Marcy Kaptur, U.S. Representative

Marcy Kaptur

U.S. Representative● In office
Born
June 17, 1946
Current age
80
Home state
Ohio
Party
Democratic
In office
U.S. Representative, Ohio (present)
On the ballot
1982–2024
22-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Kaptur3.4M
Opponents1.6M
22
Elections run

Between 1982 and 2024, Marcy Kaptur ran in 22 U.S. House elections, winning all 22. Kaptur's biggest single-election total was 222,054 votes, in the 2008 U.S. House election in Ohio's District 9. Kaptur's closest win came in the 2024 U.S. House election in Ohio's District 9, decided by 2,382 votes.

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How many votes has Marcy Kaptur received?

Marcy Kaptur has received 3,396,032 popular votes across 22 U.S. elections, with a career record of 22–0.

Election history

Marcy Kaptur’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
2024U.S. HouseOhioWon181,09848.27%Derek Merrin
Tom Pruss
2022U.S. HouseOhioWon150,65556.63%J R Majewski
2020U.S. HouseOhioWon190,32863.07%Rob Weber
McKenzie Levindofske
2018U.S. HouseOhioWon157,21967.79%Steven W. Kraus
2016U.S. HouseOhioWon193,96668.69%Donald P. Larson
2014U.S. HouseOhioWon108,87067.74%Richard May
George A. Skalsky
2012U.S. HouseOhioWon217,77173.04%Samuel J. Wurzelbacher
Sean P. Stipe
2010U.S. HouseOhioWon121,81959.35%Rich Iott
2008U.S. HouseOhioWon222,05474.37%Bradley S. Leavitt (head-to-head)
2006U.S. HouseOhioWon153,88073.63%Bradley S. Leavitt (head-to-head)
2004U.S. HouseOhioWon205,14968.13%Larry A. Kaczala
2002U.S. HouseOhioWon132,23673.99%Edward Silvia Emery (head-to-head)
2000U.S. HouseOhioWon168,54774.8%Dwight E. Bryan
Galen Fries

Dennis Slotnick
1998U.S. HouseOhioWon130,79381.18%Edward Silvia Emery (head-to-head)
1996U.S. HouseOhioWon170,61777.09%R. Randy Whitman (head-to-head)
Elizabeth A. Slotnick
1994U.S. HouseOhioWon118,12075.34%R. Randy Whitman (head-to-head)
1992U.S. HouseOhioWon178,87973.58%Ken D. Brown
Edward Howard
1990U.S. HouseOhioWon117,68177.69%Jerry D. Lammers
1988U.S. HouseOhioWon157,55781.29%Al Hawkins
1986U.S. HouseOhioWon105,64677.52%Mike Shufeldt
1984U.S. HouseOhioWon117,98554.9%Frank Venner
1982U.S. HouseOhioWon95,16257.95%Ed Weber
Susan A. Skinner

James J. Somers

David Muir
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (K000009) and Wikidata (Q436537). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Marcy Kaptur: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/marcy-kaptur. 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.