Ohio District 9
Tue, Nov 3 · Sitting member, elected on the old lines Marcy Kaptur Democratic since Jan 1983
Marcy Kaptur 48Derek Merrin 48
Only 1 poll in the last 7 weeksNewest poll · DCCC Targeting and Analytics Department, field dates Sep 22 to Sep 23, released Sep 29, 481 likely voters, partisan (D), per VoteHubPolls updated Oct 30, 7:30 p.m. ET, from VoteHub
- Lines for 2026
- Redrawn. 10.3% of residents were in a different district in 2024
- On the 2026 ballot
- 2 candidates
Polls over time
One published poll names these candidates: DCCC Targeting and Analytics Department, Sep 22 to Sep 23, released Sep 29. All 1 on the polls page. Polls updated Oct 30, 7:30 p.m. ET, from VoteHub.
Side by side
Left column: KapturRight column: Merrin
- Total receipts, 2025-2026 cycle, through Oct 14
- $5.9M
- $2.2M
- Cash on hand
- $698K
- $449K
- Donor-based spectrum
- LiberalCentristConservativeKapturMerrin
- Races
- Won 22 of 22
- Won 4 of 5
- Years since first win
- 43
- Not available
- Age on Election Day
- 80
- 40
Money: FEC bulk data, through Oct 14. One or more are matched to the FEC by name, party and seat, so a total could belong to someone else.
How these are counted
Total receipts line of each candidate’s principal campaign committee, 2025-2026 cycle. Other sites may show career, six-year or all-committee totals, which differ. Kaptur: $5,910,481 received, $697,508 cash on hand. Merrin: $2,217,821 received, $449,466 cash on hand. The spectrum is a published research score, not our rating. How this works. Wins and losses count the races in our results files, the same as each profile.
More about this race
Candidates on the ballot
- Marcy KapturIncumbentDemocratic
- Derek MerrinRepublican
Source: liveresults.ohiosos.gov, dated Oct 29
All Ohio districts
- D 15+ pts
- D 5 to 15 pts
- D under 5 pts
- R under 5 pts
- R 5 to 15 pts
- R 15+ pts
- Other winner
- No data
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- Ohio District 11· Shontel M. Brown (D), Democratic by 58.7 points, 2024
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History (25 elections for this seat)
- Votes for listed candidates
- 375,195
- Election day
- November 5, 2024
- District map
- Older district map (2022 to 2025)
US House, Ohio District 9, 2024, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticMarcy KapturWon Democratic 181,09848.3% RepublicanDerek Merrin Republican 178,71647.6% LibertarianTom Pruss Libertarian 15,3814.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 266,017
- Election day
- November 8, 2022
- District map
- Older district map (2022 to 2025)
US House, Ohio District 9, 2022, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticMarcy KapturWon Democratic 150,65556.6% RepublicanJ R Majewski Republican 115,36243.4% - Votes for listed candidates
- 301,752
- Election day
- November 3, 2020
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2020)
US House, Ohio District 9, 2020, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticMarcy KapturWon Democratic 190,32863.1% RepublicanRob Weber Republican 111,38536.9% McKenzie Levindofske Write-in 390.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 231,937
- Election day
- November 6, 2018
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2020)
US House, Ohio District 9, 2018, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticMarcy KapturWon Democratic 157,21967.8% RepublicanSteven W Kraus Republican 74,67032.2% Scattered write-insName as filed: Writein Write-in 480.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 282,398
- Election day
- November 8, 2016
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2020)
US House, Ohio District 9, 2016, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticMarcy KapturWon Democratic 193,96668.7% RepublicanDonald P Larson Republican 88,42731.3% Scattered write-insName as filed: Writein Write-in 50.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 160,715
- Election day
- November 4, 2014
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2020)
US House, Ohio District 9, 2014, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticMarcy KapturWon Democratic 108,87067.7% RepublicanRichard May Republican 51,70432.2% Scattered write-insName as filed: Writein Write-in 1120.1% OtherGeorge A Skalsky Other 290.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 298,164
- Election day
- November 6, 2012
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2020)
US House, Ohio District 9, 2012, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticMarcy KapturWon Democratic 217,77173.0% RepublicanSamuel J Wurzelbacher Republican 68,66823.0% LibertarianSean P Stipe Libertarian 11,7253.9% - Votes for listed candidates
- 205,242
- Election day
- November 2, 2010
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2010)
US House, Ohio District 9, 2010, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticMarcy KapturWon Democratic 121,81959.4% RepublicanRich Iott Republican 83,42340.6% - Votes for listed candidates
- 298,566
- Election day
- November 4, 2008
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2010)
US House, Ohio District 9, 2008, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticMarcy KapturWon Democratic 222,05474.4% RepublicanBradley S Leavitt Republican 76,51225.6% - Votes for listed candidates
- 208,999
- Election day
- November 7, 2006
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2010)
US House, Ohio District 9, 2006, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticMarcy KapturWon Democratic 153,88073.6% RepublicanBradley S Leavitt Republican 55,11926.4% - Votes for listed candidates
- 301,132
- Election day
- November 2, 2004
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2010)
