Ohio OH-09 House2026
RACE AT A GLANCE
RACE TYPE
Incumbent running
Marcy Kaptur (D)
RACE RATING
Last updated : Jan 15, 2026COOK PARTISAN VOTING INDEX
Last updated : Nov 17, 2025Race summary
After falling to Rep. Marcy Kaptur by just 2,382 votes in 2024, Republicans used mid-decade redistricting to try and knock off Congress’s longest-serving woman once and for all.Key Dates
Filing Deadline: Feb 4, 2026
Primary Election: May 5, 2026
INCUMBENT
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INCUMBENT
Marcy Kaptur
First Elected: 1982
Last General Election: 48.3%
Last Primary Election: 100.0%
Full Bio:
KAPTUR, Marcia Carolyn (Marcy), a Representative from Ohio; born in Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio, June
17, 1946; graduated from St. Ursula Academy, Toledo, Ohio, 1964; B.A.,
University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wis., 1968; M.A., University of Michigan, Ann
Arbor, Mich., 1974; attended the University of Manchester, Manchester, England,
1974; post-graduate studies, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge,
Mass., 1981; urban planner, Toledo-Lucas County, Ohio, Plan Commissions,
1969-1975; director of planning, National Center for Urban Ethnic Affairs,
1975-1977; assistant director for urban affairs, domestic policy staff,
Executive Office of the President, 1977-1979; elected as a Democrat to the
Ninety-eighth and to the seventeen succeeding Congresses (January 3,
1983-present).
Source: Bioguide
CANDIDATES
Republicans
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DISTRICT DATA
Ohio - 09
Northwest: Toledo, Sandusky
Population Breakdown
Source: 2020 Census (VAP) for 2026
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Past Presidential Results from this District
2024 Election Results
Source: Dave Leip
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2020 Election Results
Source: Dave's Redistricting/VEST
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RACE ANALYSIS
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Updated: Apr 24, 2026
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