Federal candidate · 2025–2026 cycle

Adam Clay Miller

Party
Democratic
Running for
U.S. House · Ohio District 15
Filing address
Columbus, OH (city and state on the FEC filing)
FEC filing name
MILLER, ADAM CLAY
Next election
Primary May 5, 2026 · General November 3, 2026 (Wikipedia, checked October 22, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Map of Ohio with the 2026 district highlighted

Ohio, District 15

DemocraticU.S. House · Ohio District 15ChallengerLost primary

FEC candidate ID H4OH15083 · Principal campaign committee: MILLER FOR AMERICA

CycleOfficeRaisedOutcome
2025–2026U.S. House · Ohio District 15$907,014.93Lost primary
2023–2024U.S. House · Ohio District 15$476,225.28General-election nominee
Total raised$907,014.93
Total spent$910,535.89
Cash on hand$92.67
Debts owed by the campaign$92,893.60
Loans from the candidate$146,600.00

2025–2026 cycle totals through September 30, 2026, 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: $658,675.74PACs and other committees: $62,500.00Party committees: $500.00Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans): $185,190.00Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest): $149.19
  • Individual contributions$658,675.7473%
  • PACs and other committees$62,500.007%
  • Party committees$500.000%
  • Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$185,190.0020%
  • Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$149.190%

Self-funding: $185,190.00 (20% of money raised): $38,590.00 given and $146,600.00 lent by the candidate. $121,500.00 of loans repaid so far.

Individual money

  • Contributions of $200 or less (small-dollar, including unitemized)$479,429.9273%
  • Contributions over $200$178,245.8227%
  • Itemized from inside Ohio$77,659.2534%
  • Itemized from other states$152,868.5066%

Top out-of-state sources of itemized individual money: California $32,506.52 · New York $20,577.58 · Maryland $17,540.00 · Virginia $16,065.00 · Massachusetts $7,195.00. States with fewer than 10 contributions are not listed.

FEC-computed totals by contribution size and state, retrieved October 22, 2026. No individual contributor is named.

Raised and spent over time

$415K$0 APRIL QUARTERLY: raised $20,392.26APRIL QUARTERLY: spent $3,951.53JULY QUARTERLY: raised $77,436.31JULY QUARTERLY: spent $34,720.73OCTOBER QUARTERLY: raised $182,815.48OCTOBER QUARTERLY: spent $71,145.57YEAR-END: raised $244,663.90YEAR-END: spent $110,003.97APRIL QUARTERLY: raised $253,823.60APRIL QUARTERLY: spent $147,968.52PRE-PRIMARY: raised $33,380.71PRE-PRIMARY: spent $145,630.38JULY QUARTERLY: raised $93,362.54JULY QUARTERLY: spent $377,639.27OCTOBER QUARTERLY: raised $1,140.13OCTOBER QUARTERLY: spent $19,475.922025-032025-092026-032026-06

Raised per report Spent per report Cash on hand

PAC and committee contributors

17 committees reported giving $56,550.00 to this candidate, as filed by the giving committees through October 18, 2026. Timing differs from the campaign’s own reports, so this list may not match the totals above.

The race

Ohio U.S. House, District 15, 2026 · 5 registered candidates

CandidateRaisedCash on handThrough
Adam Clay Miller (D)$907,014.93$92.672026-09-30
Mike Carey (R)$4,184,981.49$370,343.072026-10-14
Don Ralph Leonard (D)$1,329,843.67$97,706.712026-10-14

Polling and ratings

Race ratings

  • Decision Desk HQLikely RJuly 14, 2026
  • The Cook Political ReportLean ROctober 16, 2026
  • Inside ElectionsLikely ROctober 1, 2026
  • Sabato's Crystal BallLikely RSeptember 29, 2026
  • The EconomistLean RApril 24, 2026

Recent polls

PollsterDatesSampleMargin of errorResults
Hart Research (D)October 9–12, 2026503 (LV)–Mike Carey 45% · Don Leonard 48%
Hart Research (D)September 22–24, 2026500 (LV)–Mike Carey 45% · Don Leonard 46%
Hart Research (D)August 6–9, 2026401 (LV)± 4.9%Mike Carey 41% · Don Leonard 37% · Brennan Barrington 10%
Hart Research (D)June 23–25, 2026550 (LV)–Mike Carey 45% · Don Leonard 40% · Brennan Barrington 3%
Hart Research (D)June 23–25, 2026550 (LV)–Generic Republican 44% · Generic Democrat 47%

Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2026 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio (retrieved October 22, 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: MILLER FOR AMERICA.
  • Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 22, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
  • Status shown above comes from the race’s Wikipedia page.

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