1865 Alabama U.S. House District 5 Election

Alabama · 4 candidates · See every 1865 U.S. House race

Who won the 1865 Alabama U.S. House District 5 Election?

B F Pope won the 1865 Alabama U.S. House District 5 Election. B F Pope received 3,218 popular votes (38.93%). The main challenger was James Shield (38.56%).

See the full head-to-head between Pope and Shield

Pope +0.4 pts · won by 31 votes

B F PopeunknownWINNER38.93%

3,218 votes

James Shieldunknown38.56%

3,187 votes

Morrisunknown19.6%

1,620 votes

Bryantunknown1.11%

92 votes

Other candidates received the remaining 1.8% of the popular vote; only the leading candidates are individually recorded for this election.

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.