Electoral history of Dennis Kucinich

Electoral history of Dennis Kucinich, United States Representative from Ohio's 10th district (1997-present), 53rd Mayor of Cleveland (1977-1979) and a candidate for Democratic Presidential nomination in 2004 and 2008

Ohio's 23rd congressional district, 1972 [ [http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=57665 Our Campaigns - OH District 23 Race - Nov 07, 1972 ] ] :
* William Edwin Minshall, Jr. (R) (inc.) - 98,594 (49.41%)
* Dennis Kucinich (D) - 94,366 (47.29%)
* John O'Neill (Socialist Labor) - 3,615 (1.81%)
* Frederick D. Lyon (American Independent) - 2,976 (1.49%)

Ohio's 23rd congressional district, 1974 [ [http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=32525 Our Campaigns - OH District 23 Race - Nov 04, 1974 ] ] :
* Ronald M. Motti (D) - 53,338 (34.76%)
* George Mastics - 46,810 (30.50%)
* Dennis Kucinich (I) - 45,186 (29.45%)
* Hugh J. Gallagher (I) - 3,461 (2.26%)
* Bohdan Futey - 2,655 (1.73%)
* Arthur Cain - 2,005 (1.31%)

Cleveland mayoral election, 1976 [ [http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=281896 Our Campaigns - Cleveland, OH Mayor Race - Nov 08, 1977 ] ] :
* Dennis Kucinich - 93,047 (50.81%)
* Edward F. Feighan - 90,074 (49.19%)

Cleveland recall election, 1978 [ [http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=295131 Our Campaigns - Cleveland, OH Mayor - Recall Race - Aug 13, 1978 ] ] :
* Against recall Mayor Kucinich - 60,250 (50.10%)
* For recall Mayor Kucinich - 60,014 (49.90%)

Cleveland mayoral election, 1979 [ [http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=281890 Our Campaigns - Cleveland, OH Mayor Race - Nov 06, 1979 ] ] :
* George Voinovich - 94,541 (56.18%)
* Dennis Kucinich (inc.) - 73,755 (43.83%)

Secretary of State of Ohio, 1982 (Democratic primary) [ [http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=218571 Our Campaigns - OH Secretary of State- D Primary Race - Jun 08, 1982 ] ] :
* Sherrod Brown - 304,952 (33.77%)
* Dennis Kucinich - 246,618 (27.31%)
* Anthony O. Calabrese, Jr. - 214,901 (23.80%)
* Francis E. Gaul - 136,568 (15.12%)

Ohio's 20th congressional district, 1988 (Democratic primary) [ [http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=209706 Our Campaigns - OH District 20 - D Primary Race - May 03, 1988 ] ] :
* Mary Rose Oakar (inc.) - 64,417 (76.74%)
* Dennis Kucinich - 19,530 (23.27%)

Ohio's 19th congressional district, 1992 (Democratic primary) [ [http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=208423 Our Campaigns - OH District 19 - D Primary Race - Jun 02, 1992 ] ] :
* Eric D. Fingerhut - 20,929 (24.25%)
* Tim McCormack - 16,053 (18.60%)
* Dennis Kucinich - 15,453 (17.91%)
* Frank J. Valenta - 14,254 (16.52%)
* Thomas J. Coyne Jr. - 11,258 (13.05%)
* Kathleen Cotter - 4,407 (5.11%)
* Tom Milkovich - 1,974 (2.29%)
* Jackie Hrnyak - 1,011 (1.17%)
* Joan C. Durbak - 957 (1.11%)

Ohio's 10th congressional district, 1996 (Democratic primary) [ [http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=278185 Our Campaigns - OH District 10- D Primary Race - Mar 19, 1996 ] ] :
* Dennis Kucinich - 37,895 (77.22%)
* Edward Boyle - 9,221 (18.79%)
* Donald B. Slusher - 1,253 (2.55%)
* C. River Smith - 703 (1.43%)

Ohio's 10th congressional district, 1996 [ [http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=28127 Our Campaigns - OH District 10 Race - Nov 05, 1996 ] ] :
* Dennis Kucinich (D) - 110,723 (49.06%)
* Martin R. Hoke (R) (inc.) - 104,546 (46.32%)
* Robert B. Iverson - 10,415 (4.62%)
* Others (write-in) - 12 (0.01%)

