Nicholas Longworth

★ U.S. Representative

Born: November 5, 1869
Died: April 9, 1931
Age at death: 61
Home state: Ohio
Party: Republican
On the ballot: 1902–1930

Career timeline

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14-1

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Longworth586,605

Opponents433,532

Elections run

Between 1902 and 1930, Nicholas Longworth ran in 15 U.S. House elections, winning 14 and losing 1. Longworth's biggest single-election total was 80,812 votes, in the 1928 U.S. House election in Ohio's District 1. Longworth's closest win came in the 1910 U.S. House election in Ohio's District 1, decided by 2,956 votes.

Browse every U.S. House race in Ohio's District 1 or all 1930 U.S. House races.

How many votes has Nicholas Longworth received?

Nicholas Longworth has received 586,605 popular votes across 15 U.S. elections, with a career record of 14–1.

Election history

Nicholas Longworth’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1930	U.S. HouseOhio	Won	50,48151.8%	John M Pattison
1928	U.S. HouseOhio	Won	80,81261.83%	Arthur Espy
1926	U.S. HouseOhio	Won	45,31762.86%	Edwin L Rogers Edward Duvall Colley
1924	U.S. HouseOhio	Won	58,18561.73%	Lowry F Sater
1922	U.S. HouseOhio	Won	45,25357.07%	Sidney G Stricker (head-to-head) Ed L Hitchins (head-to-head)
1920	U.S. HouseOhio	Won	57,32857.57%	John H Allen E L Frankenstein Ed L Hitchins (head-to-head)
1918	U.S. HouseOhio	Won	27,03056.48%	Sidney G Stricker (head-to-head)
1916	U.S. HouseOhio	Won	33,90356.66%	Edward H Brink Hugo Ruemmele
1914	U.S. HouseOhio	Won	29,82252.89%	Stanley Bowdle (head-to-head) Illion E Moore Thomas N Madden
1912	U.S. HouseOhio	Lost	22,22941.8%	Stanley Bowdle (head-to-head) Millard F Andrew Lawrence A Zitt
1910	U.S. HouseOhio	Won	24,45351.05%	Alphonso Hart (head-to-head) Thomas Hammersmith John Robertson (head-to-head)
1908	U.S. HouseOhio	Won	30,44455.18%	Alphonso Hart (head-to-head) John Robertson (head-to-head) Addison Y Reid
1906	U.S. HouseOhio	Won	25,16156.86%	Thomas Bentham (head-to-head) A S Matter George S Hawke
1904	U.S. HouseOhio	Won	32,10568.74%	Braxton W Campbell Alexander Mason John Robertson (head-to-head)
1902	U.S. HouseOhio	Won	24,08267.87%	Thomas Bentham (head-to-head) C E Irwin Tom L Johnson

Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (L000433) and Wikidata (Q465874). 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.