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1880 Ohio U.S. House District 8 Election

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Who won the 1880 Ohio U.S. House District 8 Election?

Joseph Keifer won the 1880 Ohio U.S. House District 8 Election. Joseph Keifer received 21,182 popular votes (57.32%). The main challenger was Frank Chance (41.31%).

See the full head-to-head between Keifer and Chance

Keifer +16.0 pts · won by 5,918 votes
Joseph KeiferRepublicanWINNER57.32%
21,182 votes
Frank ChanceDemocratic41.31%
15,264 votes
J W Burkettprohibition0.69%
255 votes
Thos Burt GrahamGreen0.68%
251 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.