1938 Ohio's 4th congressional district special election
November 8, 1938
Ohio's 4th congressional district
 
Nominee Walter H. Albaugh Roy E. Layton
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 47,631 39,112
Percentage 54.9% 45.1%
U.S. Representative before election

Frank Le Blond Kloeb
Democratic

 Elected U.S. Representative

Walter H. Albaugh
Republican

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.

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

1938 Ohio's 4th congressional district special election[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
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

  1. ↑ "Bioguide Search". bioguide.congress.gov. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
  2. ↑ "OH District 04 - Special Election Race - Nov 08, 1938". Our Campaigns. May 16, 2008. Retrieved February 16, 2022.


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