U.S. Representative, Ohio's 11th District
November 3, 1998 · general election · District 11 · 3 candidates with a page
The candidates
Listed alphabetically by surname. Ohio rotates the order candidates appear in by precinct, so no order on this page is the order on a ballot.
- Taught elementary and high school health and physical education in Cleveland schools before becoming an attorney; later an assistant Cleveland police prosecutor, 1945-1949
- Cleveland City Council member, 1949-1959, the first African American elected to the council; later Ohio assistant attorney general and a Cleveland Municipal Court judge, appointed 1977, retiring in 1986
- Graduated from Western Reserve University in 1932 and later from Cleveland Law School, becoming an attorney in 1945
4 of 11 sections researched · 4 sources
4 of 11 sections researched · 3 sources
- Graduate, Collinwood High School, Cleveland
- Bachelor's degree in social work, Flora Stone Mather College of Case Western Reserve University, 1971
- Law degree, Case Western Reserve University School of Law, 1974
5 of 11 sections researched · 22 sources
Jean Murrell Capers
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James D. Hereford
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Stephanie Tubbs Jones
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The race in pictures
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A note on our coverage
Read before the columns: where one candidate has more entries than another, this says which of the two reasons it is.
Stephanie Tubbs Jones's record in office has 4 entries, James D. Hereford's has 0 and Jean Murrell Capers's has 0. The difference reflects the length of each public record and the depth of our research; it is not a judgment.
Jump to a candidate
- Jean Murrell Capers: Where they stand · What they have said, checked · Record in office · Money
- James D. Hereford: Where they stand · What they have said, checked · Record in office · Money
- Stephanie Tubbs Jones: Where they stand · What they have said, checked · Record in office · Money
Where they stand
Their own words, by issue, with the date, the venue and the link. A paraphrase is marked as one.
Jean Murrell Capers
Not yet researched
James D. Hereford
Not yet researched
Stephanie Tubbs Jones
Not yet researched
What they have said, checked
Newest first. Each check is shown in the checker's own rating word, with their name, the date and the link.
Jean Murrell Capers
Not yet researched
James D. Hereford
Not yet researched
Stephanie Tubbs Jones
Not yet researched
Record in office
Dated actions. Any evaluation of an action is printed with the name of whoever made it and the link.
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
| Person | Date | Kind | Entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jones (D) | 1981 | office | Judge, Cleveland Municipal Court |
| Jones (D) | 1983 | office | Judge, Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas |
| Jones (D) | 1991 | office | Cuyahoga County Prosecutor |
| Jones (D) | 1999-01-06 | office | U.S. Representative, Ohio's 11th District |
| Jones (D) | 2007-01-03 | office | Chair, House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (Ethics) |
| Jones (D) | 2002-10-10 | vote | 2002-10-10 (vote): Voted against the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002 (H. J. Res. 114), which passed the House 296 to 13 |
| Jones (D) | 2003-11-22 | vote | 2003-11-22 (vote): Voted against the conference report on the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act (H. R. 1), adopted 220 to 215. |
| Jones (D) | 2005-01-06 | vote | 2005-01-06 (vote): Voted for the objection, which she sponsored in the House, to counting Ohio's electoral votes from the 2004 presidential election; the House |
| Jones (D) | 2006-12-19 | appointment | 2006-12-19 (appointment): Named chair of the House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct for the 110th Congress. |
Jean Murrell Capers
Not yet researched
James D. Hereford
Not yet researched
Stephanie Tubbs Jones
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December 19, 2006 · appointment
Named chair of the House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct for the 110th Congress.
Source: Stephanie Tubbs Jones
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January 6, 2005 · vote
Voted for the objection, which she sponsored in the House, to counting Ohio's electoral votes from the 2004 presidential election; the House rejected it 31 to 267.
Sources: Roll call vote: On Agreeing to the Objection (counting of Ohio electoral votes, 2004 election) · Stephanie Tubbs Jones
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November 22, 2003 · vote
Voted against the conference report on the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act (H. R. 1), adopted 220 to 215.
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October 10, 2002 · vote
Voted against the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002 (H. J. Res. 114), which passed the House 296 to 133.
Source: Roll call vote: H. J. Res. 114, On Passage (Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq)
Money
Totals and donors exactly as filed with the FEC or the Ohio Secretary of State, each figure with its filing link.
