Frances Bolton

U.S. Representative
Born
March 29, 1885
Died
March 9, 1977
Age at death
91
Home state
Ohio
Party
Republican
On the ballot
1940–1966
14-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Bolton1.6M
Opponents1.1M
14
Elections run

Between 1940 and 1966, Frances Bolton ran in 14 U.S. House elections, winning all 14. Bolton's biggest single-election total was 219,788 votes, in the 1950 U.S. House election in Ohio's District 22. Bolton's closest win came in the 1958 U.S. House election in Ohio's District 22, decided by 13,631 votes.

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How many votes has Frances Bolton received?

Frances Bolton has received 1,643,612 popular votes across 14 U.S. elections, with a career record of 14–0.

Election history

Frances Bolton’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1966U.S. HouseOhioWon71,92755.87%Anthony O Calabrese
1964U.S. HouseOhioWon84,18356.64%Chat Paterson (head-to-head)
1962U.S. HouseOhioWon74,60364.56%Edward Corrigan
Ronald B Peltz
1960U.S. HouseOhioWon88,38956.91%Chat Paterson (head-to-head)
1958U.S. HouseOhioWon71,13955.3%Chat Paterson (head-to-head)
1956U.S. HouseOhioWon96,46866.7%Harry A Blachman
1954U.S. HouseOhioWon61,73858.35%Chat Paterson (head-to-head)
1952U.S. HouseOhioWon87,31658.79%Chat Paterson (head-to-head)
1950U.S. HouseOhioWon219,78862.72%Chat Paterson (head-to-head)
1948U.S. HouseOhioWon170,08554.67%Jack G Day
1946U.S. HouseOhioWon174,82369.13%Earl Heffley
Matthew Demore
1944U.S. HouseOhioWon185,18757.38%Don O Cameron
1942U.S. HouseOhioWon92,64457.1%James Metzenbaum
1940U.S. HouseOhioWon165,32256.7%Anthony A Fleger
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (B000607) and Wikidata (Q599174). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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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.