Federal candidate · 2025–2026 cycle
Kathy McKinstry
- Party
- Write-in
- Running for
- U.S. House · Ohio District 9
- Filing address
- Fremont, OH (city and state on the FEC filing)
- FEC filing name
- MCKINSTRY, KATHY
- 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 H6OH09180 · Principal campaign committee: KATHY MCKINSTRY CAMPAIGN
2025–2026 cycle totals through March 31, 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.
Raised and spent over time
Report-by-report history appears here after the next data refresh with FEC report data.
The race
Ohio U.S. House, District 9, 2026 · 10 registered candidates
| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kathy McKinstry (W) | $0.00 | $0.00 | 2026-03-31 |
| Marcy M.c. Kaptur (D) | $5,910,480.74 | $697,507.52 | 2026-10-14 |
| Derek Merrin (R) | $2,083,930.76 | $806,826.96 | 2026-09-30 |
| 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: KATHY MCKINSTRY CAMPAIGN.
- Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 22, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
- Status shown above comes from the FEC candidate file.
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