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1860 Massachusetts U.S. House District 4 Election

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Who won the 1860 Massachusetts U.S. House District 4 Election?

Alexander Rice won the 1860 Massachusetts U.S. House District 4 Election. Alexander Rice received 7,292 popular votes (52.28%). The main challenger was Erastus B Bigelow (47.64%).

See the full head-to-head between Rice and Bigelow

Rice +4.6 pts · won by 647 votes
Alexander RiceRepublicanWINNER52.28%
7,292 votes
Erastus B BigelowDemocratic47.64%
6,645 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.