PolitiFinder

1918 Ohio U.S. House District 4 Election

Ohio · 2 candidates · See every 1918 U.S. House race

Who won the 1918 Ohio U.S. House District 4 Election?

Benjamin Welty won the 1918 Ohio U.S. House District 4 Election. Benjamin Welty received 22,580 popular votes (50.5%). The main challenger was L A Russell (49.5%).

See the full head-to-head between Welty and Russell

Welty +1.0 pts · won by 444 votes
Benjamin WeltyDemocraticWINNER50.5%
22,580 votes
L A RussellRepublican49.5%
22,136 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.