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1856 Iowa U.S. House District 1 Election

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Who won the 1856 Iowa U.S. House District 1 Election?

Samuel Curtis won the 1856 Iowa U.S. House District 1 Election. Samuel Curtis received 18,065 popular votes (50.17%). The main challenger was Augustus Hall (47.52%).

See the full head-to-head between Curtis and Hall

Curtis +2.6 pts · won by 955 votes
Samuel CurtisRepublicanWINNER50.17%
18,065 votes
Augustus HallDemocratic47.52%
17,110 votes
John P Selmanamerican2.3%
828 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.