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1856 Wisconsin U.S. House District 3 Election

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Who won the 1856 Wisconsin U.S. House District 3 Election?

Charles Billinghurst won the 1856 Wisconsin U.S. House District 3 Election. Charles Billinghurst received 25,808 popular votes (52.18%). The main challenger was A Hobart (47.82%).

See the full head-to-head between Billinghurst and Hobart

Billinghurst +4.4 pts · won by 2,160 votes
Charles BillinghurstRepublicanWINNER52.18%
25,808 votes
A HobartDemocratic47.82%
23,648 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.