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.
Browse every U.S. House race in Ohio's District 18 or all 1992 U.S. House races.
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
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | U.S. HouseOhio | Won | 166,18968.27% | William J. Ress (head-to-head) |
| 1990 | U.S. HouseOhio | Won | 120,78274.28% | John A. Hales |
| 1988 | U.S. HouseOhio | Won | 151,30677.62% | William C. Abraham |
| 1986 | U.S. HouseOhio | Won | 126,526100% | — |
| 1984 | U.S. HouseOhio | Won | 155,75975.94% | Kenneth P. Burt Jr. |
| 1982 | U.S. HouseOhio | Won | 128,665100% | — |
| 1980 | U.S. HouseOhio | Won | 134,83576.1% | Gary L. Hammersley |
| 1978 | U.S. HouseOhio | Won | 71,89459.5% | William J. Ress (head-to-head) |
| 1976 | U.S. HouseOhio | Won | 116,90162.91% | 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.
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