John S. Benham

Offices

U.S. House
District 4
In office
Mar 4, 1919 to Mar 4, 1923

Party: Republican
Assumed: General Election
Left: Lost Reelection Bid
4 years, 1 day
John S. Benham spent 4 years, 1 day in office in Indiana, all of it at the federal level.

Elections

1918–U.S. House (District 4) WON
General Election–Tuesday, November 5, 1918
50.38%
John S. Benham*, Republican, 20,745 votes
49.62%
Lincoln Dixon (i), Democratic, 20,428 votes
Out of 41,173 votes casts, the margin of victory was 317 (0.76%)
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1920–U.S. House (District 4) WON
General Election–Tuesday, November 2, 1920
52.97%
John S. Benham (i)*, Republican, 46,360 votes
47.03%
Harry C. Canfield, Democratic, 41,163 votes
Out of 87,523 votes casts, the margin of victory was 5,197 (5.94%)
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1922–U.S. House (District 4) LOST
General Election–Tuesday, November 7, 1922
51.12%
Harry C. Canfield*, Democratic, 43,749 votes
48.88%
John S. Benham (i), Republican, 41,825 votes
Out of 85,574 votes casts, the margin of victory was 1,924 (2.24%)
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In the 3 races for which we have results, John S. Benham had a record of 2-1. That includes a record of 2-1 in 3 general elections.