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1984 Ohio U.S. House District 21 Election

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Who won the 1984 Ohio U.S. House District 21 Election?

Louis Stokes won the 1984 Ohio U.S. House District 21 Election. Louis Stokes received 165,247 popular votes (82.36%). The main challenger was Robert L. Woodall (14.7%).

See the full head-to-head between Stokes and Woodall

Stokes +67.7 pts · won by 135,747 votes
Louis StokesDemocraticWINNER82.36%
165,247 votes
Robert L. WoodallRepublican14.7%
29,500 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 2.9% of the popular vote; only the leading candidates are individually recorded for this election.
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.