LibertarianNo state or federal office heldLost the 2026 general

Thomas McMasters

Lost the 2026 race for Ohio's 10th District.

Last margin
−46.4
Lost 2026

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

Background

As listed by the official candidate list, Wikidata and campaign filings. 99chambers does not summarize platforms or endorsements.

On the ballot as
former mayor of Huber Heights and independent candidate for this district in 2016

Source: Wikidata (CC0) and the official candidate list

Every race McMasters has run

Margin: how far McMasters finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.

YearOfficeStageResultOpponentsShareMarginRaised
2026Ohio's 10th DistrictGeneralLostKristina Knickerbocker (D), Mike Turner (R)2.9%−46.4—
2016U.S. House, OH-10GeneralLostMike Turner (R), Robert Klepinger (D)3.2%−60.9$22.1K

Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: Ohio Secretary of State (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET

Money

McMasters’s campaign fundraising, and outside money in McMasters’s races this cycle.

Outside, for McMasters
$152.3K

Source: FEC filingsUpdated Nov 3, 2026, 1:05 AM ET

In the polls

Included in 2 polls; McMasters’s best result was 4% (Ohio's 10th District).

McMasters’s polls in the database →

Source: Polls: The New York Times and Wikipedia poll lists

Who McMasters has run against

Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: Ohio Secretary of State (unofficial)

The seat

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Source: 99chambers: presidential results on current lines (MEDSL precinct returns); Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FEC