George Bender

U.S. Representative
Born
September 29, 1896
Died
June 18, 1961
Age at death
64
Home state
Ohio
Party
Republican
On the ballot
1938–1950
6-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Bender7.9M
Opponents11.6M
6
Elections run

Between 1938 and 1950, George Bender ran in 6 U.S. House elections, winning all 6. Bender's biggest single-election total was 1,542,422 votes, in the 1944 U.S. House election in Ohio's at-large district. Bender's closest win came in the 1940 U.S. House election in Ohio's at-large district, decided by 35,694 votes.

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How many votes has George Bender received?

George Bender has received 7,915,045 popular votes across 6 U.S. elections, with a career record of 6–0.

Election history

George Bender’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1950U.S. HouseOhioWon1,447,15453.91%J H Young (head-to-head)
1946U.S. HouseOhioWon1,281,86459.52%William M Boyd
1944U.S. HouseOhioWon1,542,42253.09%William Glass
1942U.S. HouseOhioWon945,99556.86%J H Young (head-to-head)
1940U.S. HouseOhioWon1,519,62826.31%Stephen Young
John Marshall

W W Durbin
1938U.S. HouseOhioWon1,177,98227%Lycurgus Marshall
John McSweeney Jr.

J H Young (head-to-head)
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (B000356) and Wikidata (Q1507456). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “George Bender: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/george-bender. 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.