Benjamin Leiter

★ U.S. Representative

Born: October 13, 1813
Died: June 17, 1866
Age at death: 52
Home state: Ohio
Party: Republican
On the ballot: 1854–1856

Career timeline

1854Rep 1856Rep

2-0

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Leiter18,132

Opponents11,852

Elections run

Between 1854 and 1856, Benjamin Leiter ran in 2 U.S. House elections, winning all 2. Leiter's biggest single-election total was 9,394 votes, in the 1856 U.S. House election in Ohio's District 18.

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How many votes has Benjamin Leiter received?

Benjamin Leiter has received 18,132 popular votes across 2 U.S. elections, with a career record of 2–0.

Election history

Benjamin Leiter’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1856	U.S. HouseOhio	Won	9,39458.01%	Lahm
1854	U.S. HouseOhio	Won	8,73863.36%	Spalding

Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (L000236) and Wikidata (Q4888550). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.

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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.