Frank Bow

U.S. Representative
Born
February 20, 1901
Died
November 13, 1972
Age at death
71
Home state
Ohio
Party
Republican
On the ballot
1950–1970
11-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Bow1.1M
Opponents795,036
11
Elections run

Between 1950 and 1970, Frank Bow ran in 11 U.S. House elections, winning all 11. Bow's biggest single-election total was 130,542 votes, in the 1960 U.S. House election in Ohio's District 16. Bow's closest win came in the 1950 U.S. House election in Ohio's District 16, decided by 2,051 votes.

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How many votes has Frank Bow received?

Frank Bow has received 1,056,282 popular votes across 11 U.S. elections, with a career record of 11–0.

Election history

Frank Bow’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1970U.S. HouseOhioWon81,20856.24%Virgil L Musser (head-to-head)
1968U.S. HouseOhioWon101,49559.56%Virgil L Musser (head-to-head)
Robert T Kenndall

Robert Blake
1966U.S. HouseOhioWon87,59761.1%I Freeman (head-to-head)
1964U.S. HouseOhioWon101,80252.19%I Freeman (head-to-head)
1962U.S. HouseOhioWon96,51260.05%Ed Witmer
1960U.S. HouseOhioWon130,54262.52%John G Freedom (head-to-head)
1958U.S. HouseOhioWon100,67857.42%John G Freedom (head-to-head)
1956U.S. HouseOhioWon101,32455.21%John McSweeney Jr. (head-to-head)
1954U.S. HouseOhioWon79,37158.29%Thomas H Nichols
1952U.S. HouseOhioWon98,44754.4%John McSweeney Jr. (head-to-head)
1950U.S. HouseOhioWon77,30650.67%John McSweeney Jr. (head-to-head)
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (B000676) and Wikidata (Q13219321). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Frank Bow: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/frank-bow. 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.