Ohio's 9th Congressional District elections, 2014
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The 9th Congressional District of Ohio held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D) defeated Richard May (R) in the general election.
Ohio's 9th District was a Democratic-leaning district, and out of 16 total congressional districts in Ohio, incumbent Kaptur (D) was one of only four Democratic U.S. representatives in the 113th Congress. Kaptur had been in office since 1983, and she won re-election in 2012 with a margin of victory of 50 percent over Republican candidate Samuel Wurzelbacher.[4] As of the 2014 April Quarterly FEC report deadline, Kaptur's 2014 challenger May had not reported any campaign contributions. Kaptur reported $348,843.35 in cash on hand. The Cook Political Report rated Kaptur's seat as "Solid Democratic."[5]
In the primary election on May 6, 2014, Kaptur ran unopposed for the Democratic nomination, while May defeated Robert Horrocks, Jr. in the Republican primary.[6]
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Primary: A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. Ohio law provides for closed primaries, meaning a voter to be affiliated with a party to vote in that party's primary. However a voter of any affiliation can choose the ballot they would like to vote on the day of the primary and their choice may be regarded as registration with that party.[7][8]
For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.
Voter registration: To vote in the primary, voters had to register by April 7, 2014. For the general election, the voter registration deadline was October 6, 2014.[9]
- See also: Ohio elections, 2014
Incumbent: Heading into the election the incumbent was Marcy Kaptur (D), who was first elected in 1982.
Ohio's 9th Congressional District is located in the northernmost portion of the state and includes portions of Cuyahoga, Erie, Lorain, Lucas and Ottawa counties.[10]
Candidates
General election candidates
Richard May- Marcy Kaptur - Incumbent
May 6, 2014, primary results
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Election results
General election
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic |  Marcy Kaptur Incumbent |
67.7% | 108,870 | |
| Republican | Richard May | 32.2% | 51,704 | |
| Write-in | Cory Hoffman (write-in) | 0.1% | 112 | |
| Write-in | George A. Skalsky (write-in) | 0% | 29 | |
| Total Votes | 160,715 | |||
| Source: Ohio Secretary of State | ||||
Primary election
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
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Richard May |
72.2% | 9,587 | ||
| Robert Horrocks, Jr. | 27.8% | 3,686 | ||
| Total Votes | 13,273 | |||
| Source: Ohio Secretary of State, Official Election Results |
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Key votes
Government shutdown
- See also: United States budget debate, 2013
On September 30, 2013, the House passed a final stopgap spending bill before the shutdown went into effect. The bill included a one-year delay of the Affordable Care Act's individual mandate and would have also stripped the bill of federal subsidies for congressional members and staff. It passed through the House with a vote of 228-201.[14] At 1 a.m. on October 1, 2013, one hour after the shutdown officially began, the House voted to move forward with going to a conference. Sen. Harry Reid rejected the call to conference.[15] Marcy Kaptur voted against the stopgap spending bill that would have delayed the individual mandate.[16]
The shutdown ended on October 16, 2013, when the House took a vote on HR 2775 after it was approved by the Senate. The bill to reopen the government lifted the $16.7 trillion debt limit and funded the government through January 15, 2014. Federal employees also received retroactive pay for the shutdown period. The only concession made by Senate Democrats was to require income verification for Obamacare subsidies.[17] The House passed the legislation shortly after the Senate, by a vote of 285-144, with all 144 votes against the legislation coming from Republican members. Marcy Kaptur voted for HR 2775.[18]
Campaign contributions
Marcy Kaptur
| Marcy Kaptur (2014) Campaign Finance Reports | |||||||||
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| Report | Date Filed | Beginning Balance | Total Contributions for Reporting Period | Expenditures | Cash on Hand | ||||
| April Quarterly[19] | April 15, 2013 | $128,695.51 | $31,267.06 | $(27,748.17) | $132,214.40 | ||||
| July Quarterly[20] | July 15, 2013 | $132,214.40 | $78,276.00 | $(60,614.53) | $149,875.87 | ||||
| October Quarterly[21] | October 15, 2013 | $149,875.87 | $125,494.40 | $(67,002.70) | $208,367.57 | ||||
| Year-End Quarterly[22] | December 31, 2013 | $208,367.00 | $76,205.00 | $(32,476.00) | $252,095.00 | ||||
| April Quarterly[23] | April 15, 2014 | $252,095.86 | $160,018.00 | $(63,270.51) | $348,843.35 | ||||
| Pre-Primary[24] | April 24, 2014 | $348,843.35 | $8,595.00 | $(2,605.28) | $354,833.07 | ||||
| July Quarterly[25] | September 26, 2014 | $354,833.07 | $120,920.00 | $(85,570.33) | $390,182.74 | ||||
| October Quarterly[26] | October 14, 2014 | $390,182.74 | $181,530.00 | $(92,953.83) | $478,758.91 | ||||
| Pre-General[27] | October 23, 2014 | $478,758.91 | $35,475.00 | $(4,217.87) | $510,016.04 | ||||
| Running totals | |||||||||
| $817,780.46 | $(436,459.22) | ||||||||
District history
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2012
An election for Ohio's 9th Congressional District was held on November 6, 2012. The primary took place on March 6, 2012. Incumbent Marcy Kaptur won re-election in the district.[28]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic | Marcy Kaptur Incumbent |
73% | 217,771 | |
| Republican | Samuel Wurzelbacher | 23% | 68,668 | |
| Libertarian | Sean Stipe | 3.9% | 11,725 | |
| Total Votes | 298,164 | |||
| Source: Ohio Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election" | ||||
2010
On November 2, 2010, Marcy Kaptur won re-election to the United States House. She defeated Rich Iott (R) in the general election.[29]
| U.S. House, Ohio District 9 General Election, 2010 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Marcy Kaptur incumbent |
59.4% | 121,819 | |
| Republican | Rich Iott | 40.6% | 83,423 | |
| Total Votes | 205,242 | |||
See also
- United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio, 2014
- United States House of Representatives elections, 2014
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "2014 House Race Ratings for August 8, 2014," accessed August 25, 2014
- ↑ FairVote's Monopoly Politics, "2014 House Projections," accessed August 25, 2014
- ↑ Sabato's Crystal Ball, "2014 House Races," accessed August 25, 2014
- ↑ Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, "KAPTUR, Marcia Carolyn (Marcy), (1946 - )," accessed July 17, 2014
- ↑ The Cook Political Report, "2014 House Race Ratings for June 26, 2014," accessed July 17, 2014
- ↑ Associated Press, "Ohio - Summary Vote Results," accessed July 17, 2014
- ↑ Ohio Laws and Administrative Codes, "Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3513.19," accessed September 5, 2025
- ↑ Ohio Laws and Administrative Codes, "Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3513.05," accessed September 5, 2025
- ↑ Ohio Secretary of State Website, "Frequently Asked Questions About General Voting and Voter Registration," accessed January 3, 2014
- ↑ Ohio Redistricting Map, "Map," accessed August 9, 2012
- ↑ Campaign website, "Home," accessed February 26, 2014
- ↑ Cuyahoga County Board of Elections, "General Election Independent Candidate List," accessed July 17, 2014
- ↑ Ohio Secretary of State, "What's on the Ballot?" accessed October 6, 2014
- ↑ Clerk of the U.S. House, "Final vote results for Roll Call 504," accessed October 31, 2013
- ↑ Buzzfeed, "Government Shutdown: How We Got Here," accessed October 1, 2013
- ↑ Clerk of the U.S. House, "Final vote results for Roll Call 504," accessed October 31, 2013
- ↑ The Washington Post, "Reid, McConnell propose bipartisan Senate bill to end shutdown, extend borrowing," accessed October 16, 2013
- ↑ U.S. House, "Final vote results for Roll Call 550," accessed October 31, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Marcy Kaptur April Quarterly," accessed August 1, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Marcy Kaptur July Quarterly," accessed July 30, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Marcy Kaptur October Quarterly," accessed October 22, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Marcy Kaptur Year-End Quarterly," accessed February 7, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Marcy Kaptur April Quarterly," accessed May 13, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Marcy Kaptur Pre-Primary," accessed October 31, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Marcy Kaptur July Quarterly," accessed October 31, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Marcy Kaptur October Quarterly," accessed October 31, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Marcy Kaptur Pre-General," accessed October 31, 2014
- ↑ Politico, "2012 Election Map, Ohio," accessed November 11, 2012
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010," accessed March 28, 2013
