House districts / Ohio
Ohio's 9th congressional district
OH-9. Redrawn for 2026: the November 2026 election is on new lines. The outline shows the 2024 district with the same number.
Fundraising
- Marcy M.C. Kaptur Das of Oct 14, 2026Raised $5.9mSpent $5.7m · Cash $698k
- Derek Merrin Ras of Oct 14, 2026Raised $2.2mSpent $1.8m · Cash $449k
6 other 2026 candidates filed reports (primary candidates). 2 other candidates have not filed.
Federal Election Commission, candidate totals, public domain.
President in this district
PollCheck calculation from precinct returns on the 2026 lines (method).
| Year | Democrat | Republican | Other | Margin | 2024 lines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Harris 44.2% | Trump 54.9% | 0.9% | R+10.6 | R+6.7 |
| 2020 | Biden 45.8% | Trump 52.5% | 1.7% | R+6.7 | R+2.9 |
| 2016 | Clinton 44.9% | Trump 49.7% | 5.4% | R+4.8 | R+0.9 |
Who lives here
| Measure | This district | US |
|---|---|---|
| People | ||
| Population | 786,630 | |
| Adults (18+) | 611,413 | |
| Citizens, % of adults* | 98.5% | 92.1% |
| Age, % of adults | ||
| 18 to 29* | 18.7% | 20.3% |
| 30 to 44* | 24.0% | 25.9% |
| 45 to 64* | 32.6% | 31.8% |
| 65 and over* | 24.7% | 22.0% |
| Race and Hispanic origin, % of residents | ||
| White | 75.2% | 57.8% |
| Black | 11.8% | 12.1% |
| Hispanic | 7.0% | 18.7% |
| Asian | 1.2% | 5.9% |
| Other or more than one | 4.8% | 5.5% |
| Education and income | ||
| Bachelor's degree or higher, % of 25+* | 27.8% | 35.7% |
| Median household income* | $68,764 | $80,734 |
* Estimated for the 2026 lines from census blocks (ACS 2020-2024). Population, adults and race: 2020 Census, counted on the 2026 lines. The tick marks the US figure.
Winning margin
Results since 1976
| Year | Winner | Share | Runner-up | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 lines, elections 2022-2024: redrawn for 2026 seat count changed from 16 to 15 after the census | |||||
| 2024 | Marcy Kaptur Democrat | 48.3% | Derek Merrin Republican others 4.1% | 47.6% | D+0.6 |
| 2022 | Marcy Kaptur Democrat | 56.6% | J. R. Majewski Republican | 43.4% | D+13.3 |
| Earlier lines, elections 2012-2020 seat count changed from 18 to 16 after the census | |||||
| 2020 | Marcy Kaptur Democrat | 63.1% | Rob Weber Republican | 36.9% | D+26.2 |
| 2018 | Marcy Kaptur Democrat | 67.8% | Steven W. Kraus Republican | 32.2% | D+35.6 |
| 2016 | Marcy Kaptur Democrat | 68.7% | Donald P. Larson Republican | 31.3% | D+37.4 |
| 2014 | Marcy Kaptur Democrat | 67.7% | Richard May Republican others 0.1% | 32.2% | D+35.6 |
| 2012 | Marcy Kaptur Democrat | 73.0% | Samuel J. Wurzelbacher Republican others 3.9% | 23.0% | D+50.0 |
| Earlier lines, elections 2002-2010 seat count changed from 19 to 18 after the census | |||||
| 2010 | Marcy Kaptur Democrat | 59.4% | Rich Iott Republican | 40.6% | D+18.7 |
| 2008 | Marcy Kaptur Democrat | 74.4% | Bradley S. Leavitt Republican | 25.6% | D+48.7 |
| 2006 | Marcy Kaptur Democrat | 73.6% | Bradley S. Leavitt Republican | 26.4% | D+47.3 |
| 2004 | Marcy Kaptur Democrat | 68.1% | Larry A. Kaczala Republican | 31.9% | D+36.3 |
| 2002 | Marcy Kaptur Democrat | 74.0% | Ed Emery Republican | 26.0% | D+48.0 |
| Earlier lines, elections 1992-2000 seat count changed from 21 to 19 after the census | |||||
| 2000 | Marcy Kaptur Democrat | 74.8% | Dwight E. Bryan Republican others 3.2% | 21.9% | D+52.9 |
| 1998 | Marcy Kaptur Democrat | 81.2% | Edward S. Emery Republican | 18.8% | D+62.4 |
| 1996 | Marcy Kaptur Democrat | 77.1% | Randy Whitman Republican others 2.1% | 20.8% | D+56.3 |
| 1994 | Marcy Kaptur Democrat | 75.3% | R. Randy Whitman Republican | 24.7% | D+50.7 |
