Floyd Eugene Coates

U.S. House candidate
Home state
Indiana
Party
Republican
On the ballot
1982–1990
0-4
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Coates240,455
Opponents514,414
4
Elections run

Between 1982 and 1990, Floyd Eugene Coates ran in 4 U.S. House elections, losing all 4. Coates's biggest single-election total was 72,652 votes, in the 1984 U.S. House election in Indiana's District 9.

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How many votes has Floyd Eugene Coates received?

Floyd Eugene Coates has received 240,455 popular votes across 4 U.S. elections, with a career record of 0–4.

Election history

Floyd Eugene Coates’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1990U.S. HouseIndianaLost48,32531.01%Lee Herbert Hamilton (head-to-head)
1988U.S. HouseIndianaLost60,94629.28%Lee Herbert Hamilton (head-to-head)
1984U.S. HouseIndianaLost72,65234.54%Lee Herbert Hamilton (head-to-head)
Douglas S. Boggs
1982U.S. HouseIndianaLost58,53232.42%Lee Herbert Hamilton (head-to-head)
Stephen Arnold
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Floyd Eugene Coates: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/floyd-eugene-coates. 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.