Thomas N. Kindness
★ U.S. Representative
- Born
- August 26, 1929
- Died
- January 13, 2004
- Age at death
- 74
- Home state
- Ohio
- Party
- Republican
- On the ballot
- 1974–1986
6-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Kindness1.8M
Opponents2.2M
7
Elections run
Between 1974 and 1986, Thomas N. Kindness ran in 7 elections across 2 offices (U.S. House and U.S. Senate), winning 6 and losing 1. Kindness's biggest single-election total was 1,171,893 votes, in the 1986 U.S. Senate election in Ohio. Kindness's closest win came in the 1974 U.S. House election in Ohio's District 8, decided by 5,396 votes.
Browse every U.S. Senate election in Ohio, every U.S. House race in Ohio's District 8, or all 1986 U.S. Senate races.
How many votes has Thomas N. Kindness received?
Thomas N. Kindness has received 1,808,238 popular votes across 7 U.S. elections, with a career record of 6–1.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | U.S. SenateOhio | Lost | 1,171,89337.55% | John Glenn |
| 1984 | U.S. HouseOhio | Won | 155,20076.88% | John T. Francis |
| 1982 | U.S. HouseOhio | Won | 98,52766.39% | John William Griffin (head-to-head) |
| 1980 | U.S. HouseOhio | Won | 139,59075.97% | John William Griffin (head-to-head) |
| 1978 | U.S. HouseOhio | Won | 81,15671.41% | Luella R. Schroeder George Hahn |
| 1976 | U.S. HouseOhio | Won | 110,77568.65% | John William Griffin (head-to-head) Joseph F. Payton |
| 1974 | U.S. HouseOhio | Won | 51,09742.43% | Strinko Don Gingerich Majcher |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (K000190) and Wikidata (Q7816469). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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