Douglas Applegate

U.S. Representative
Born
March 27, 1928
Died
August 7, 2021
Age at death
93
Home state
Ohio
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1976–1992
9-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Applegate1.2M
Opponents372,254
9
Elections run

Between 1976 and 1992, Douglas Applegate ran in 9 U.S. House elections, winning all 9. Applegate's biggest single-election total was 166,189 votes, in the 1992 U.S. House election in Ohio's District 18. Applegate's closest win came in the 1978 U.S. House election in Ohio's District 18, decided by 22,963 votes.

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How many votes has Douglas Applegate received?

Douglas Applegate has received 1,172,857 popular votes across 9 U.S. elections, with a career record of 9–0.

Election history

Douglas Applegate’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1992U.S. HouseOhioWon166,18968.27%William J. Ress (head-to-head)
1990U.S. HouseOhioWon120,78274.28%John A. Hales
1988U.S. HouseOhioWon151,30677.62%William C. Abraham
1986U.S. HouseOhioWon126,526100%
1984U.S. HouseOhioWon155,75975.94%Kenneth P. Burt Jr.
1982U.S. HouseOhioWon128,665100%
1980U.S. HouseOhioWon134,83576.1%Gary L. Hammersley
1978U.S. HouseOhioWon71,89459.5%William J. Ress (head-to-head)
1976U.S. HouseOhioWon116,90162.91%Ralph R. McCoy
William Crabbe

John Dwight Bashline
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (A000214) and Wikidata (Q1251997). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Douglas Applegate: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/douglas-applegate. Accessed [date].

Compiled by PolitiFinder. Election results from official certified sources and the MIT Election Lab. See Data & sources and methodology. Data last verified July 28, 2026.