Federal candidate · 2023–2024 cycle · past cycle

David Edward Gelb

Party
Democratic
Running for
U.S. House · Ohio District 8
Filing address
West Chester, OH (city and state on the FEC filing)
FEC filing name
GELB, DAVID EDWARD
Next election
Primary March 19, 2024 · General November 5, 2024 (Wikipedia, checked October 23, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Map of Ohio with the 2024 district highlighted

Ohio, District 8

DemocraticU.S. House · Ohio District 8ChallengerLost primary

FEC candidate ID H4OH08146 · Principal campaign committee: FRIENDS OF DAVID GELB

Total raised$27,540.00
Total spent$26,353.13
Cash on hand$0.00
Debts owed by the campaign$10,477.10
Loans from the candidate$25,000.00

2023–2024 cycle totals through March 31, 2024, 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: $2,540.00Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans): $25,000.00
  • Individual contributions$2,540.009%
  • Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$25,000.0091%

Self-funding: $25,000.00 (91% of money raised): $0.00 given and $25,000.00 lent by the candidate. $14,522.90 of loans repaid so far.

Raised and spent over time

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

The race

Ohio U.S. House, District 8, 2024 · 5 registered candidates

CandidateRaisedCash on handThrough
David Edward Gelb (D)$27,540.00$0.002024-03-31
Warren Davidson (R)$1,152,789.42$394,701.112024-12-31
Mary C Rogers (R)$7,952.65$0.002024-12-31
Nathaniel Alan Hawkins (D)$6,172.05$301.302024-06-30

Polling and ratings

Race ratings

  • Cook Political ReportSolid RMarch 5, 2024
  • Inside ElectionsSolid RMarch 1, 2024
  • Sabato's Crystal BallSafe RFebruary 28, 2024
  • Elections DailySafe RFebruary 5, 2024
  • CNalysisSolid RMarch 12, 2024

Recent polls

No public polling found for this race.

Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2024 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: FRIENDS OF DAVID GELB.
  • 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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