U.S. House: Ohio's 9th district

3 November 2026

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2026 NOVEMBER GENERAL ELECTION November 03, 2026

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Recorded 10 Oct 2026

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The seat

Held by: Marcy M.C. Kaptur (Democratic)
FEC: Ohio's 9th district 2026 Official source
Ohio's 9th district, 2026 election: candidates who have filed with the Federal Election Commission
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Election: 2026 United States general election - 3 November 2026
Seat: Ohio's 9th district
FEC: Ohio's 9th district 2026 Official source
Ohio's 9th district, 2026 election: candidates who have filed with the Federal Election Commission
Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Candidates

No nominee is confirmed from a source yet. These filed for the seat, most money raised first. Filing is not winning a primary.

Money raised

Marcy M.C. Kaptur Democratic$4.3M
Derek Merrin Republican$1.5M
Josh Williams Republican$957K
Alea Nadeem Republican$750K
Madison Sheahan Republican$272K
Wayne Charles Kinsel Republican$91K

Each bar against the most raised. FEC filings.

Marcy M.C. Kaptur

Democratic

FEC: KAPTUR, MARCY HON. M.C. Official source

KAPTUR, MARCY HON. M.C., Democratic Party, House OH district 09: FEC candidate H2OH09031, incumbent

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Filed with the FEC

FEC: KAPTUR, MARCY HON. M.C. Official source

KAPTUR, MARCY HON. M.C., Democratic Party, House OH district 09: FEC candidate H2OH09031, incumbent

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Incumbent

Raised: $4.3M
FEC: KAPTUR, MARCY HON. M.C. Official source
Receipts $4,303,416, disbursements $1,260,674, cash on hand $3,491,668 through 2026-06-30
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Spent: $1.3M
On hand: $3.5M

FEC filings through 30 June 2026.

Derek Merrin

Republican

FEC: MERRIN, DEREK Official source

MERRIN, DEREK, Republican Party, House OH district 09: FEC candidate H4OH09169, challenger

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Filed with the FEC

FEC: MERRIN, DEREK Official source

MERRIN, DEREK, Republican Party, House OH district 09: FEC candidate H4OH09169, challenger

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Raised: $1.5M
FEC: MERRIN, DEREK Official source
Receipts $1,508,953, disbursements $1,054,389, cash on hand $531,214 through 2026-06-30
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Spent: $1.1M
On hand: $531K

FEC filings through 30 June 2026.

Josh Williams

Republican

FEC: WILLIAMS, JOSH Official source

WILLIAMS, JOSH, Republican Party, House OH district 09: FEC candidate H6OH09131, challenger

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Filed with the FEC

FEC: WILLIAMS, JOSH Official source

WILLIAMS, JOSH, Republican Party, House OH district 09: FEC candidate H6OH09131, challenger

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Raised: $957K
FEC: WILLIAMS, JOSH Official source
Receipts $957,090, disbursements $932,010, cash on hand $25,080 through 2026-06-30
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Spent: $932K
On hand: $25K

FEC filings through 30 June 2026.

Alea Nadeem

Republican

FEC: NADEEM, ALEA Official source

NADEEM, ALEA, Republican Party, House OH district 09: FEC candidate H6OH09115, challenger

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Filed with the FEC

FEC: NADEEM, ALEA Official source

NADEEM, ALEA, Republican Party, House OH district 09: FEC candidate H6OH09115, challenger

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Raised: $750K
FEC: NADEEM, ALEA Official source
Receipts $749,818, disbursements $749,818, cash on hand $0 through 2026-09-30
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Spent: $750K
On hand: $0

FEC filings through 30 September 2026.

Madison Sheahan

Republican

FEC: SHEAHAN, MADISON Official source

SHEAHAN, MADISON, Republican Party, House OH district 09: FEC candidate H6OH09172, challenger

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Filed with the FEC

FEC: SHEAHAN, MADISON Official source

SHEAHAN, MADISON, Republican Party, House OH district 09: FEC candidate H6OH09172, challenger

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Raised: $272K
FEC: SHEAHAN, MADISON Official source
Receipts $272,458, disbursements $272,243, cash on hand $215 through 2026-09-30
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Spent: $272K
On hand: $215

FEC filings through 30 September 2026.

Wayne Charles Kinsel

Republican

FEC: KINSEL, WAYNE CHARLES Official source

KINSEL, WAYNE CHARLES, Republican Party, House OH district 09: FEC candidate H6OH09123, challenger

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Filed with the FEC

FEC: KINSEL, WAYNE CHARLES Official source

KINSEL, WAYNE CHARLES, Republican Party, House OH district 09: FEC candidate H6OH09123, challenger

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Raised: $91K
FEC: KINSEL, WAYNE CHARLES Official source
Receipts $90,565, disbursements $57,544, cash on hand $33,020 through 2025-09-30
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Spent: $58K
On hand: $33K

FEC filings through 30 September 2025.

1 more filing

Candidate	Party	Status	Raised	Cash on hand
Anthony Bruce Campbell	Republican	Filed with the FEC	$34K	$6,680

Sources

11 on record, 11 official

Last researched 8 October 2026 (UTC).

FEC: Ohio's 9th district 2026Official source fec.gov
FEC: CAMPBELL, ANTHONY BRUCEOfficial source fec.gov
FEC: KAPTUR, MARCY HON. M.C.Official source fec.gov
FEC: KINSEL, WAYNE CHARLESOfficial source fec.gov
FEC: MERRIN, DEREKOfficial source fec.gov
FEC: NADEEM, ALEAOfficial source fec.gov
FEC: SHEAHAN, MADISONOfficial source fec.gov
FEC: WILLIAMS, JOSHOfficial source fec.gov
Texas: certified candidates, 2026 general electionOfficial source sos.texas.gov
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U.S. House: Ohio's 9th district

The seat

Candidates

Marcy M.C. Kaptur

Derek Merrin

Josh Williams

Alea Nadeem

Madison Sheahan

Wayne Charles Kinsel

More races in Ohio

Sources