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
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 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 July 28, 2026.