RepublicanNot in office · last served 2000Last on a ballot: Nov 1998
Edward J. Thomas Jr.
Last held office: Ohio House of Representatives, District 27 (1992–2000). Ran in 8 elections between 1984 and 1998, winning 8.
- Last margin
- +17.8
- Won 1998
- Elections
- 8
- 1984–1998
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Thomas was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028Ohio House of Representatives, District 28Ohio House of Representatives, District 27
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Thomas has run
Margin: how far Thomas finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Ohio House of Representatives, District 27 | General | Won | Joe Motil (D) | 58.9% | R+17.8 |
| 1996 | Ohio House of Representatives, District 27 | General | Won | Quentin Fields (D) | 65.6% | R+31.1 |
| 1994 | Ohio House of Representatives, District 27 | General | Won | Thomas V. Erney (D) | 64.4% | R+28.8 |
| 1992 | Ohio House of Representatives, District 27 | General | Won | Lou Briggs (D) | 54.2% | R+8.4 |
| 1990 | Ohio House of Representatives, District 28 | General | Won | Charles Pollock (D) | 61.5% | R+22.9 |
| 1988 | Ohio House of Representatives, District 28 | General | Won | John I. Umpleby (D) | 66.3% | R+32.7 |
| 1986 | Ohio House of Representatives, District 28 | General | Won | Susan D. Allardyce (D) | 64.7% | R+29.5 |
| 1984 | Ohio House of Representatives, District 28 | General | Won | David Leland (D) | 55.8% | R+11.5 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Thomas has held
- Ohio House of Representatives, District 27 · 1992–2000
- Ohio House of Representatives, District 28 · 1984–1992
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Thomas has run against
- Joe Motil (D) · 1998 election, won
- Quentin Fields (D) · 1996 election, won
- Thomas V. Erney (D) · 1994 election, won
- Lou Briggs (D) · 1992 election, won
- Charles Pollock (D) · 1990 election, won
- John I. Umpleby (D) · 1988 election, won
- Susan D. Allardyce (D) · 1986 election, won
- David Leland (D) · 1984 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive