1826 Massachusetts U.S. House District 3 Election

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Who won the 1826 Massachusetts U.S. House District 3 Election?

John Varnum won the 1826 Massachusetts U.S. House District 3 Election. John Varnum received 1,773 popular votes (60.95%). The main challenger was Caleb Cushing (31.49%).

See the full head-to-head between Varnum and Cushing

Varnum +29.5 pts · won by 857 votes

John VarnumIndependentWINNER60.95%

1,773 votes

Caleb CushingIndependent31.49%

916 votes

John MerrillIndependent3.99%

116 votes

Other candidates received the remaining 3.6% of the popular vote; only the leading candidates are individually recorded for this election.

Popular-vote totals for this U.S. House election come from the Constituency-Level Elections Archive (CLEA) and the official public record.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.