Ohio's 10th congressional district, 1998 [ [http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=28077 Our Campaigns - OH District 10 Race - Nov 03, 1998 ] ] :
* Dennis Kucinich (D) (inc.) - 110,552 (66.77%)
* Joseph I. Slovenec (R) - 55,015 (33.23%)

Ohio's 10th congressional district, 2000 [ [http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=579 Our Campaigns - OH District 10 Race - Nov 07, 2000 ] ] :
* Dennis Kucinich (D) (inc.) - 167,093 (75.00%)
* Bill Smith (R) - 48,940 (21.97%)
* Ron Petrie (LBT) - 6,761 (3.04%)

Ohio's 10th congressional district, 2002 [ [http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=1234 Our Campaigns - OH District 10 Race - Nov 05, 2002 ] ] :
* Dennis Kucinich (D) (inc.) - 129,997 (74.06%)
* Jon Heben (R) - 41,778 (23.80%)
* Judy Locy (I) - 3,761 (2.14%)

Minnesota Independence Party presidential caucus, 2004 [ [http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=68459 Our Campaigns - MN US President - IP Caucus Race - Mar 02, 2004 ] ] :
* John Edwards - 335 (41.10%)
* John Kerry - 149 (18.28%)
* George W. Bush (inc.) - 94 (11.53%)
* Ralph Nader - 78 (9.57%)
* None of the above - 66 (8.10%)
* Dennis Kucinich - 40 (4.91%)
* Lorna Salzman - 9 (1.10%)
* John McCain - 9 (1.10%)
* Al Sharpton - 5 (0.61%)
* David Cobb - 4 (0.49%)
* Wesley Clark - 4 (0.49%)
* Joe Lieberman - 4 (0.49%)
* Howard Dean - 3 (0.37%)
* Jesse Ventura - 3 (0.37%)
* Gary P. Nolan - 2 (0.25%)
* Timothy J. Penny - 2 (0.25%)
* Kent P. Mesplay - 1 (0.12%)
* John B. Anderson - 1 (0.12%)
* Charles W. Barkley - 1 (0.12%)
* Dean M. Barkley - 1 (0.12%)
* Bill Bradley - 1 (0.12%)
* Rudy Giuliani - 1 (0.12%)
* Mickey Mouse - 1 (0.12%)
* Theodore Roosevelt - 1 (0.12%)

2004 Democratic presidential primaries [http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=113159 Our Campaigns - US President - D Convention Race - Jul 26, 2004 ] ] :
* John Kerry - 9,930,497 (60.98%)
* John Edwards - 3,162,337 (19.42%)
* Howard Dean - 903,460 (5.55%)
* Dennis Kucinich - 620,242 (3.81%)
* Wesley Clark - 547,369 (3.36%)
* Al Sharpton - 380,865 (2.34%)
* Joe Lieberman - 280,940 (1.73%)
* Uncommitted - 157,953 (0.97%)
* Lyndon LaRouche - 103,731 (0.64%)
* Carol Moseley Braun - 98,469 (0.61%)
* Dick Gephardt - 63,902 (0.39%)
* Scattering - 12,525 (0.08%)

2004 Green Party National Convention (Presidential tally) [ [http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=38558 Our Campaigns - US President - G Convention Race - Jun 23, 2004 ] ] :
* David Cobb - 408 (36.20%)
* No nominee - 308 (27.33%)
* Peter Camejo - 119 (10.56%)
* Ralph Nader - 118 (10.47%)
* Kent P. Mesplay - 43 (3.82%)
* Lorna Salzman - 40 (3.55%)
* None of the above - 36 (3.19%)
* JoAnne Bier Beeman - 14 (1.24%)
* Carol A. Miller - 10 (0.89%)
* Dennis Kucinich - 9 (0.80%)
* Uncommitted - 7 (0.62%)
* Paul Glover - 6 (0.53%)
* Abstaining - 3 (0.27%)
* Jonathan Farley - 3 (0.27%)
* Sheila Bilyeu - 2 (0.18%)
* Eugene Victor Debs - 1 (0.09%)

