RepublicanNo state or federal office held2026 general: counting

Ray A Thombs Jr.

Ran for Maine House District 44 in 2026; the count goes on.

Last margin
−6.7
Lost 2024

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records

Every race Thombs has run

Baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year. Running ahead of it means Thombs won voters the party’s presidential nominee did not; primaries have no baseline.

YearOfficeStageResultOpponentsShareMarginRaisedBaselineAgainst baseline
2026Maine House District 44GeneralCountingIndependent (I)48%D+4.0$17.1KR+5.9−9.9
2024Maine House of Representatives, District 44GeneralLostBill Pluecker (I)46.7%D+6.7——

Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET

Money

Thombs’s campaign fundraising.

Raised, 2025–26
$17.1K

Source: Maine Ethics Commission filings through Oct 20, 2026Updated Oct 31, 2026, 10:42 PM ET

What’s next

From campaign filings, not from public statements.

Thombs, Ray
State
Active

Source: Maine Ethics Commission filings through Oct 20, 2026Updated Oct 31, 2026, 10:42 PM ET

Who Thombs has run against

Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)

The seat

Source: 99chambers: presidential results on current lines (MEDSL precinct returns)