Marcy Kaptur, the longest-serving woman in either chamber of Congress, is unopposed in the Ohio 9th Congressional District’s Democrat primary.
Candidates on the other side of the aisle have transformed their primary into a race that symbolizes the rollercoasters of Cedar Point, a storied amusement park in the district along Lake Erie’s shore.
Ms. Kaptur, 77, is closely aligned with President Joe Biden. She won her first term in the U.S. House in 1982 when President Ronald Reagan was midway through his first term.
Craig Riedel, a former Ohio state legislator endorsed by House Republican Conference Chair and Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) before she withdrew her backing over disparaging remarks he made about former President Donald Trump, is one candidate.
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State Rep. Derek Merrin, a late entry in the race who is endorsed by Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-La.), is also running, as is Steve Lankenau, a former mayor of Napoleon, Ohio.
All three candidates had trailed J.R. Majewski in the polls until the Air Force veteran dropped out of the race earlier this month after uttering an inflammatory comment about Special Olympics participants
