Federal candidate · 2025–2026 cycle
Derek Merrin
- Party
- Republican
- Running for
- U.S. House · Ohio District 9
- Filing address
- Monclova, OH (city and state on the FEC filing)
- FEC filing name
- MERRIN, DEREK
- Next election
- Primary May 5, 2026 · General November 3, 2026 (Wikipedia, checked October 22, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Ohio, District 9
FEC candidate ID H4OH09169 · Principal campaign committee: MERRIN FOR CONGRESS
| Cycle | Office | Raised | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–2026 | U.S. House · Ohio District 9 | $2,083,930.76 | General-election nominee |
| 2023–2024 | U.S. House · Ohio District 9 | $1,722,804.22 | General-election nominee |
2025–2026 cycle totals through September 30, 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$718,888.8634%
- PACs and other committees$243,450.0012%
- Party committees$5,000.000%
- Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$310,000.0015%
- Transfers from joint fundraising and the candidate’s other committees$801,736.1538%
- Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$4,855.750%
Self-funding: $310,000.00 (15% of money raised): $0.00 given and $310,000.00 lent by the candidate. $310,000.00 of loans repaid so far.
Individual money
- Contributions of $200 or less (small-dollar, including unitemized)$126,044.8114%
- Contributions over $200$771,678.8786%
- Itemized from inside Ohio$310,881.4340%
- Itemized from other states$471,490.8560%
Top out-of-state sources of itemized individual money: Florida $128,589.69 · Texas $83,346.34 · California $47,978.81 · Illinois $28,177.78 · New York $25,756.12. 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
Raised per report Spent per report Cash on hand
PAC and committee contributors
52 committees reported giving $157,999.00 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.
- AMERICAN REVIVAL PACPAC$10,000.00
- GLASS CITY PACLeadership PAC$6,999.00
- CONSERVATIVE OPPORTUNITY LEADERSHIP AND ENTERPRISE PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- THE EYE OF THE TIGER POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEELeadership PAC$5,000.00
- FIRST IN FREEDOM PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- BREAD FINANCIAL HOLDINGS, INC. PAC (AKA BREAD FINANCIAL PAC)Connected PAC$5,000.00
- MR. SOUTHERN MISSOURIAN IN THE HOUSE PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- SEAL PAC SUPPORTING ELECTING AMERICAN LEADERS PACHybrid PAC$5,000.00
- AMERICA RELOADEDLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- BUCKEYE LIBERTY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEELeadership PAC$5,000.00
- RAPTOR PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- 31 DAYS PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- TURNING POINT PAC INC.Hybrid PAC$5,000.00
- BEST AT BRINGING ENTREPRENEURIAL RESULTS NEVER IMAGINED OR ENVISIONED PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- RESTORING OUR FREEDOM PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- MVL PACLeadership PAC$3,500.00
- B BRIGADE MAJORITY FUNDLeadership PAC$3,500.00
- FIGHTING FIRSTLeadership PAC$3,500.00
- SOVEREIGNTY FIRST PACLeadership PAC$3,500.00
- LAND OF OPPORTUNITY PACLeadership PAC$3,000.00
- SCONNIE PACLeadership PAC$3,000.00
- EUREKA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEELeadership PAC$2,500.00
- ABRAHAM LINCOLN PACLeadership PAC$2,500.00
- RESTORING OUR NATION PACLeadership PAC$2,500.00
- TEXAS REDLeadership PAC$2,500.00
Show all 52 committees
- EXPECT MORE LEADERSHIP PACLeadership PAC$2,500.00
- LASTING INVESTMENTS STRENGTHENING AMERICA PACLeadership PAC$2,500.00
- BIG IDEAS CREATE EXCELLENCE PACLeadership PAC$2,500.00
- HELPING EXCEPTIONAL LEADERS ORGANIZE PAC (HELO PAC)PAC$2,500.00
- SCALISE FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- JIM JORDAN FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- DANIEL WEBSTER FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- LEADERSHIP FOR AMERICA TODAY TOMORROW AND ALWAYS PACPAC$2,000.00
- SMUCKER FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- MIKE JOHNSON FOR LOUISIANACandidate committee$2,000.00
- CAROL FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- RVFPACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- SCOTT FITZGERALD FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- BOOTS ON THE GROUND - FEDERALConnected PAC$2,000.00
- RUDY FOR INDIANACandidate committee$2,000.00
- CIRCLE THE WAGONS PACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- MARK HARRIS FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- ELECTING REPUBLICANS INDIANA PACPAC$1,500.00
- CITIZENS UNITED POLITICAL VICTORY FUND Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTS INC PACConnected PAC$1,000.00
- A NEW NATION PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- LET'S ALL KEEP ELECTING REPUBLICANS PACConnected PAC$1,000.00
- ALASKANS FOR NICK BEGICHCandidate committee$1,000.00
- LEADERSHIP AND LOYALTY ONLY TO AMERICA PACConnected PAC$1,000.00
- SECURING THE REPUBLIC FOR OUR NEXT GENERATIONPAC$1,000.00
- TRUTH AND EXCELLENCE PACPAC$1,000.00
- AMERICAN PRINCIPLESConnected PAC$500.00
Outside spending
- Independent expenditures supporting Derek Merrin$44,352.29
- Independent expenditures opposing Derek Merrin$1,741,999.69
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.
- AMERICAN RESOLVE PAC INC.Opposing$60,000.00
- HONORING AMERICAN LAW ENFORCEMENT PACSupporting$25,000.00
- LAW ENFORCEMENT FOR A SAFER AMERICA PACSupporting$12,000.00
- CLUB FOR GROWTH PACSupporting$7,350.00
- AMERICANS UNITED FOR VALUESOpposing$4,500.00
The race
Ohio U.S. House, District 9, 2026 · 10 registered candidates
| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| Derek Merrin (R) | $2,083,930.76 | $806,826.96 | 2026-09-30 |
| Marcy M.c. Kaptur (D) | $5,910,480.74 | $697,507.52 | 2026-10-14 |
| Josh Williams (R) | $975,304.03 | $9,482.20 | 2026-09-30 |
| Alea Nadeem (R) | $749,818.04 | $0.00 | 2026-09-30 |
| Madison Sheahan (R) | $272,458.08 | $214.81 | 2026-09-30 |
| Wayne Charles Kinsel (R) | $90,564.72 | $33,020.33 | 2025-09-30 |
| Anthony Bruce Campbell (R) | $34,319.09 | $6,679.57 | 2026-04-15 |
Polling and ratings
Race ratings
Recent polls
| Pollster | Dates | Sample | Margin of error | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DCCC Analytics Department | September 22–23, 2026 | 481 (LV) | ± 4.5% | Marcy Kaptur 48% · Derek Merrin 48% |
| McLaughlin & Associates (R) | April 18–20, 2026 | 400 (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: MERRIN 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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