Table: united states house of representatives elections , 1858
[['district', 'incumbent', 'party', 'first elected', 'result', 'candidates'], ['ohio 5', 'richard mott', 'republican', '1854', 'retired republican hold', 'james m ashley (r) 51.3% william mungen (d) 48.7%'], ['ohio 7', 'aaron harlan', 'republican', '1852', 'lost renomination republican hold', 'thomas corwin (r) 63.8% charles w blair (d) 36.2%'], ['ohio 9', 'lawrence w hall', 'democratic', '1856', 'lost re - election republican gain', 'john carey (r) 50.3% lawrence w hall (r) 49.7%'], ['ohio 10', 'joseph miller', 'democratic', '1856', 'lost re - election republican gain', 'carey a trimble (r) 55.0% joseph miller (d) 45.0%'], ['ohio 12', 'samuel s cox', 'democratic', '1856', 're - elected', 'samuel s cox (r) 51.8% lucius case (d) 48.2%'], ['ohio 13', 'john sherman', 'republican', '1854', 're - elected', 'john sherman (r) 57.1% s j patrick (d) 42.9%'], ['ohio 14', 'philemon bliss', 'republican', '1854', 'retired republican hold', 'cyrus spink (r) 56.3% j p jeffries (d) 43.7%'], ['ohio 15', 'joseph burns', 'democratic', '1856', 'lost re - election republican gain', 'william helmick (r) 50.7% joseph burns (d) 49.3%'], ['ohio 18', 'benjamin f leiter', 'republican', '1854', 'retired republican hold', 'sidney edgerton (r) 53.3% j l ranney (d) 46.7%'], ['ohio 19', 'edward wade', 'republican', '1852', 're - elected', 'edward wade (r) 65.1% j w gray (d) 34.9%'], ['ohio 20', 'joshua reed giddings', 'republican', '1842', 'lost renomination republican hold', 'john hutchins (r) 64.7% david tod (d) 35.3%']]
Statement: Joshua Reed Giddings had been the longest - serving Representative in Ohio , having been First Elected in 1842 , but he still Lost in the primary
Statement: Edward Wade , a Republican , had the highest vote percentage out of any Candidate who ran in Ohio in 1858
Statement: Hall , Miller , and Burn were all democrat Elected for the first time in just the preceding Election (1856) , yet all Lost their seat to Republican in 1858
Statement: Lawrence W Hall Lost in the closest Election Of 1858 , by just 0.6% of the vote
Statement: Joshua Reed Giddings had served for 10 year longer than the next - longest - serving Representative