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1944 Ohio U.S. House District 8 Election

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Who won the 1944 Ohio U.S. House District 8 Election?

Frederick Smith won the 1944 Ohio U.S. House District 8 Election. Frederick Smith received 51,253 popular votes (59.77%). The main challenger was Roy Warren Roof (40.23%).

See the full head-to-head between Smith and Roof

Smith +19.5 pts · won by 16,759 votes
Frederick SmithRepublicanWINNER59.77%
51,253 votes
Roy Warren RoofDemocratic40.23%
34,494 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.