US House, Ohio District 9, 2004, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticMarcy KapturWon Democratic 205,14968.1% RepublicanLarry A Kaczala Republican 95,98331.9% - Votes for listed candidates
- 178,717
- Election day
- November 5, 2002
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2010)
US House, Ohio District 9, 2002, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticMarcy KapturWon Democratic 132,23674.0% RepublicanEd Emery Republican 46,48126.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 225,328
- Election day
- November 7, 2000
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2000)
US House, Ohio District 9, 2000, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticMarcy KapturWon Democratic 168,54774.8% RepublicanDwight E Bryan Republican 49,44621.9% LibertarianGalen Fries Libertarian 4,2391.9% OtherDennis Slotnick Other 3,0961.4% - Votes for listed candidates
- 161,105
- Election day
- November 3, 1998
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2000)
US House, Ohio District 9, 1998, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticMarcy KapturWon Democratic 130,79381.2% RepublicanEdward S Emery Republican 30,31218.8% - Votes for listed candidates
- 221,334
- Election day
- November 5, 1996
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2000)
US House, Ohio District 9, 1996, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticMarcy KapturWon Democratic 170,61777.1% RepublicanRandy Whitman Republican 46,04020.8% OtherElizabeth A Slotnick Other 4,6772.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 156,785
- Election day
- November 8, 1994
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2000)
US House, Ohio District 9, 1994, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticMarcy KapturWon Democratic 118,12075.3% RepublicanR Randy Whitman Republican 38,66524.7% - Votes for listed candidates
- 243,102
- Election day
- November 3, 1992
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2000)
US House, Ohio District 9, 1992, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticMarcy KapturWon Democratic 178,87973.6% RepublicanKen D Brown Republican 53,01121.8% IndependentEdward Howard Independent 11,1624.6% Scattered write-insName as filed: Writein Write-in 500.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 151,472
- Election day
- November 6, 1990
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1990)
US House, Ohio District 9, 1990, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticMarcy KapturWon Democratic 117,68177.7% RepublicanJerry D Lammers Republican 33,79122.3% - Votes for listed candidates
- 193,812
- Election day
- November 8, 1988
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1990)
US House, Ohio District 9, 1988, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticMarcy KapturWon Democratic 157,55781.3% RepublicanAl Hawkins Republican 36,18318.7% Scattered write-insName as filed: Writein Write-in 720.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 136,289
- Election day
- November 4, 1986
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1990)
US House, Ohio District 9, 1986, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticMarcy KapturWon Democratic 105,64677.5% RepublicanMike Shufeldt Republican 30,64322.5% - Votes for listed candidates
- 214,909
- Election day
- November 6, 1984
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1990)
US House, Ohio District 9, 1984, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticMarcy KapturWon Democratic 117,98554.9% RepublicanFrank Venner Republican 93,21043.4% OtherOther Other 3,7141.7% - Votes for listed candidates
- 164,217
- Election day
- November 2, 1982
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1990)
US House, Ohio District 9, 1982, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticMarcy KapturWon Democratic 95,16257.9% RepublicanEd Weber Republican 64,45939.3% IndependentSusan A Skinner Independent 1,7851.1% IndependentJames J Somers Independent 1,5941.0% LibertarianDavid Muir Libertarian 1,2170.7% - Votes for listed candidates
- 172,423
- Election day
- November 4, 1980
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1980)
US House, Ohio District 9, 1980, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanEd WeberWon Republican 96,92756.2% DemocraticThomas Ludlow Ashley Democratic 68,72839.9% IndependentEdward Silvio Emery Independent 4,3572.5% IndependentToby Elizabeth Emmerich Independent 2,4111.4% - Votes for listed candidates
- 113,128
- Election day
- November 7, 1978
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1980)
US House, Ohio District 9, 1978, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticThomas Ludlow AshleyWon Democratic 71,70963.4% RepublicanJohn C Hoyt Republican 34,32630.3% IndependentMichael James Lewinski Independent 4,5304.0% IndependentEdward S Emery Independent 2,5632.3% - Votes for listed candidates
- 167,969
- Election day
- November 2, 1976
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1980)
US House, Ohio District 9, 1976, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticThomas Ludlow AshleyWon Democratic 91,04054.2% RepublicanCarleton S Finkbeiner Republican 73,91944.0% IndependentEdward Silvia Emery Independent 1,5330.9% IndependentLynn Galonsky Independent 1,4770.9%
1976 to 2024: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, U.S. House 1976-2024, retrieved Oct 28, 2026. Compiled by MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL) from official returns; not an official source
Ohio District 9 was redrawn for 2026, so every row here ran on older lines and covers different territory. The map in force, by state
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