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1940 Ohio U.S. House District 14 Election

Ohio · 3 candidates · See every 1940 U.S. House race

Who won the 1940 Ohio U.S. House District 14 Election?

Dow Harter won the 1940 Ohio U.S. House District 14 Election. Dow Harter received 121,037 popular votes (52.27%). The main challenger was Walter B Wanamaker (46.64%).

See the full head-to-head between Harter and Wanamaker

Harter +5.6 pts · won by 13,021 votes
Dow HarterDemocraticWINNER52.27%
121,037 votes
Walter B WanamakerRepublican46.64%
108,016 votes
Cornelius KohlmyerIndependent1.09%
2,527 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.