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1856 Ohio U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 1856 Ohio U.S. House District 5 Election?

Richard Mott won the 1856 Ohio U.S. House District 5 Election. Richard Mott received 10,018 popular votes (50.98%). The main challenger was Edgerton (46.6%).

See the full head-to-head between Mott and Edgerton

Mott +4.4 pts · won by 861 votes
Richard MottRepublicanWINNER50.98%
10,018 votes
EdgertonDemocratic46.6%
9,157 votes
Paigeamerican2.41%
474 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.