Rep. Warren Davidson won reelection to Ohio's 8th Congressional District on Tuesday, Nov. 3, defeating Democratic challenger Vanessa Enoch, according to an Associated Press projection reported by WLWT.

The AP called the race at 11:03 p.m. Davidson held 52.1% of the vote at that time, according to Local 12. A separate tally from the Scioto Valley Guardian, citing Ohio Secretary of State election night data, put the margin at 53.9% to 46.1%.

Candidate

Party

Pct.

Votes

Warren Davidson

Republican

52.1%

168,689

Vanessa Enoch

Democratic

47.9%

154,828

Unofficial results as of 11:03 p.m. Nov. 3 via Local 12. Source: Ohio Secretary of State live results.

Those results are not final. The Ohio Secretary of State's office says the official canvass is completed about three weeks after the election. Outstanding provisional ballots are counted by bipartisan county boards of elections during that process, and qualifying ballots will be included in the final certified results.

The 8th District stretches across five counties in southwest and western Ohio, including Butler, Darke and Preble counties and portions of Hamilton and Miami counties, according to WVXU. Parts of the Loveland, Symmes Township and Milford area fall within the district's Hamilton County boundaries.

Davidson, a Republican, has held the seat since 2016. He won a special election that year to fill the vacancy left by former House Speaker John Boehner, who resigned in 2015. Before entering politics, Davidson served as an officer in the U.S. Army.

He serves on the House Financial Services Committee and the House Foreign Affairs Committee, according to his congressional biography.

Enoch, a graduate of Ohio State University with a master's degree from Xavier University and a Ph.D. from Union Institute and University, has been the Democratic nominee for the 8th District in multiple election cycles. WVXU reported in October that Davidson did not respond to multiple requests by email and phone to complete the station's candidate survey ahead of the election.

No public victory or concession statements from either candidate appeared in available reports as of publication.

The winner will serve a two-year term and face voters again in 2028.