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
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| None found in the records checked |
Jean Murrell Capers
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
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| None found in the records checked |
Totals as filed
Not yet researched
Top donors, as filed
Not yet researched
Outside spending
Not yet researched
In-state share
Not yet researched
James D. Hereford
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
| Status |
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| None found in the records checked |
Totals as filed
Not yet researched
Top donors, as filed
Not yet researched
Outside spending
Not yet researched
In-state share
Not yet researched
Stephanie Tubbs Jones
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
| Status |
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| None found in the records checked |
Totals as filed
Not yet researched
Top donors, as filed
Not yet researched
Outside spending
Not yet researched
In-state share
Not yet researched
The result
Stephanie Tubbs Jones · certified 1998-12
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Stephanie Tubbs Jones | 115,226 | 80.4% |
| James D. Hereford | 18,592 | 13.0% |
| Jean Murrell Capers | 9,477 | 6.6% |
Sources: Federal Elections 98 (PDF, the entire publication; Ohio U.S. House results on printed pages 99-103); compiled from state elections offices · Federal Elections 98 · Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 3, 1998 (Ohio, U.S. Representative)
Sources
Data from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0: Jean Murrell Capers · Stephanie Tubbs Jones
- Federal Elections 98 · Federal Election Commission · accessed 2026-09-25
- Federal Elections 98 (PDF, the entire publication; Ohio U.S. House results on printed pages 99-103); compiled from state elections offices · Federal Election Commission · accessed 2026-09-25
- Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 3, 1998 (Ohio, U.S. Representative) · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · accessed 2026-09-25
- Jean Murrell Capers · Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-25
- Stephanie Tubbs Jones · Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-24
- congress-legislators: historical legislators, terms of service · The @unitedstates project (public domain) · accessed 2026-09-24
- Roll call vote: H. J. Res. 114, On Passage (Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq) · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · 2002-10-10 · accessed 2026-09-24
- Roll call vote: H. R. 1, On Agreeing to the Conference Report (Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act) · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · 2003-11-22 · accessed 2026-09-24
- Roll call vote: On Agreeing to the Objection (counting of Ohio electoral votes, 2004 election) · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · 2005-01-06 · accessed 2026-09-24
- Federal Elections 2000 (Excel, House results, sheet 'House (with Totals & Percents)', Ohio rows); compiled from state elections offices · Federal Election Commission · accessed 2026-09-25
- Federal Elections 2000: House · Federal Election Commission · accessed 2026-09-25
- Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 7, 2000 (Ohio, U.S. Representative) · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · accessed 2026-09-25
- Federal Elections 2002 (Excel edition of the entire publication, sheet '2002 House & Senate Results', Ohio rows); compiled from state elections offices · Federal Election Commission · accessed 2026-09-25
- Federal Elections 2002 · Federal Election Commission · accessed 2026-09-25
- Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 5, 2002 (Ohio, U.S. Representative) · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · accessed 2026-09-25
- Federal Elections 2004 (Excel edition, sheet '2004 US HOUSE & SENATE RESULTS', Ohio rows); compiled from state elections offices · Federal Election Commission · accessed 2026-09-25
- Federal Elections 2004 · Federal Election Commission · accessed 2026-09-25
- Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 2, 2004 (Ohio, U.S. Representative) · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · accessed 2026-09-25
- Federal Elections 2006 (Excel edition, sheet '2006 US House & Senate Results', Ohio rows); compiled from state elections offices · Federal Election Commission · accessed 2026-09-25
- Federal Elections 2006 · Federal Election Commission · accessed 2026-09-25
- Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 2006 (Ohio, U.S. Representative) · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · accessed 2026-09-25
Quick answers
When was the 1998 U.S. Representative, Ohio's 11th District election?
The election for U.S. Representative, Ohio's 11th District was held on November 3, 1998.
Who ran for U.S. Representative, Ohio's 11th District in 1998?
On the ballot for U.S. Representative, Ohio's 11th District, in surname order: Jean Murrell Capers (Independent), James D. Hereford (Republican), Stephanie Tubbs Jones (Democratic).
Who won the 1998 U.S. Representative, Ohio's 11th District election?
Stephanie Tubbs Jones won the election for U.S. Representative, Ohio's 11th District. Results as certified: Jean Murrell Capers 6.6%, James D. Hereford 13.0%, Stephanie Tubbs Jones 80.4%.
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