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1898 Ohio U.S. House District 8 Election

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Who won the 1898 Ohio U.S. House District 8 Election?

Archibald Lybrand won the 1898 Ohio U.S. House District 8 Election. Archibald Lybrand received 21,560 popular votes (51.56%). The main challenger was Harvey Walter Doty (45.81%).

See the full head-to-head between Lybrand and Doty

Lybrand +5.8 pts · won by 2,404 votes
Archibald LybrandRepublicanWINNER51.56%
21,560 votes
Harvey Walter DotyDemocratic45.81%
19,156 votes
Spencer GarwoodReform2.63%
1,099 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.