STOKES, LOUIS
D Β· house Β· bioguide S000948
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- FEC candidate id
H6OH21052- Internal id
d1b2de60-92e5-4e73-b95c-8245a70fc3e9- Status
- challenger
Who this candidate represents
Who lives here β American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024), OH-11. Source.
| Category | Metric | Value |
|---|---|---|
| People | Population | 773,464 |
| People | Median age | 38 |
| Income | Median household income | $53,094 |
| Income | Per-capita income | $38,066 |
| Income | In poverty | 21.6% |
| Income | Unemployed | 8.4% |
| Income | Gini inequality index | 0.525 |
| Race | White alone | 42.3% |
| Race | Black alone | 43.6% |
| Race | Asian alone | 2.8% |
| Race | Hispanic or Latino | 8.0% |
| Race | Two or more races | 8.0% |
| Origin | Foreign-born | 6.6% |
| Language | Speaks English only at home | 88.2% |
| Language | Speaks Spanish at home | 5.5% |
| Education | High school or higher | 61.6% |
| Education | Bachelor's or higher | 33.5% |
| Education | Advanced degree | 15.1% |
| Household | Family households | 48.3% |
| Household | Avg household size | 2.13 |
| Household | Never married (15+) | 47.4% |
| Housing | Median home value | $151,700 |
| Housing | Median gross rent | $1,024 |
| Housing | Single-family detached | 52.3% |
| Housing | Built before 1940 | 10.7% |
| Housing | Overcrowded (>1 per room) | 1.3% |
| Housing | Vacant units | 12.6% |
| Service | Veterans (18+) | 5.3% |
| Health | With a disability | 17.2% |
| Connectivity | Households with broadband | 87.9% |
| Connectivity | Households with no internet | 8.6% |
| Commute | Drove alone | 67.1% |
| Commute | Public transit | 4.5% |
| Commute | Worked from home | 14.7% |
Cycle financials
Source: FEC weball bulk file (cycle summary). Numbers in USD; 0 = no activity reported.
| Cycle | Raised | Spent | Cash on hand | Debts | Indiv. contribs. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | $0 | $213 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 2000 | $373 | $4,933 | $213 | $0 | $0 |
| 1998 | $92,240 | $284,871 | $4,774 | $0 | $26,430 |
| 1996 | $318,954 | $361,175 | $197,405 | $0 | $95,955 |
| 1994 | $437,673 | $382,332 | $239,129 | $0 | $207,192 |
| 1992 | $391,172 | $449,248 | $183,789 | $0 | $142,445 |
| 1990 | $250,022 | $198,984 | $241,864 | $0 | $56,900 |
| 1988 | $241,646 | $173,534 | $190,827 | $0 | $59,441 |
| 1986 | $214,365 | $152,975 | $122,718 | $358 | $0 |
| 1984 | $134,202 | $116,594 | $61,327 | $398 | $54,369 |
| 1982 | $156,448 | $138,843 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 1980 | $66,601 | $58,874 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Elections
- 1980 general house Β· OH-21 β won
- 1982 general house Β· OH-21 β won
- 1984 general house Β· OH-21 β won
- 1986 general house Β· OH-21 β won
- 1988 general house Β· OH-21 β won
- 1990 general house Β· OH-21 β won
- 1992 general house Β· OH-11 β won
- 1994 general house Β· OH-11 β won
- 1996 general house Β· OH-11 β won
- 1998 general house Β· OH-11 β lost_general
Committees
- LOUIS STOKES FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE β principal Β· type H
Recent votes
No votes on file.
Sponsored & cosponsored bills
No sponsorships on file.
Election prediction
Cycle 2026 Β· model baseline-v1 Β· base rate 15.1%
P(win) = 25.1%
| Feature | Ξ P(win) |
|---|---|
| Base rate (historical) | 15.1% |
| D (major party) | +10.0% |
Baseline model (incumbency Γ party Γ office). Calibration: backtest Brier score is the reference, see npm run db:ingest -- --source=predict-backtest-election. Future model versions must beat baseline Brier on the same held-out cohort or they don't ship.
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Outbound (21)
| date | type | to | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| β | educated_at | Cleveland State University College of Law | β | wikidata | |
| β | affiliated_with | Kappa Alpha Psi | β | wikidata | |
| β | principal_candidate_of | LOUIS STOKES FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE | β | candidate_committees | |
| 1997-01-07 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1995-01-04 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1993-01-05 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1993-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1991-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1989-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1987-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1985-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1983-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1981-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1979-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1977-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1975-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1973-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1972-01-01 | held_position | Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus | β | wikidata | |
| 1971-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1969-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1946-01-01 | educated_at | Case Western Reserve University | β | wikidata |