John M. Ashbrook

U.S. Representative
Born
September 21, 1928
Died
April 24, 1982
Age at death
53
Home state
Ohio
Party
Republican
On the ballot
1960–1980
11-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Ashbrook952,139
Opponents647,072
11
Elections run

Between 1960 and 1980, John M. Ashbrook ran in 11 U.S. House elections, winning all 11. Ashbrook's biggest single-election total was 128,870 votes, in the 1980 U.S. House election in Ohio's District 17. Ashbrook's closest win came in the 1964 U.S. House election in Ohio's District 17, decided by 4,383 votes.

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How many votes has John M. Ashbrook received?

John M. Ashbrook has received 952,139 popular votes across 11 U.S. elections, with a career record of 11–0.

Election history

John M. Ashbrook’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1980U.S. HouseOhioWon128,87072.9%Donald E. Yunker
1978U.S. HouseOhioWon87,01067.38%Kenneth Robert Grier
1976U.S. HouseOhioWon94,87456.8%John C. McDonald
1974U.S. HouseOhioWon70,70852.75%Noble
Wilbur Simpson (head-to-head)
1972U.S. HouseOhioWon92,66657.36%Raymond C Beck
Wilbur Simpson (head-to-head)
1970U.S. HouseOhioWon79,47262.19%James C Hood
Wilbur Simpson (head-to-head)
1968U.S. HouseOhioWon100,14864.91%John C Levering (head-to-head)
Frank J Lausche
1966U.S. HouseOhioWon73,13255.33%Robert T Secrest
1964U.S. HouseOhioWon75,67451.49%John C Levering (head-to-head)
1962U.S. HouseOhioWon69,97658.61%John C Levering (head-to-head)
1960U.S. HouseOhioWon79,60953.04%John C Levering (head-to-head)
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (A000221) and Wikidata (Q6245684). 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.