Frank Welch, U.S. Representative

Frank Welch

★ U.S. Representative
Born
February 10, 1835
Died
September 4, 1878
Age at death
43
Home state
Nebraska
Party
Republican
Years in office
11 months in the U.S. House
On the ballot
1876
1-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Welch30,900
Opponents20,882
1
Elections run

Frank Welch (1835–1878), a Republican politician from Nebraska, ran once for U.S. office, winning the 1876 U.S. House election in Nebraska's at-large district with 30,900 votes (59.67%), defeating Joseph Hollman and Fred J Warren and 9 other candidates.

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How many votes has Frank Welch received?

Frank Welch has received 30,900 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 1–0.

Election history

Frank Welch’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1876U.S. HouseNebraskaWon30,90059.67%Joseph Hollman
Fred J Warren

J C Cowin

W H Deck

F O Jones

A H Calhoun

Saint John Goodrich

Amasa Cobb

G W Stinchcomb

Marvin Gardner

Allen Root
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (W000262) and Wikidata (Q1444420). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Frank Welch: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/frank-welch. Accessed [date].

Compiled by PolitiFinder. Election results from official certified sources and the MIT Election Lab. See Data & sources and methodology. Data last verified September 25, 2026.