Robert Sweeney

U.S. Representative
Born
November 4, 1924
Died
June 30, 2007
Age at death
82
Home state
Ohio
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1964
1-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Sweeney1.9M
Opponents1.7M
1
Elections run

Robert Sweeney (1924–2007), a Democratic politician from Ohio, ran once for U.S. office, winning the 1964 U.S. House election in Ohio's at-large district with 1,872,351 votes (52.17%), defeating Chester C Bolton.

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How many votes has Robert Sweeney received?

Robert Sweeney has received 1,872,351 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 1–0.

Election history

Robert Sweeney’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1964U.S. HouseOhioWon1,872,35152.17%Chester C Bolton
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (S001103) and Wikidata (Q548194). 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.