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1940 Ohio U.S. House District 7 Election

Ohio · 2 candidates · See every 1940 U.S. House race

Who won the 1940 Ohio U.S. House District 7 Election?

Clarence Brown won the 1940 Ohio U.S. House District 7 Election. Clarence Brown received 83,415 popular votes (58.3%). The main challenger was J Fuller Trump (41.7%).

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

Brown +16.6 pts · won by 23,748 votes
Clarence BrownRepublicanWINNER58.3%
83,415 votes
J Fuller TrumpDemocratic41.7%
59,667 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.