Derek Merrin
Last held office: Ohio House of Representatives, District 42 (2022–2024). Lost the 2026 race for Ohio's 9th District.
Last office: Ohio House of Representatives, District 42Born 1986
- Last margin
- −5.5
- Lost 2026
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 7:39 AM ET
Career
Offices held, and every time Merrin was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Merrin has run
Baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year. Running ahead of it means Merrin won voters the party’s presidential nominee did not; primaries have no baseline.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin | Raised | Baseline | Against baseline |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Ohio's 9th District | General | Lost | Marcy Kaptur (D), Kathy McKinstry (I) | 47.2% | D+5.5 | $2.2M | R+10.7 | |
| 2024 | U.S. House, OH-9 | General | Lost | Marcy Kaptur (D), Tom Pruss (L) | 47.6% | D+0.6 | $1.7M | — | |
| 2022 | Ohio House of Representatives, District 42 | General | Won | Erika White (D) | 53.9% | R+7.8 | — | — | |
| 2020 | Ohio House of Representatives, District 47 | General | Won | Nancy Larson (D) | 58.6% | R+17.3 | — | — | |
| 2018 | Ohio House of Representatives, District 47 | General | Won | Gary C. Newnham (D) | 58% | R+15.9 | — | — | |
| 2016 | Ohio House of Representatives, District 47 | General | Won | Lauri Cooper (D) | 60.8% | R+21.7 | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: Ohio Secretary of State (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Campaign money, 2025–26
- Raised
- $2.2M
- Spent
- $1.8M
- Cash
- $449.5K
Source: FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026Updated Nov 3, 2026, 2:14 AM ET
Campaign committees
Open committees can still raise and spend money.
| MERRIN FOR CONGRESS FEC | Active |
Source: FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026Updated Nov 3, 2026, 2:14 AM ET
Seats Merrin has held
- Ohio House of Representatives, District 42 · 2022–2024
- Ohio House of Representatives, District 47 · 2016–2022
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Merrin has run against
- Marcy Kaptur (D) · 2026 general, lost
- Marcy Kaptur (D) · 2024 election, lost
- Erika White (D) · 2022 election, won
- Nancy Larson (D) · 2020 election, won
- Gary C. Newnham (D) · 2018 election, won
- Lauri Cooper (D) · 2016 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: Ohio Secretary of State (unofficial)
In the polls
Included in 2 polls; Merrin’s best result was 48% (Ohio's 9th District).
Merrin’s polls in the database →How we know Merrin
One person, matched across every source we use.
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 7:39 AM ET