A special election was held in Ohio's 4th congressional district after the Democratic incumbent, Frank Le Blond Kloeb, resigned when he was appointed as a district court judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio.[1] Walter H. Albaugh, the winner, was elected to finish Kloeb's term.
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The special election resulted in a gain for Republicans, picking up a seat that they had not held since five years prior to the election. The 4th district remained in solidly Republican hands after this election, and has not had a Democratic representative since Le Bond Kloeb's resignation.
The winner of this election, Walter H. Albaugh, was not a candidate for the next election. Robert F. Jones, also a Republican, won the election by 24.5 percentage points, a far greater margin than that of Albaugh's nine-point margin during this special election.
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Walter H. Albaugh | 47,631 | 54.91 | |
| Democratic | Roy E. Layton | 39,112 | 45.09 | |
| Total votes | 86,743 | 100.00 | ||
| Republican gain from Democratic | ||||
References
edit- ^ "Bioguide Search". bioguide.congress.gov. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
- ^ "OH District 04 - Special Election Race - Nov 08, 1938". Our Campaigns. May 16, 2008. Retrieved February 16, 2022.
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