2026 elections · Ohio

Ohio U.S. House, district 9

General election Nov. 3, 2026. 2 candidates listed, alphabetically by last name.

Rating: Toss-up (Cook: Toss-up; Sabato: Toss-up; Inside Elections: Tilt R; DDHQ: Lean D). Ratings are each forecaster’s own judgment.

Ballot list from the state's own certified list of candidates for the November 3, 2026 general election; not yet checked against the state’s own list.

The field

Democrat Incumbent

Marcy Kaptur

Raised
$5,584,405
From individuals
$3,218,298
From PACs and other committees
$1,429,869
From the candidate (gifts + loans)
$0
Cash on hand
$1,246,370
Debts
$0

FEC, campaign committee totals through Sept. 30, 2026. FEC record

Outside spending

Outside groups spent $1,839,802 to support and $1,248,033 to oppose.

FEC independent expenditures, amendments applied, duplicates removed. Spending dated through Oct. 16, 2026.

PAC and committee money

325 committees reported giving $1,228,749 in all.

As reported by the giving committees (FEC pas2: direct and in-kind contributions). May differ from the campaign’s own “from other committees” total, which counts what the campaign reports receiving.

Tracked networks
  • Defense contractorsPAC checks $22K
  • Pro-Israel groupsPAC checks $12K
  • Companies controlled from outside the U.S.PAC checks $12K
  • Tech, AI and cryptoPAC checks $1K

Which committees belong to each network is Network groupings matched to FEC committee IDs. Amounts are from FEC files. Bundled (earmarked) money is not counted here.

Republican

Derek Merrin

Raised
$2,083,931
From individuals
$718,889
From PACs and other committees
$243,450
From the candidate (gifts + loans)
$310,000
Cash on hand
$806,827
Debts
$44,716

FEC, campaign committee totals through Sept. 30, 2026. FEC record

Outside spending

Outside groups spent $1,091,942 to support and $3,061,299 to oppose.

FEC independent expenditures, amendments applied, duplicates removed. Spending dated through Oct. 14, 2026.

PAC and committee money

54 committees reported giving $161,499 in all.

As reported by the giving committees (FEC pas2: direct and in-kind contributions). May differ from the campaign’s own “from other committees” total, which counts what the campaign reports receiving.

Money in this race (FEC)
Marcy KapturDemocrat$5,584,405$1,246,370$1,839,802$1,248,033
Derek MerrinRepublican$2,083,931$806,827$1,091,942$3,061,299

Raised and cash on hand are the campaign’s own totals; outside spending is by groups the campaign does not control. They are separate measures and are not added together.

Federal Election Commission bulk data, 2026 cycle: candidate summaries (weball26), committee-to-candidate contributions (pas226) and independent expenditures, downloaded Oct. 16, 2026.

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