Louis Stokes
★ U.S. Representative
- Born
- February 23, 1925
- Died
- August 18, 2015
- Age at death
- 90
- Home state
- Ohio
- Party
- Democratic
- On the ballot
- 1968–1996
15-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Stokes1.6M
Opponents387,098
15
Elections run
Between 1968 and 1996, Louis Stokes ran in 15 U.S. House elections, winning all 15. Stokes's biggest single-election total was 165,247 votes, in the 1984 U.S. House election in Ohio's District 21. Stokes's closest win came in the 1974 U.S. House election in Ohio's District 21, decided by 45,983 votes.
Browse every U.S. House race in Ohio's District 11, every U.S. House race in Ohio's District 21, or all 1996 U.S. House races.
How many votes has Louis Stokes received?
Louis Stokes has received 1,623,912 popular votes across 15 U.S. elections, with a career record of 15–0.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | U.S. HouseOhio | Won | 153,54681.22% | James J. Sykora (head-to-head) Sonja K. Glavina |
| 1994 | U.S. HouseOhio | Won | 114,22077.21% | James J. Sykora (head-to-head) |
| 1992 | U.S. HouseOhio | Won | 154,71869.19% | Beryl E. Rothschild Edward Gudenas Gerald Henley |
| 1990 | U.S. HouseOhio | Won | 103,33879.95% | Franklin H. Roski (head-to-head) |
| 1988 | U.S. HouseOhio | Won | 148,38885.68% | Franklin H. Roski (head-to-head) |
| 1986 | U.S. HouseOhio | Won | 99,87881.55% | Frankline H. Roski |
| 1984 | U.S. HouseOhio | Won | 165,24782.36% | Robert L. Woodall (head-to-head) |
| 1982 | U.S. HouseOhio | Won | 132,54486.14% | Alan G. Shatteen |
| 1980 | U.S. HouseOhio | Won | 83,18888.22% | Robert L. Woodall (head-to-head) |
| 1978 | U.S. HouseOhio | Won | 58,93486.08% | Bill Mack |
| 1976 | U.S. HouseOhio | Won | 91,90383.83% | Barbara Sparks Anthony R. Curry |
| 1974 | U.S. HouseOhio | Won | 58,96981.95% | Bill Mack (head-to-head) |
| 1972 | U.S. HouseOhio | Won | 99,19081.08% | Tom L Johnson Joseph Pirincin Cecil Lampkins |
| 1970 | U.S. HouseOhio | Won | 74,34077.62% | Bill Mack (head-to-head) |
| 1968 | U.S. HouseOhio | Won | 85,50974.72% | Charles P Lucas |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (S000948) and Wikidata (Q983528). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Louis Stokes: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/louis-stokes. Accessed [date].