Some Dublin residents will find a congressional race on their Tuesday, Nov. 3, ballot pitting Rep. Joyce Beatty, who has held the seat since 2013, against Republican challenger Cleophus Dulaney.

Ohio's 3rd Congressional District sits entirely within Franklin County and covers most of Columbus. Parts of Dublin, where ZIP codes 43016 and 43017 cross into the district, fall within its boundaries. Dublin residents in other parts of the city vote in District 15.

Beatty, 76, serves on the House Financial Services Committee. She won her May 5 primary with 79.3% of the vote. Her campaign had $2.78 million cash on hand as of June 30, according to Ballotpedia's review of FEC filings.

Dulaney, 66, is a Columbus business owner with active licenses for two furniture companies and a home flooring business, NBC4 reported. He ran unopposed in the Republican primary, collecting 15,779 votes. His campaign had no FEC receipts on record as of June 30, according to Ballotpedia.

Dulaney was arrested by the FBI in 2024 on seven charges related to the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol breach, including an allegation of assaulting a police officer. President Trump granted him clemency on Trump's first day of his second term, along with nearly 1,600 others.

The Franklin County Republican Party has not endorsed Dulaney. State records show he lives several blocks outside District 4, in District 15. The U.S. Constitution requires candidates to live in their state but not their specific district.

"When you do what's right for us, the nation, we grow. When you do what's right for a party, we will not grow," Dulaney told NBC4.

Beatty's campaign website lists affordable housing, expanding the Affordable Care Act (ACA), livable wages and reducing college costs among her priorities, according to 10TV. Dulaney's campaign website focuses on cost of living, small business support, affordable housing, law enforcement relations and property taxes.

Cook Political Report, Decision Desk, Inside Elections and Sabato's Crystal Ball all rate the race as safe or solid Democratic, according to Ballotpedia.

Early in-person voting opened Tuesday, Oct. 6, at the Franklin County Board of Elections, 1700 Morse Road in Columbus. The center is open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays through Oct. 23, with Saturday hours starting Oct. 24 and expanded hours the final week, the Columbus Dispatch reported.

Franklin County elections director Antone White said the board has about 125 voting machines and capacity for up to 800 voters per hour.

Early in-person voting ends Sunday, Nov. 1. Absentee ballot requests are due by Tuesday, Oct. 27, and completed ballots must arrive by 7:30 p.m. on Election Day. Polls open 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 3.