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      Data: MIT Election Lab, VEST, Census Bureau
      Home/Elections/1978/US House/Ohio/OH-21
      1978·US House·Ohio·District profile →

      Ohio District 21 US House

      Winner
      DEM
      Louis Stokes
      86.1%58,934 votes
      Runner-up
      REP
      Bill Mack
      13.9%9,533 votes
      Margin
      D+72.2
      68,467 total votes
      2 candidates68,467 total votes
      CandidatePartyVotes ▼%Vote Share
      Louis StokesDEM✓
      		DEM58,93486.1%
      Bill MackREP
      		REP9,53313.9%

      Seat History

      US House in Ohio

      1990
      Louis StokesDEM
      D+59.9
      1988
      Louis StokesDEM
      D+71.4
      1986
      Louis StokesDEM
      D+63.1
      1984
      Louis StokesDEM
      D+67.7
      1982
      Louis StokesDEM
      D+72.3
      Redistricted
      1980
      Louis StokesDEM
      D+76.5
      1976
      Louis StokesDEM
      D+72.5
      View all US House history for Ohio →

      Candidates

      Louis StokesDEM
      Record11W-0L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1976-1996
      US House
      Full profile →
      Bill MackREP
      Record0W-2L
      Avg MarginD+73.5
      Career1968-1978
      US House / State House
      Full profile →

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