Landsman fends off GOP challenge in purple Ohio House district

Rep. Greg Landsman (D-Ohio) is projected to fend off his President Trump-backed GOP challenger Eric Conroy to keep his seat in Ohio’s 1st Congressional District, according to Decision Desk HQ (DDHQ).

Landsman faced a tough challenger in Conroy, a former CIA officer and Air Force veteran whom Vice President Vance told reporters he voted for in the primaries.

DDHQ projected that Landsman defeated Conroy by 11.97 points with 51 percent of the race called at 9:28 p.m. EST.

Landsman has represented the district since 2023, but a mid-decade redistricting push put his seat in contention. Landsman’s district shifted toward Republicans as Trump lost the district by 6 points in 2024, but under the new map, he would have won it by 2.5 points, according to the Cook Political Report .

He was criticized by his Democratic colleagues earlier this year for crossing the aisle to vote against Reps. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) and Thomas Massie’s (R-Ky.) Iran war powers resolution .

Landsman said at the time that his vote was not in support of Trump acting in the conflict against Iran without congressional oversight.

“Congress declares war, and Congress must fund it. These are targeted strikes on core military assets — missiles, rockets, drones, ships,” he said, according to the Ohio Capital Journal . “I support targeted strikes to destroy Iran’s missiles and bombs to stop the regime from taking more lives.”

Landsman backed an alternative Iran war powers resolution with other lawmakers that would have given the Trump administration a 30-day timeline to pull forces out of the region or face another congressional vote.

He campaigned on capping the cost of prescription drug prices, investing in childcare providers, codifying Roe v. Wade and improving public infrastructure, according to his campaign website .

While on the campaign trail, he denied allegations levied in attack ads that accused him of insider trading and violating disclosure laws.

“I’m one of only a few members of Congress that sold their stocks,” Landsman said, according to an interview with ABC affiliate WCPO .

Landsman also remains one of the only members of Congress to sell all of his individual stocks. He backed the Restore Trust in Government Act , which would ban members of Congress from owning, buying or selling stocks.