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1878 Ohio U.S. House District 3 Election

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Who won the 1878 Ohio U.S. House District 3 Election?

John McMahon won the 1878 Ohio U.S. House District 3 Election. John McMahon received 15,437 popular votes (51.04%). The main challenger was Emanuel Shultz (47.45%).

See the full head-to-head between McMahon and Shultz

McMahon +3.6 pts · won by 1,085 votes
John McMahonDemocraticWINNER51.04%
15,437 votes
Emanuel ShultzRepublican47.45%
14,352 votes
John F NolanGreen1.08%
328 votes
David Staleyprohibition0.42%
127 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.