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1886 Ohio U.S. House District 6 Election

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Who won the 1886 Ohio U.S. House District 6 Election?

Melvin Boothman won the 1886 Ohio U.S. House District 6 Election. Melvin Boothman received 19,476 popular votes (50.03%). The main challenger was William Hill (46.5%).

See the full head-to-head between Boothman and Hill

Boothman +3.5 pts · won by 1,377 votes
Melvin BoothmanRepublicanWINNER50.03%
19,476 votes
William HillDemocratic46.5%
18,099 votes
John W Roseboroughprohibition3.46%
1,345 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.