


Democratic candidate for U.S. House in Ohio
OH-10 Democratic nominee?
Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Current prediction-market probability for the candidate, updated as market prices change.
Kristina Knickerbocker is trading at 100% to win the OH-10 Democratic nominee? on prediction markets.
Key details about the candidate’s background, party, office sought and current campaign.
Current roleU.S. Air Force officer (Major)
PartyDemocratic
Political ideologyMainstream Democrat
GenderFemale
LocationOhio
BackgroundU.S. Air Force officer (Major)
EducationOhio State University College of Nursing — Master of Science (MS), Nurse Practitioner (2022)
Notable personal detailsKristina Knickerbocker is a Democratic candidate for the U.S. House in Ohio’s 10th Congressional District. She is a U.S. Air Force veteran and has served as a nurse in roles at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, including in the 88th Air Base Wing and later in the Air Force Reserve. In civilian life, she has worked as a neuro-oncology nurse practitioner at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center. She lives in the Yellow Springs area with her husband and two children.
The candidate supports cutting taxes and helping small businesses while addressing affordability and expanding access to healthcare and other supports. Her campaign materials emphasize pragmatic approaches to reduce costs for families and to cut taxes as part of economic solutions.
Supports affordable, accessible health care for all stages of life and prioritizes lowering costs and expanding access; criticizes insurance company practices that deny care and calls for legislation to reduce health-care costs and protect coverage.
Kristina Knickerbocker is in the news as one of six Democrats running in the Ohio 10th Congressional District primary ahead of the 2026 House election. The race is for a newly redrawn district that will decide who faces Republican incumbent Mike Turner in the general election. A separate report says redistricting in Florida could reshape congressional races there, but it does not clearly say how Knickerbocker is directly involved.
Recent polling results and the candidate's current average in the race.
Kristina Knickerbocker currently averages 41.0%, ranking second in this race, 6.3 points behind the next candidate.
Average recalculated from polls through Jul 20 - 23.


Aggregation source: FiftyPlusOne
Campaign finance totals from the latest available reporting period.
2026
LatestCycle 2026
Source: FEC
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