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Kathy Mckinstry’s candidacy
Kathy Mckinstry is running for the U.S. House in Ohio’s 9th Congressional District in the Nov. 3, 2026, general election. The race is contested, and Mckinstry is listed with a W affiliation.
No candidate biography is on file for Mckinstry. Fundraising, spending and cash-on-hand figures also are not on file. Mckinstry has no documented policy positions on file, so the official record does not establish where the candidate stands on specific issues.
Those open areas include Mckinstry’s personal and professional background, reasons for seeking office, legislative priorities and approach to representing the district. They also include basic campaign finance figures that would show money raised, money spent and cash available to the campaign.
Policy positions and campaign finances
No documented positions are on file for Mckinstry or any of the other candidates in the race. That means there is no official basis here for assigning a stance to any candidate on federal spending, taxes, immigration, health care, abortion, foreign policy or other issues that may arise during a congressional campaign.
Campaign finance totals are also not on file for any candidate. There are no figures for funds raised, funds spent or cash on hand. Without those amounts, the candidates’ financial activity cannot be compared.
The full candidate field
The listed field includes Mckinstry, one Democrat, one Libertarian and seven Republicans. Each candidate currently has the same categories of biographical, financial and policy information on file:
- Anthony Bruce Campbell — Republican. No biography is on file. Fundraising, spending and cash-on-hand figures are not on file, and no documented policy positions are on file.
- David Edward Gedert — Libertarian. No biography is on file. Fundraising, spending and cash-on-hand figures are not on file, and no documented policy positions are on file.
- Kathy Mckinstry — W. No biography is on file. Fundraising, spending and cash-on-hand figures are not on file, and no documented policy positions are on file.
- Alea Nadeem — Republican. No biography is on file. Fundraising, spending and cash-on-hand figures are not on file, and no documented policy positions are on file.
- Jacob Thomas Mr. Frost — Republican. No biography is on file. Fundraising, spending and cash-on-hand figures are not on file, and no documented policy positions are on file.
- Marcy Hon. M.c. Kaptur — Democrat, incumbent. No biography is on file. Fundraising, spending and cash-on-hand figures are not on file, and no documented policy positions are on file.
- Josh Williams — Republican. No biography is on file. Fundraising, spending and cash-on-hand figures are not on file, and no documented policy positions are on file.
- Derek Merrin — Republican. No biography is on file. Fundraising, spending and cash-on-hand figures are not on file, and no documented policy positions are on file.
- Wayne Charles Kinsel — Republican. No biography is on file. Fundraising, spending and cash-on-hand figures are not on file, and no documented policy positions are on file.
- Madison Sheahan — Republican. No biography is on file. Fundraising, spending and cash-on-hand figures are not on file, and no documented policy positions are on file.
Election date and next steps
The Ohio general election is scheduled for Nov. 3, 2026. Before then, voters can watch for official candidate biographies, documented issue positions and campaign finance figures. Changes to the candidate list or candidates’ listed affiliations would also add important context to the contest.
For Mckinstry, the central unanswered questions are the candidate’s background, policy agenda and campaign finances. The same questions remain open for every other candidate in the field.
