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1958 Ohio U.S. House District 1 Election

Ohio · 2 candidates · See every 1958 U.S. House race

Who won the 1958 Ohio U.S. House District 1 Election?

Gordon Scherer won the 1958 Ohio U.S. House District 1 Election. Gordon Scherer received 70,686 popular votes (56.64%). The main challenger was W Ted Osborne (43.36%).

See the full head-to-head between Scherer and Osborne

Scherer +13.3 pts · won by 16,567 votes
Gordon SchererRepublicanWINNER56.64%
70,686 votes
W Ted OsborneDemocratic43.36%
54,119 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.