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1878 Ohio U.S. House District 9 Election

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Who won the 1878 Ohio U.S. House District 9 Election?

George Converse won the 1878 Ohio U.S. House District 9 Election. George Converse received 17,786 popular votes (48.9%). The main challenger was Lorenzo English (46.19%).

See the full head-to-head between Converse and English

Converse +2.7 pts · won by 988 votes
George ConverseDemocraticWINNER48.9%
17,786 votes
Lorenzo EnglishRepublican46.19%
16,798 votes
William T LewisGreen3.51%
1,275 votes
James H Coulterprohibition1.4%
508 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.