Brian Kenderes
Brian Kenderes (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Ohio's 2nd Congressional District. He was disqualified from the Democratic primary on May 5, 2026.
Elections
2026
See also: Ohio's 2nd Congressional District election, 2026
Ohio's 2nd Congressional District election, 2026 (May 5 Democratic primary)
Ohio's 2nd Congressional District election, 2026 (May 5 Republican primary)
General election
The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.
The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
General election for U.S. House Ohio District 2
Incumbent David Taylor (R) and Jen Mazzuckelli (D) are running in the general election for U.S. House Ohio District 2 on November 3, 2026.
Candidate | ||
 | David Taylor (R) | |
 | Jen Mazzuckelli (D)  | |
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Democratic primary
Democratic primary for U.S. House Ohio District 2
Jen Mazzuckelli (D) defeated Todd Wilson (D) in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Ohio District 2 on May 5, 2026.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jen Mazzuckelli | 53.3 | 15,381 |
 | Todd Wilson | 46.7 | 13,484 | |
| Total votes: 28,865 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Andrew Gage (D)
- Brian Kenderes (D)
Republican primary
Republican primary for U.S. House Ohio District 2
Incumbent David Taylor (R) defeated Bob Carr (R) in the Republican primary for U.S. House Ohio District 2 on May 5, 2026.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | David Taylor | 75.0 | 51,885 |
 | Bob Carr | 25.0 | 17,321 | |
| Total votes: 69,206 | |||
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Endorsements
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2024
See also: Ohio's 14th Congressional District election, 2024
Ohio's 14th Congressional District election, 2024 (March 19 Republican primary)
Ohio's 14th Congressional District election, 2024 (March 19 Democratic primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House Ohio District 14
Incumbent David Joyce defeated Brian Kenderes in the general election for U.S. House Ohio District 14 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | David Joyce (R) | 63.4 | 243,427 |
| Brian Kenderes (D) | 36.6 | 140,431 | ||
| Total votes: 383,858 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Maria Jukic (Independent)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Ohio District 14
Brian Kenderes advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Ohio District 14 on March 19, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Brian Kenderes | 100.0 | 33,769 | |
| Total votes: 33,769 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Ohio District 14
Incumbent David Joyce defeated Elayne Cross and Kenneth Polke in the Republican primary for U.S. House Ohio District 14 on March 19, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | David Joyce | 76.7 | 61,785 |
 | Elayne Cross | 13.1 | 10,562 | |
 | Kenneth Polke | 10.2 | 8,257 | |
| Total votes: 80,604 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Mark Zetzer (R)
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Kenderes in this election.
2022
See also: Ohio's 7th Congressional District election, 2022
General election
General election for U.S. House Ohio District 7
Max Miller defeated Matthew Diemer, Vince Licursi, and Brian Kenderes in the general election for U.S. House Ohio District 7 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Max Miller (R) | 55.3 | 168,002 |
 | Matthew Diemer (D) | 44.6 | 135,485 | |
 | Vince Licursi (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 51 | |
| Brian Kenderes (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 35 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 10 | ||
| Total votes: 303,583 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Regina Gustafson Ewing (Independent)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Ohio District 7
Matthew Diemer defeated Tristan Rader (Unofficially withdrew) in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Ohio District 7 on May 3, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Matthew Diemer | 62.8 | 12,636 |
 | Tristan Rader (Unofficially withdrew) | 37.2 | 7,500 | |
| Total votes: 20,136 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Patrick Malley (D) (Unofficially withdrew)
- Matt Harman (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Ohio District 7
Max Miller defeated Jonah Schulz, Charlie Gaddis, and Anthony Leon Alexander in the Republican primary for U.S. House Ohio District 7 on May 3, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Max Miller | 71.8 | 43,158 |
 | Jonah Schulz | 13.9 | 8,325 | |
| Charlie Gaddis | 9.3 | 5,581 | ||
 | Anthony Leon Alexander | 5.0 | 3,033 | |
| Total votes: 60,097 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Bob Gibbs (R) (Unofficially withdrew)
- Donald Truex (R)
- Matt Shoemaker (R)
Campaign themes
2026
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Brian Kenderes did not complete Ballotpedia's 2026 Candidate Connection survey.
2024
Brian Kenderes did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2022
Brian Kenderes did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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Noteworthy events
2024 False voter registration
On July 25, 2024, Kenderes was sentenced to thirty days in jail and two years of probation after previously pleading guilty to filing a false voter registration.[1]
See also
2026 Elections
External links
Footnotes
