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1856 Iowa U.S. House District 2 Election

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Who won the 1856 Iowa U.S. House District 2 Election?

Timothy Davis won the 1856 Iowa U.S. House District 2 Election. Timothy Davis received 21,888 popular votes (57.9%). The main challenger was Shepherd Leffler (41.98%).

See the full head-to-head between Davis and Leffler

Davis +15.9 pts · won by 6,020 votes
Timothy DavisRepublicanWINNER57.9%
21,888 votes
Shepherd LefflerDemocratic41.98%
15,868 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.