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1860 Massachusetts U.S. House District 7 Election

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Who won the 1860 Massachusetts U.S. House District 7 Election?

Daniel Gooch won the 1860 Massachusetts U.S. House District 7 Election. Daniel Gooch received 11,373 popular votes (60.16%). The main challenger was Charles A Welch (35.6%).

See the full head-to-head between Gooch and Welch

Gooch +24.6 pts · won by 4,643 votes
Daniel GoochRepublicanWINNER60.16%
11,373 votes
Charles A WelchDemocratic35.6%
6,730 votes
Warren JohnsonDemocratic3.72%
703 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.