Federal candidate · 2019–2020 cycle · past cycle

Nikki Foster

Party
Democratic
Running for
U.S. House · Ohio District 1
Filing address
Mason, OH (city and state on the FEC filing)
FEC filing name
FOSTER, NIKKI
Next election
Primary April 28, 2020 · General November 3, 2020 (Wikipedia, checked October 23, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Map of Ohio with the 2020 district highlighted

Ohio, District 1

DemocraticU.S. House · Ohio District 1ChallengerLost primary

FEC candidate ID H0OH01081 · Principal campaign committee: NIKKI FOSTER FOR OHIO

Total raised$585,484.73
Total spent$585,484.73
Cash on hand$0.00
Debts owed by the campaign$0.00
Loans from the candidate$0.00

2019–2020 cycle totals through September 30, 2020, from the FEC’s candidate summary file. This is a dated snapshot, not live reporting; the FEC’s page for this candidate is the official source.

Where the money comes from

Individual contributions: $496,584.61PACs and other committees: $16,750.00Party committees: $500.00Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans): $10,253.55Transfers from joint fundraising and the candidate’s other committees: $42,003.16Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest): $19,393.41
  • Individual contributions$496,584.6185%
  • PACs and other committees$16,750.003%
  • Party committees$500.000%
  • Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$10,253.552%
  • Transfers from joint fundraising and the candidate’s other committees$42,003.167%
  • Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$19,393.413%

Self-funding: $10,253.55 (2% of money raised): $10,253.55 given and $0.00 lent by the candidate.

Raised and spent over time

Report-by-report history is shown for the current cycle.

PAC and committee contributors

6 committees reported giving $15,000.00 to this candidate, as filed by the giving committees through December 29, 2024. Timing differs from the campaign’s own reports, so this list may not match the totals above.

The race

Ohio U.S. House, District 1, 2020 · 5 registered candidates

CandidateRaisedCash on handThrough
Nikki Foster (D)$585,484.73$0.002020-09-30
Kate Schroder (D)$4,072,743.29$504.952020-12-31
Steve Chabot (R)$3,204,552.27$34,508.482020-12-31
Kevin Kahn (L)$12,084.95$3,687.392020-12-31
Laura Ann Weaver (D)$3,119.00$0.002019-08-29

Polling and ratings

Race ratings

Recent polls

PollsterDatesSampleMargin of errorResults
Change ResearchOctober 29 – November 1, 2020505 (LV)± 4.6%Steve Chabot 47% · Kate Schroder 45%
Normington, Petts & Associates (D)August 30 – September 3, 2020400 (LV)± 4.9%Steve Chabot 46% · Kate Schroder 50%
Lake Research Partners (D)July 13–15, 2020400 (LV)± 4.9%Steve Chabot 46% · Kate Schroder 47%
GQR Research (D)June 29 – July 2, 2020605 (LV)± 3.98%Steve Chabot 48% · Kate Schroder 46%
DCCC Targeting and Analytics Department (D)April 29–30, 2020455 (LV)± 4.6%Steve Chabot 50% · Kate Schroder 43%

Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio (retrieved October 23, 2026), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. TerraCivic does not rate races or compute its own average.

Sources and updates

  • Money: FEC bulk data (candidate summary, committee master, committee-to-candidate contributions), retrieved October 23, 2026. FEC candidate page · Principal campaign committee: NIKKI FOSTER FOR OHIO.
  • Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 23, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
  • Status shown above comes from the race’s Wikipedia page.

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