George H Bender

U.S. Representative
Home state
Ohio
Party
Republican
On the ballot
1930–1952
1-5
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Bender4.7M
Opponents12.3M
6
Elections run

Between 1930 and 1952, George H Bender ran in 6 U.S. House elections, winning 1 and losing 5. Bender's biggest single-election total was 1,342,409 votes, in the 1948 U.S. House election in Ohio's at-large district. Bender's closest win came in the 1952 U.S. House election in Ohio's District 23, decided by 38,662 votes.

Browse every U.S. House race in Ohio's District 23, every U.S. House race in Ohio's at-large district, or every U.S. House race in Ohio's District 21.

How many votes has George H Bender received?

George H Bender has received 4,698,284 popular votes across 6 U.S. elections, with a career record of 1–5.

Election history

George H Bender’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1952U.S. HouseOhioWon85,75264.55%Michael P Obrien
1948U.S. HouseOhioLost1,342,40947.97%Stephen Young (head-to-head)
1936U.S. HouseOhioLost1,226,24722.7%John McSweeney
Harold Mosier

John Marshall (head-to-head)

William C Sandberg
1934U.S. HouseOhioLost905,23323.11%Charles Truax (head-to-head)
Stephen Young (head-to-head)

John Marshall (head-to-head)

Ben Atkins
1932U.S. HouseOhioLost1,109,56223.73%Charles Truax (head-to-head)
Stephen Young (head-to-head)

L T Palmer

Edward R Stafford

Alfred H Stratton

John Rehms

R M Hughey
1930U.S. HouseOhioLost29,08148.55%Robert Crosser
Gustave F Ebding
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “George H Bender: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/george-h-bender-ohio. 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.