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

Ohio District 09 House race

General election in 96 days · Nov 3, 2026

The read · Ohio District 09 House race

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

Democrat Marcy Kaptur has raised about $3.4M, more than 4 times any rival.

Josh Williams reports 97% of campaign money from individuals.

FEC filings, 2026 cycle. Money raised is net of transfers between a candidate's own committees.

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.

Small donors & unclassified$262K

Ideological / Leadership$40K

Banking & Financial$21K

Labor / Unions$20K

Law & Lobbying$10K

Energy & Utilities$10K

Transportation$10K

Defense & Aerospace$10K

Agriculture$10K

Tech & Telecom$7K

Health & Pharma$7K

Biggest itemized outside spenders

NO EMPLOYER · company$122K
INSIGHT PARTNERS · company$21K
BESSEMER VENTURE PARTNERS · company$14K
CENTERVIEW PARTNERS · company$14K
DE SHAW & CO · company$14K
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

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 - $1.1M. 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.

Small donors & unclassified$262K

Ideological / Leadership$40K

Banking & Financial$21K

Labor / Unions$20K

Law & Lobbying$10K

Energy & Utilities$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	JW 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