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1869 Texas U.S. House District 1 Election

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Who won the 1869 Texas U.S. House District 1 Election?

George Whitmore won the 1869 Texas U.S. House District 1 Election. George Whitmore received 8,456 popular votes (52.04%). The main challenger was Carl W Armstrong (45.58%).

See the full head-to-head between Whitmore and Armstrong

Whitmore +6.5 pts · won by 1,050 votes
George WhitmoreRepublicanWINNER52.04%
8,456 votes
Carl W ArmstrongDemocratic45.58%
7,406 votes
Horace BoughtonDemocratic2.34%
381 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.