Federal candidate · 2025–2026 cycle

Marcy Kaptur

Official portrait of Marcy Kaptur
Official portrait, U.S. Congress
Office
U.S. representative for Ohio’s 9th district
Party
Democrat
Hometown
Toledo, OH
Born
1946
In Congress
House since 1983 · 43 years in office
Current term
January 3, 2025 to January 3, 2027
FEC filing name
KAPTUR, MARCY HON. M.C.
Next election
Primary May 5, 2026 · General November 3, 2026 (Wikipedia, checked October 22, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Map of Ohio with the current district highlighted

Ohio, District 9

Biographical details from congress-legislators (CC0) and the House Clerk, retrieved October 23, 2026.

DemocraticU.S. House · Ohio District 9IncumbentGeneral-election nominee

FEC candidate ID H2OH09031 · Principal campaign committee: KAPTUR FOR CONGRESS

CycleOfficeRaisedOutcome
2025–2026U.S. House · Ohio District 9$5,910,480.74General-election nominee
2023–2024U.S. House · Ohio District 9$5,063,732.53Won the general election
2021–2022U.S. House · Ohio District 9$3,393,468.71Won the general election (56.63%)
2019–2020U.S. House · Ohio District 9$1,097,894.50Won the general election (63.1%)
Total raised$5,910,480.74
Total spent$5,661,899.71
Cash on hand$697,507.52
Debts owed by the campaign$0.00
Loans from the candidate$0.00

2025–2026 cycle totals through October 14, 2026, from the FEC’s candidate summary file. This is a dated snapshot, not live reporting; the FEC’s page for this candidate is the official source.

Where the money comes from

Individual contributions: $3,449,873.48PACs and other committees: $1,513,618.84Party committees: $2,000.00Transfers from joint fundraising and the candidate’s other committees: $903,455.93Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest): $41,532.49
  • Individual contributions$3,449,873.4858%
  • PACs and other committees$1,513,618.8426%
  • Party committees$2,000.000%
  • Transfers from joint fundraising and the candidate’s other committees$903,455.9315%
  • Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$41,532.491%

Individual money

  • Contributions of $200 or less (small-dollar, including unitemized)$732,247.8722%
  • Contributions over $200$2,575,204.2778%
  • Itemized from inside Ohio$581,232.9622%
  • Itemized from other states$2,113,846.1478%

Top out-of-state sources of itemized individual money: New York $760,440.01 · California $379,223.09 · Massachusetts $176,557.84 · Illinois $111,391.67 · Connecticut $81,680.12. States with fewer than 10 contributions are not listed.

FEC-computed totals by contribution size and state, retrieved October 22, 2026. No individual contributor is named.

Raised and spent over time

$3.5M$0 APRIL QUARTERLY: raised $266,311.81APRIL QUARTERLY: spent $94,985.97JULY QUARTERLY: raised $412,355.21JULY QUARTERLY: spent $91,118.16OCTOBER QUARTERLY: raised $446,502.58OCTOBER QUARTERLY: spent $137,054.66YEAR-END: raised $589,933.86YEAR-END: spent $132,755.98APRIL QUARTERLY: raised $1,561,366.51APRIL QUARTERLY: spent $164,772.26PRE-PRIMARY: raised $108,796.47PRE-PRIMARY: spent $120,590.09JULY QUARTERLY: raised $917,949.20JULY QUARTERLY: spent $519,397.01OCTOBER QUARTERLY: raised $1,281,189.23OCTOBER QUARTERLY: spent $3,526,287.612025-032025-092026-032026-06

Raised per report Spent per report Cash on hand

Voting record, 119th Congress

Roll-call votes while serving674
Voted yea324
Voted nay320
Voted present7
Did not vote23 of 674
Bills and resolutions sponsored24
Sponsored that became law0
Cosponsored214

Recorded House roll-call votes from January 3, 2025 through September 16, 2026, the latest vote on record for this member. Each vote links to the official House Clerk record.

Latest roll-call votes

DateQuestionResultVote
Sep 16, 2026On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · S 2403
Retire through Ownership Act
PassedYea
Sep 16, 2026On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · HR 9497
Water Resources Development Act
PassedYea
Sep 16, 2026On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · HR 9340
Ratepayer Protection Act
PassedYea
Sep 16, 2026On Passage · HJRES 213
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the “California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Commercial Harbo
PassedNay
Sep 16, 2026On Passage · HR 10326
PROOF Act
PassedNay
Sep 16, 2026On Passage · HR 9576
National Fraud Enforcement Division Act
PassedYea
Sep 16, 2026On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · HR 5334
An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes
PassedYea
Sep 15, 2026On Agreeing to the Resolution · HCONRES 93
Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran
PassedYea
Sep 15, 2026On Passage · HJRES 210
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to “California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Ocean-Going Vesse
PassedNay
Sep 15, 2026On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · HR 9500
Tax Relief for Fraud Victims Act
PassedYea

