Ohio · U.S. House · District 09 · 2026

Ohio District 09 House race

General election in 52 days · Nov 3, 2026

The read · Ohio District 09 House race

Marcy Kaptur has raised more than 4 times the next candidate.

Candidates in the Ohio District 09 House race, 2026 report raising $6.3M between them. Marcy Kaptur reports $3.4M and Josh Williams reports $957,090, a gap of $2.5M. Of what Marcy Kaptur reports, 67% came from individuals and 33% from PACs.

Public campaign-finance filings, 2026 cycle. Candidate rows are filers on record, not final ballot lists. Totals are rounded to whole dollars.

Every candidate on file

Ranked by money raised. Each row shows the campaign money mix and a plain-English read.

Marcy Kaptur

DIncumbent

D · incumbent

Incumbent leans on PAC money. 33% from PACs and 67% from individuals.

67% individuals33% PACs0% other

$3.4M

raised

Josh Williams

R · challenger

Small-donor heavy. 97% from individuals and 2% from PACs.

97% individuals2% PACs1% other

$957K

raised

Derek Merrin

R · challenger

Still has cash to spend. $531K on hand from $881K raised.

51% individuals13% PACs36% other

$881K

raised

Alea Nadeem

R · challenger

Small-donor heavy. 95% from individuals and 4% from PACs.

95% individuals4% PACs1% other

$718K

raised

Madison Sheahan

R · challenger

Small-donor heavy. 86% from individuals and 13% from PACs.

86% individuals13% PACs1% other

$186K

raised

Wayne Kinsel

R · challenger

40% from individuals, 2% from PACs, and 58% from other sources.

40% individuals2% PACs58% other

$91K

raised

Anthony Campbell

R · challenger

19% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 81% from other sources.

19% individuals0% PACs81% other

$34K

raised

Kathy McKinstry

W · challenger

No receipts on file yet.

0% individuals0% PACs100% other

raised

Where the money came from

$0 in itemized outside money is on file for this cycle. Candidate fundraising is shown separately below.

Ideological / Leadership$30K

Small donors & unclassified$30K

Labor / Unions$20K

Law & Lobbying$10K

Tech & Telecom$10K

Defense & Aerospace$10K

Energy & Utilities$10K

Transportation$10K

Agriculture$10K

Biggest itemized outside spenders

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAJ PAC) · pac$10K
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E · pac$10K
AMERIPAC: THE FUND FOR A GREATER AMERICA · pac$10K
BWX TECHNOLOGIES, INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$10K
DEMOCRATIC MAJORITY FUND · pac$10K
EMPLOYEES OF RTX CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$10K
FAIR SHOT PAC · pac$10K
GROWTH ENERGY PAC · pac$10K

PACs vs the people

This split is from the candidates' own reported fundraising.

21%73%

21% PACs73% individuals6% other

The incumbent's record

Marcy Kaptur is the linked incumbent for this race.

Net worth (2025)

$756K

$432K+. up $268K since 2008.

Stock trades

None on file

No disclosed individual stock transactions.

Committees

Current full committee seats on file.

Where they sit

House Committee on Appropriations
House Committee on the Budget

Who funds them

This is the incumbent's own funding by donor sector for the cycle.

Ideological / Leadership$30K

Small donors & unclassified$30K

Labor / Unions$20K

Law & Lobbying$10K

Tech & Telecom$10K

Defense & Aerospace$10K

Full profile: net worth, donors, trades, and votes ->

The tale of the tape

Money, side by side. Green marks the leader on each line.

Marcy Kaptur D · incumbent	vs	Josh Williams R · challenger
$3.4M	Raised	$957K
$3.5M	Cash on hand	$25K
33%	From PACs	2%
67%	From individuals	97%
Ideological / Leadership	Top donor sector	Too few to rank
Yes	Incumbent	No