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1870 Alabama U.S. House District 4 Election

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Who won the 1870 Alabama U.S. House District 4 Election?

Charles Hays won the 1870 Alabama U.S. House District 4 Election. Charles Hays received 18,373 popular votes (52.63%). The main challenger was Thomas Lee Harris (47.37%).

See the full head-to-head between Hays and Harris

Hays +5.3 pts · won by 1,833 votes
Charles HaysRepublicanWINNER52.63%
18,373 votes
Thomas Lee HarrisDemocratic47.37%
16,540 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.