Robert Crosser

U.S. Representative
Born
June 7, 1874
Died
June 3, 1957
Age at death
82
Home state
Ohio
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1912–1952
19-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Crosser1.3M
Opponents1.0M
19
Elections run

Between 1912 and 1952, Robert Crosser ran in 19 U.S. House elections, winning all 19. Crosser's biggest single-election total was 423,301 votes, in the 1912 U.S. House election in Ohio's at-large district. Crosser's closest win came in the 1930 U.S. House election in Ohio's District 21, decided by 1,641 votes.

Browse every U.S. House race in Ohio's District 21, every U.S. House race in Ohio's at-large district, or all 1952 U.S. House races.

How many votes has Robert Crosser received?

Robert Crosser has received 1,296,888 popular votes across 19 U.S. elections, with a career record of 19–0.

Election history

Robert Crosser’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1952U.S. HouseOhioWon100,34068.62%Zeno C Payne
1950U.S. HouseOhioWon66,34175.45%Orlando J Hodge
1948U.S. HouseOhioWon72,41775.95%Samuel K Mitchell
1946U.S. HouseOhioWon49,11163.97%James S Hudec
1944U.S. HouseOhioWon77,52577.67%Harry C Gahn (head-to-head)
1942U.S. HouseOhioWon35,10963.85%Edwin L Rogers
Tom L Johnson
1940U.S. HouseOhioWon79,60277.09%J E Chizek (head-to-head)
1938U.S. HouseOhioWon53,18068.69%J E Chizek (head-to-head)
1936U.S. HouseOhioWon70,59674.78%Harry C Gahn (head-to-head)
1934U.S. HouseOhioWon47,54063.83%Frank W Sotak
E C Greenfield
1932U.S. HouseOhioWon49,43665.19%Gerard Pilliod
Joseph Schiffer

Eugene F Cheeks
1930U.S. HouseOhioWon30,72251.29%George H Bender
Gustave F Ebding
1928U.S. HouseOhioWon39,09059.81%Joseph F Lange
1926U.S. HouseOhioWon17,81962.41%Harry C Gahn (head-to-head)
1924U.S. HouseOhioWon24,88953.19%Harry C Gahn (head-to-head)
John Brahtin
1922U.S. HouseOhioWon18,64555.08%Harry Gahn
Henry Kuhlman

Frank Kalcec
1916U.S. HouseOhioWon22,26365.01%Charles B Taylor
James Benjamin
1914U.S. HouseOhioWon18,96261.1%George W Vail
Tom Clifford

Benjamin F Miller
1912U.S. HouseOhioWon423,30141.64%Lawrence K Langdon
Randolph W Walton

Harry D Thomas

Frank W Stanton
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (C000932) and Wikidata (Q1796439). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Robert Crosser: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/robert-crosser. 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.