KAPTUR, MARCY HON. M.C. Incumbent

· OH-9 (House)

64.8

Influence Score · 2026

Most exposed

Sitting member — full twelve-axis v8 score available. View full dossier →

Score components

Axis	Raw	Normalized (pts)	Coverage
Direct contributions	$2.52M	10.00	2026 cycle, principal committee
Outside spending — direct support	$586	—	PACs that directly supported this candidate
Outside spending — indirect (OPPOSE against opponents)	$17K	—	OPPOSE spending against opponents in the same race, attributed proportionally
Outside spending — OPPOSE against this candidate	$0	—	PACs that spent to defeat this candidate (not scored on this axis)
Total outside spending in favor	$18K	5.95	direct + indirect — drives the outside-spending axis
Lobbying exposure	$14.26M	5.41	Committee jurisdiction match
Vote alignment	0.841	6.46	Sponsor-aligned roll calls
Contribution timing — money arriving near key votes	0.0345	6.97	Receipts timed to legislative action
Dark-money exposure	0.0448	0.13	Disclosed-vs-dark outside spending share
Personal trade direction	0.000	0.00	STOCK Act buys in jurisdiction

Race matchup OH-9

Candidate	Party	Status	Direct $	Outside $	Score	Tier
KAPTUR, MARCY HON. M.C.	DEM	Inc.	$2.52M	$3.66M	64.8	Most exposed
MERRIN, DEREK	REP	Chal.	$1.55M	$37K	6.9	Modestly backed
WILLIAMS, JOSH	REP	Chal.	$256K	$107K	1.4	Lightly backed
NADEEM, ALEA	REP	Chal.	$184K	$17K	0.9	Lightly backed
SHEAHAN, MADISON	REP	Chal.	$93K	$45K	0.6	Lightly backed
KINSEL, WAYNE CHARLES	REP	Chal.	$31K	$17K	0.3	Lightly backed

Challenger and open-seat scores reflect contributions, outside spending, and dark-money exposure only — a maximum of about 23. They are not directly comparable to incumbent scores, which run 0–100 across all twelve axes. Compare the dollar columns (Direct $, Outside $) for a like-for-like view.