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The 2026 race
Ohio’s 9th Congressional District general election is scheduled for Nov. 3, 2026. Josh Williams is one of 10 listed candidates and one of seven listed Republicans. The contest also includes a Democrat, a Libertarian and a candidate whose affiliation is listed as W. Marcy Kaptur is identified as the incumbent.
The candidate entries do not list biographies for anyone in the race. They also contain no documented policy positions for any candidate. Campaign finance figures for money raised, money spent and cash on hand are not on file for any of the 10 candidates.
The current race listing therefore establishes each candidate’s name and affiliation, along with the office, election date and Kaptur’s incumbent status. It does not establish the candidates’ personal backgrounds, policy platforms or campaign financial activity.
Josh Williams and the full candidate field
The race has 10 listed candidates. Each candidate has the same status for biographical, policy and campaign finance information:
- Anthony Bruce Campbell, Republican: No biography or documented policy positions are on file. No totals are on file for funds raised, funds spent or cash on hand.
- David Edward Gedert, Libertarian: No biography or documented policy positions are on file. No totals are on file for funds raised, funds spent or cash on hand.
- Kathy Mckinstry, W.: No biography or documented policy positions are on file. No totals are on file for funds raised, funds spent or cash on hand.
- Alea Nadeem, Republican: No biography or documented policy positions are on file. No totals are on file for funds raised, funds spent or cash on hand.
- Jacob Thomas Mr. Frost, Republican: No biography or documented policy positions are on file. No totals are on file for funds raised, funds spent or cash on hand.
- Marcy Hon. M.c. Kaptur, Democrat: Kaptur is the incumbent. No biography or documented policy positions are on file, and no totals are on file for funds raised, funds spent or cash on hand.
- Josh Williams, Republican: No biography or documented policy positions are on file. No totals are on file for funds raised, funds spent or cash on hand.
- Derek Merrin, Republican: No biography or documented policy positions are on file. No totals are on file for funds raised, funds spent or cash on hand.
- Wayne Charles Kinsel, Republican: No biography or documented policy positions are on file. No totals are on file for funds raised, funds spent or cash on hand.
- Madison Sheahan, Republican: No biography or documented policy positions are on file. No totals are on file for funds raised, funds spent or cash on hand.
Where the candidates stand
There are no documented policy positions on file for Williams or any other candidate in this contest. A party label identifies a candidate’s listed affiliation, but it does not by itself establish that candidate’s position on a specific issue. No issue stance can therefore be assigned to any candidate in this race from the current entries.
The same distinction applies to campaign finance. The absence of listed figures is not a report of zero dollars. It means there are no figures on file for fundraising, spending or cash on hand for Campbell, Gedert, Mckinstry, Nadeem, Frost, Kaptur, Williams, Merrin, Kinsel or Sheahan.
As the Nov. 3, 2026 general election approaches, updates to candidate information, documented issue positions and campaign finance figures would add detail about the choices in the 9th District contest.
