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Derek Merrin
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Derek Merrin ran for U.S. House in OH-09 in 2026 as a Republican (lost).
American politician (born 1986)
Ran for U.S. House, OH-09, 2026 · Lost to Marcy Kaptur (Democratic). Unofficial result, not yet certified. Wikipedia (House results table), read 2026-11-10
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Races
- 2026 · U.S. House, OH-09 · General · Republican · on the ballot
- 2024 · U.S. House, OH-09 · General · Republican · result not on file · source
- 2018 · State House / Assembly, OH District 47 · General · Republican · won · 29,476 votes (58.0%) · source
Background
Derek Scott Merrin is an American politician who previously served as the state representative for the 42nd District of the Ohio House of Representatives.
More
He was the Republican nominee for Ohio's 9th congressional district in 2024, where he was narrowly defeated by incumbent Marcy Kaptur. Merrin was the Republican nominee in Ohio's 9th district in the 2026 election, again losing to Kaptur.
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Campaign finance
As of 2026-10-14 · Source: FEC
Website and social
Sources
- Portrait, SchOg · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons (file page)
- Background, Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-11-08 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derek_Merrin
- Website and social links, Wikidata (CC0), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q26703250
- Roster, FEC filing https://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H4OH09169/
- photo_gallery https://www.derekmerrin.com/
- photo_gallery https://www.derekmerrin.com/
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