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1988 Ohio U.S. House District 21 Election

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Who won the 1988 Ohio U.S. House District 21 Election?

Louis Stokes won the 1988 Ohio U.S. House District 21 Election. Louis Stokes received 148,388 popular votes (85.68%). The main challenger was Franklin H. Roski (14.32%).

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

Stokes +71.4 pts · won by 123,584 votes
Louis StokesDemocraticWINNER85.68%
148,388 votes
Franklin H. RoskiRepublican14.32%
24,804 votes
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.