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1862 Indiana U.S. House District 8 Election

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Who won the 1862 Indiana U.S. House District 8 Election?

Godlove Orth won the 1862 Indiana U.S. House District 8 Election. Godlove Orth received 12,032 popular votes (51.83%). The main challenger was Pettit (48.17%).

See the full head-to-head between Orth and Pettit

Orth +3.7 pts · won by 851 votes
Godlove OrthRepublicanWINNER51.83%
12,032 votes
PettitDemocratic48.17%
11,181 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.