| 1992 | Marcy Kaptur Democrat | 73.6% | Ken D. Brown Republican others 4.6% | 21.8% | D+51.8 |
| Earlier lines, elections 1982-1990 seat count changed from 23 to 21 after the census | |||||
| 1990 | Marcy Kaptur Democrat | 77.7% | Jerry D. Lammers Republican | 22.3% | D+55.4 |
| 1988 | Marcy Kaptur Democrat | 81.3% | Al Hawkins Republican | 18.7% | D+62.6 |
| 1986 | Marcy Kaptur Democrat | 77.5% | Mike Shufeldt Republican | 22.5% | D+55.0 |
| 1984 | Marcy Kaptur Democrat | 54.9% | Frank Venner Republican others 1.7% | 43.4% | D+11.5 |
| 1982 | Marcy Kaptur Democrat | 58.0% | Ed Weber Republican others 2.8% | 39.2% | D+18.7 |
| Earlier lines, elections 1976-1980 | |||||
| 1980 | Ed Weber Republican | 56.2% | Thomas Ludlow Ashley Democrat others 3.9% | 39.9% | R+16.4 |
| 1978 | Thomas Ludlow Ashley Democrat | 63.4% | John C. Hoyt Republican others 6.3% | 30.3% | D+33.0 |
| 1976 | Thomas Ludlow, Ashley Democrat | 54.2% | Carleton S. Finkbeiner Republican others 1.8% | 44.0% | D+10.2 |
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About these results
Shares count all candidate votes, including write-ins, with a candidate's votes on several party lines added together. Each result is on the lines in force at the time. Mid-decade redraws before 2016 may be unmarked.
President in this district: 2016 and 2020, and 2024 on the new lines, are estimates: precinct votes are split between districts by census block. The last column is the margin in OH-9 on the 2024 lines.
Counties only partly inside the district show the 2024 result for that part; estimates are labelled.
Margin chart: winner minus runner-up. Gaps are unopposed races; dashed lines are new district lines.
Who lives here (2026 lines) is estimated from Census survey figures split by population.
Sources
Results: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, U.S. House 1976-2016 (doi:10.7910/DVN/IG0UN2, CC0; via MEDSL/constituency-returns), and Clerk of the US House, Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election 2018-2024 (public domain).
Presidential results: PollCheck calculation from MIT Election Data and Science Lab 2024 precinct returns (doi:10.7910/DVN/XDJYKC, doi:10.7910/DVN/USBYR4, CC0; state totals doi:10.7910/DVN/42MVDX, CC0) and Voting and Election Science Team 2016 and 2020 precinct results and shapes (doi:10.7910/DVN/NH5S2I, doi:10.7910/DVN/K7760H, CC BY 4.0), with US Census Bureau 2020 block populations and block equivalency files (public domain). Official figures: Texas Legislative Council (2024 on the 2026 lines); Louisiana, New Jersey, California and Washington election offices (county totals). Certified results transcribed by Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): Maine 2024 by district: 2024 United States presidential election in Maine (revision 1382530995); Indiana county totals: 2024 United States presidential election in Indiana (revision 1382505975); Oregon county totals: 2024 United States presidential election in Oregon (revision 1382605746).
District lines: US Census Bureau TIGER/Line 2026 (120th Congress) and 2025 cartographic boundary files (119th Congress), public domain.
Members: unitedstates/congress-legislators (CC0).
Counties: US Census Bureau 2024 cartographic boundary file (public domain); 2024 county results summed from the same MEDSL precinct returns, with the official county totals above.
Demographics: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; 2020 Census P.L. 94-171 (public domain).
2028 candidates: Federal Election Commission (public domain).
Photos: official portraits, public domain (US government); see Photo credits.
PollCheck US. Data through November 5, 2026. Photo credits