Thereshold: 385

2004 Democratic National Convention (Presidential tally):
* John Kerry - 4,255 (99.14%)
* Dennis Kucinich - 37 (0.86%)

Ohio's 10th congressional district, 2004 [ [http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=4296 Our Campaigns - OH - District 10 Race - Nov 02, 2004 ] ] :
* Dennis Kucinich (D) (inc.) - 172,406 (60.03%)
* Edward F. Herman, Jr. (R) - 96,463 (33.59%)
* Barbara Anne Ferris (I) - 18,343 (6.39%)

"'Ohio's 10th congressional district, 2006 (Democratic primary) [ [http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=280437 Our Campaigns - OH District 10- D Primary Race - May 02, 2006 ] ] :
* Dennis Kucinich (inc.) - 45,194 (75.90%)
* Barbara Anne Ferris - 14,348 (24.10%)

Ohio's 10th congressional district, 2006 [ [http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=207166 Our Campaigns - OH - District 10 Race - Nov 07, 2006 ] ] :
* Dennis Kucinich (D) (inc.) - 138,393 (66.41%)
* Mike Dovilla (R) - 69,996 (33.59%)

2008 New Hampshire Democratic Vice Presidential primary [ [http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=411802 Our Campaigns - NH US Vice President - D Primary Race - Jan 08, 2008 ] ] :
* Raymond Stebbins - 50,485 (46.93%)
* William Bryk - 22,965 (21.35%)
* John Edwards* - 10,553 (9.81%)
* Barack Obama* 6,402 (5.95%)
* Bill Richardson* (write-in) - 5,525 (5.14%)
* Hillary Rodham Clinton* (write-in) - 3,419 (3.18%)
* Joe Biden* - 1,512 (1.41%)
* Al Gore* - 966 (0.90%)
* Dennis Kucinich* - 762 (0.71%)
* Bill Clinton* - 388 (0.36%)
* John McCain* - 293 (0.27%)
* Christopher Dodd* - 224 (0.21%)
* Ron Paul* - 176 (0.16%)
* Jack Barnes, Jr.* - 95 (0.09%)
* Mike Gravel* - 91 (0.09%)
* Joe Lieberman* - 67 (0.06%)
* Mitt Romney* - 66 (0.06%)
* Mike Huckabee* - 63 (0.06%)
* Rudy Giuliani* - 46 (0.04%)
* Darrel Hunter* - 20 (0.02%)

{* - write-in)

2008 Democratic presidential primaries [ [http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=6315 Our Campaigns - US President - D Primary Race - Jan 03, 2008 ] ] :

Excluding so-called beauty pageant contests, only primary and caucuses votes:
* Barack Obama - 16,706,853
* Hillary Rodham Clinton - 16,239,821
* John Edwards* - 742,010
* Bill Richardson* - 89,054
* Uncommitted - 82,660
* Dennis Kucinich* - 68,482
* Joe Biden* - 64,041
* Mike Gravel* - 27,662
* Christopher Dodd* - 25,300
* Others - 22,556

Including beauty pageant contests:

* Hillary Rodham Clinton - 18,225,175 (48.03%)
* Barack Obama - 17,988,182 (47.41%)
* John Edwards* - 1,006,275 (2.65%)
* Uncommitted - 299,610 (0.79%)
* Bill Richardson* - 106,073 (0.28%)
* Dennis Kucinich* - 103,994 (0.27%)
* Joe Biden* - 81,641 (0.22%)
* Scattering - 44,348 (0.12%)
* Mike Gravel* - 40,251 (0.11%)
* Christopher Dodd* - 35,281 (0.09%)

(* - dropped out from race)

Ohio's 10th congressional district, 2008 (Democratic primary) [ [http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=364534 Our Campaigns - OH District 10- D Primary Race - Mar 04, 2008 ] ] :
* Dennis Kucinich (inc.) - 68,156 (50.27%)
* Joe Cimperman - 47,891 (35.32%)
* Barbara Anne Ferris - 8,780 (6.48%)
* Thomas O'Grady - 6,780 (5.00%)
* Rosemary Palmer - 3,982 (2.94%)

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