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1896 Ohio U.S. House District 6 Election

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Who won the 1896 Ohio U.S. House District 6 Election?

Seth Brown won the 1896 Ohio U.S. House District 6 Election. Seth Brown received 25,360 popular votes (53.9%). The main challenger was Harry W Paxton (45.39%).

See the full head-to-head between Brown and Paxton

Brown +8.5 pts · won by 4,002 votes
Seth BrownRepublicanWINNER53.9%
25,360 votes
Harry W PaxtonDemocratic45.39%
21,358 votes
Frank S Deloprohibition0.71%
336 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.