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1862 Missouri U.S. House District 1 Election

Missouri · 3 candidates · See every 1862 U.S. House race

Who won the 1862 Missouri U.S. House District 1 Election?

Francis Blair won the 1862 Missouri U.S. House District 1 Election. Francis Blair received 4,743 popular votes (39.96%). The main challenger was Samuel Knox (38.67%).

See the full head-to-head between Blair and Knox

Blair +1.3 pts · won by 153 votes
Francis BlairRepublicanWINNER39.96%
4,743 votes
Samuel Knoxemancipation38.67%
4,590 votes
Bernard P BogyDemocratic21.37%
2,536 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.