Matthew Althaus
Libertarian
Matthew Althaus is described in Wikipedia's coverage of this race as: manufacturing manager.
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- 2026 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0)
2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026
U.S. House, Ohio District 9
3 candidates, listed alphabetically.
Candidates
Marcy Kaptur
DemocraticIncumbent
Current office: U.S. Representative, Ohio District 9
Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives representing Ohio's 9th congressional district, serving since 1983. House committee assignments: Committee on Appropriations; Committee on the Budget.
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- House Member Data (MemberData.xml) (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain (U.S. government work))
- congress-legislators: legislators-current.json (service dates) (@unitedstates project, CC0 1.0)
- Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (U.S. Congress, Public domain (U.S. government work))
- Marcy Kaptur (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0)
Derek Merrin
Republican
Derek Merrin is an American politician who previously served as the state representative for the 42nd District of the Ohio House of Representatives. He was the Republican nominee for Ohio's 9th congressional district in 2024, where he was narrowly defeated by incumbent Marcy Kaptur.
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- Derek Merrin (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0)
Sources
Candidate list and race details
- 2026 United States House of Representatives elections (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0)
- 2026 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0)
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