Ted Strickland, U.S. Representative

Ted Strickland

U.S. Representative
Born
August 4, 1941
Current age
84
Home state
Ohio
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1976–2016

Photo: Erik Drost, via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 4.0)

6-5
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Strickland3.1M
Opponents4.3M
11
Elections run

Between 1976 and 2016, Ted Strickland ran in 11 elections across 2 offices (U.S. House and U.S. Senate), winning 6 and losing 5. Strickland's biggest single-election total was 1,996,908 votes, in the 2016 U.S. Senate election in Ohio. Strickland's closest win came in the 1992 U.S. House election in Ohio's District 6, decided by 3,468 votes.

Browse every U.S. Senate election in Ohio, every U.S. House race in Ohio's District 6, or all 2016 U.S. Senate races.

How many votes has Ted Strickland received?

Ted Strickland has received 3,102,627 popular votes across 11 U.S. elections, with a career record of 6–5.

Election history

Ted Strickland’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
2016U.S. SenateOhioLost1,996,90837.16%Rob Portman
Tom Connors

Joseph R. Demare

Scott A. Rupert
2004U.S. HouseOhioWon223,84299.94%
2002U.S. HouseOhioWon113,97259.48%Mike Halleck
2000U.S. HouseOhioWon138,84957.72%Mike Azinger
Kenneth R. MacCutcheon
1998U.S. HouseOhioWon102,85256.96%Nancy P. Hollister
1996U.S. HouseOhioWon118,00351.32%Frank A. Cremeans
1994U.S. HouseOhioLost87,86149.05%Frank A. Cremans
1992U.S. HouseOhioWon122,72050.72%Bob McEwen (head-to-head)
1980U.S. HouseOhioLost84,23545.4%Bob McEwen (head-to-head)
1978U.S. HouseOhioLost46,31835.11%William H. Harsha (head-to-head)
1976U.S. HouseOhioLost67,06738.52%William H. Harsha (head-to-head)
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (S001004) and Wikidata (Q465295). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Ted Strickland: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/ted-strickland. 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.