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1848 Ohio U.S. House District 8 Election

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Who won the 1848 Ohio U.S. House District 8 Election?

John Taylor won the 1848 Ohio U.S. House District 8 Election. John Taylor received 7,449 popular votes (52.93%). The main challenger was James H Cleveland (47.07%).

See the full head-to-head between Taylor and Cleveland

Taylor +5.9 pts · won by 825 votes
John TaylorwhigWINNER52.93%
7,449 votes
James H ClevelandDemocratic47.07%
6,624 votes
Popular-vote totals for this U.S. House election come from the Constituency-Level Elections Archive (CLEA) and the official public record.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.