written yet. Republican Rep. **Max Miller** faces Democrat **Brian Poindexter**, who won an eight-way May 5, 2026 primary with 37 percent. Cook Political Report, Inside Elections, Sabato's Crystal Ball and Decision Desk HQ all rated it a Toss Up (per Ballotpedia), and ABC News lists it among the 14 toss-up races likely to decide the House. Ohio's Senate race on the same ballot is [[OH-Sen-2026-Special]]. ## Result > [!success] Called: Brian Poindexter (D) wins, a Democratic pickup > Decision Desk HQ projected on election night, November 3, 2026, that Democrat Brian Poindexter defeated Republican Rep. [[Max Miller]]. Vote totals are unofficial until Ohio certifies the result. Source: [NewsNation (Decision Desk HQ results)](https://www.newsnationnow.com/politics/2026-midterm-elections/midterm-election-day-2026-live-results/). Live coverage: [[2026 Midterms Live - Election Results War Room]]. ## Sources - [Ballotpedia: Ohio's 7th Congressional District election, 2026](https://ballotpedia.org/Ohio's_7th_Congressional_District_election,_2026) - [ABC News: House races that could determine control](https://abcnews.com/Politics/house-races-determine-party-control-congress/story?id=137301298) ## Connections - [[2026 House Races Hub]] - [[2026 Midterms Live - Election Results War Room]]