Benjamin F Miller

U.S. House candidate

Home state: Ohio
Party: Democratic
On the ballot: 1866–1968

Career timeline

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RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Miller391,496

Opponents998,980

Elections run

Between 1866 and 1968, Benjamin F Miller ran in 23 U.S. House elections, losing all 23. Miller's biggest single-election total was 53,627 votes, in the 1956 U.S. House election in Ohio's District 18.

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How many votes has Benjamin F Miller received?

Benjamin F Miller has received 391,496 popular votes across 23 U.S. elections, with a career record of 0–23.

Election history

Benjamin F Miller’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1968	U.S. HouseOhio	Lost	44,40029.65%	Donald E. Lukens Daniel Gleason
1956	U.S. HouseOhio	Lost	53,62740.45%	Wayne Hays
1942	U.S. HouseOhio	Lost	22,56736.49%	Robert Jones (head-to-head)
1940	U.S. HouseOhio	Lost	47,82042.16%	Robert Jones (head-to-head)
1934	U.S. HouseOhio	Lost	41,70144.9%	William Hess
1934	U.S. HouseOhio	Lost	52,02347.4%	John Cooper (head-to-head) Joe Dallet John L Collins
1928	U.S. HouseOhio	Lost	40,94831.33%	John Cooper (head-to-head)
1914	U.S. HouseOhio	Lost	1,0543.4%	Robert Crosser George W Vail Tom Clifford
1912	U.S. HouseOhio	Lost	2,5817.03%	Robert Switzer Howard H Caldwell William E Pricer
1910	U.S. HouseOhio	Lost	3,7208.89%	Elsworth Bathrick Harry D Thomas A M Bird
1908	U.S. HouseOhio	Lost	3,2855.38%	Isaac Sherwood Homer Southard J T N Braithwaite
1904	U.S. HouseOhio	Lost	14,21527.99%	Herman Goebel John F Ditchen Lewis W Mathewson
1904	U.S. HouseOhio	Lost	7261.54%	Martin Smyser G W Hurst (head-to-head) Charles B Henthorn
1892	U.S. HouseOhio	Lost	1,5994.44%	Fernando Layton C S Mauk Uriah M Styles
1890	U.S. HouseOhio	Lost	1,4453.83%	Michael Harter G L Sackett Charles D Adams (head-to-head)
1886	U.S. HouseOhio	Lost	13,16645.32%	Benjamin Butterworth Henry T Ogden
1884	U.S. HouseOhio	Lost	18,60743.77%	Joseph Outhwaite Isaac B Williams W A Dobyns G W Hurst (head-to-head)
1882	U.S. HouseOhio	Lost	770.24%	Robert Murray Emanuel Shultz William McKee
1880	U.S. HouseOhio	Lost	1,0382.59%	James Ritchie Frank H Hurd D N Trobridge
1880	U.S. HouseOhio	Lost	7012.07%	Ezra Taylor Charles D Adams (head-to-head) Dennis M Doorman
1878	U.S. HouseOhio	Lost	14,57545.85%	James Monroe (head-to-head)
1874	U.S. HouseOhio	Lost	1050.47%	James Monroe (head-to-head) John K McBride
1866	U.S. HouseOhio	Lost	11,51645.69%	Samuel Shellabarger

Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Benjamin F Miller: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/benjamin-f-miller. Accessed [date].

Compiled by PolitiFinder. Election results from official certified sources and the MIT Election Lab. See Data & sources and methodology. Data last verified July 28, 2026.