Latest bills and resolutions sponsored

  • H.Res. 1624 Recognizing the 110th anniversary of the Nation's First Presidential library, the Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Library & Museums.
    Introduced Oct 13, 2026 · Latest action Oct 13, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
  • H.R. 10566 Sunlight on SuperPACs Act of 2026
    Introduced Sep 24, 2026 · Latest action Sep 24, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
  • H.R. 10383 To require the Secretary of the Army to expedite the completion of agreements with non-Federal interests for beneficial use of dredged material from federally authorized harbors in the State of Ohio, and for other purposes.
    Introduced Sep 15, 2026 · Latest action Sep 15, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  • H.R. 10385 To amend the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 to increase the amount of funds authorized for the Secretary of the Army to carry out wastewater infrastructure projects in Village of Kelleys Island, Ohio, and for other purposes.
    Introduced Sep 15, 2026 · Latest action Sep 15, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  • H.R. 10387 To amend the Water Resources Development Act of 2000 to authorize the Secretary of the Army to carry out additional Great Lakes fishery and ecosystem restoration projects not eligible under current policy of the Department of the Army, and for other purposes.
    Introduced Sep 15, 2026 · Latest action Oct 1, 2026: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1001)
  • H.R. 10388 To clarify and update Federal policy governing operation and maintenance of the Toussaint River Federal navigation project in Carroll Township, Ohio, as authorized under section 107 of the River and Harbor Act of 1960, and for other purposes.
    Introduced Sep 15, 2026 · Latest action Sep 15, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  • H.R. 10386 To amend the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 to increase the amount and purposes of funds authorized for the Secretary of the Army to carry out water and wastewater infrastructure projects in Toledo and Oregon, Ohio, and for other purposes.
    Introduced Sep 15, 2026 · Latest action Sep 15, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  • H.R. 10384 To authorize the Secretary of the Army to conduct a study to determine the feasibility of carrying out a project for flood risk management, including riverbank stabilization, ecosystem restoration, and recreation, along the Maumee River in the vicinity of Glass City Riverwalk, Toledo, Ohio, and for other purposes.
    Introduced Sep 15, 2026 · Latest action Sep 15, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  • H.R. 10382 To correct a pay disparity adversely affecting employees of the United States Army Corps of Engineers operating the Soo Locks at Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan, to support safe navigation in the Great Lakes, and for other purposes.
    Introduced Sep 15, 2026 · Latest action Sep 15, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
  • H.R. 9700 Ratepayer Justice and Commercial Power Accountability Act
    Introduced Jul 15, 2026 · Latest action Jul 16, 2026: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H4617)

Counts of the public record only; TerraCivic does not rate members or judge their votes. Votes: Voteview (Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/). Bills: GovInfo Bill Status (public domain). Retrieved October 23, 2026.

Committees

Assignments from unitedstates/congress-legislators (CC0), retrieved October 23, 2026.

PAC and committee contributors

325 committees reported giving $1,223,249.00 to this candidate, as filed by the giving committees through October 18, 2026. Timing differs from the campaign’s own reports, so this list may not match the totals above.

Show all 325 committees

Outside spending

  • Independent expenditures supporting Marcy M.c. Kaptur$299,799.58
  • Independent expenditures opposing Marcy M.c. Kaptur$0.00

FEC totals for the 2026 cycle, including groups that are not political committees, retrieved October 24, 2026.

Independent expenditures by committees that are not part of the campaign, as reported by those committees. This money is spent separately, not given to the candidate.

The race

Ohio U.S. House, District 9, 2026 · 10 registered candidates

CandidateRaisedCash on handThrough
Marcy M.c. Kaptur (D)$5,910,480.74$697,507.522026-10-14
Derek Merrin (R)$2,083,930.76$806,826.962026-09-30
Josh Williams (R)$975,304.03$9,482.202026-09-30
Alea Nadeem (R)$749,818.04$0.002026-09-30
Madison Sheahan (R)$272,458.08$214.812026-09-30
Wayne Charles Kinsel (R)$90,564.72$33,020.332025-09-30
Anthony Bruce Campbell (R)$34,319.09$6,679.572026-04-15

Polling and ratings

Race ratings

  • Decision Desk HQLean DJuly 14, 2026

Recent polls

PollsterDatesSampleMargin of errorResults
DCCC Analytics DepartmentSeptember 22–23, 2026481 (LV)± 4.5%Marcy Kaptur 48% · Derek Merrin 48%
McLaughlin & Associates (R)April 18–20, 2026400 (LV)± 4.9%Marcy Kaptur 43% · Derek Merrin 47%

Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2026 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio (retrieved October 22, 2026), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. TerraCivic does not rate races or compute its own average.

Sources and updates

  • Money: FEC bulk data (candidate summary, committee master, committee-to-candidate contributions), retrieved October 23, 2026. FEC candidate page · Principal campaign committee: KAPTUR FOR CONGRESS.
  • Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 22, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
  • Status shown above comes from the race’s Wikipedia page.

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