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1896 Ohio U.S. House District 7 Election

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Who won the 1896 Ohio U.S. House District 7 Election?

Walter Weaver won the 1896 Ohio U.S. House District 7 Election. Walter Weaver received 22,745 popular votes (51.4%). The main challenger was Samuel F Hunt (47.84%).

See the full head-to-head between Weaver and Hunt

Weaver +3.6 pts · won by 1,574 votes
Walter WeaverRepublicanWINNER51.4%
22,745 votes
Samuel F HuntDemocratic47.84%
21,171 votes
Ralph S Thompsonnational party0.75%
334 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.