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1852 Iowa U.S. House District 2 Election

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Who won the 1852 Iowa U.S. House District 2 Election?

John Cook won the 1852 Iowa U.S. House District 2 Election. John Cook received 7,777 popular votes (52.23%). The main challenger was Lincoln Clark (47.77%).

See the full head-to-head between Cook and Clark

Cook +4.5 pts · won by 663 votes
John CookwhigWINNER52.23%
7,777 votes
Lincoln ClarkDemocratic47.77%
7,114 votes
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.