On August 24, Matt Althaus, the Libertarian nominee for Ohio’s 9th U.S. House district, withdrew from the November ballot. He waited until it was too late for the Libertarian Party to replace him.
In the 2026 Libertarian primary, Althaus had defeated David Gedert for the nomination. Gedert was a Libertarian activist, while Althaus was unknown to Libertarian Party leaders. See this story, which says that Althaus had in the past donated to Republican candidates, but never to Libertarian candidates.
The Libertarian primary results for this seat were: Althaus 535; Gedert 368.
Good. We need a patriot to win.
This probably means Althaus is more libertarian than Gedert. How competitive is this district usually, or this year polling? Is there an incumbent? If yes, how entrenched? Which way does it usually lean?
According to the article Democrat but it was close last year. The current commie rep has been there since Reagan.