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1870 Iowa U.S. House District 6 Election

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Who won the 1870 Iowa U.S. House District 6 Election?

Jackson Orr won the 1870 Iowa U.S. House District 6 Election. Jackson Orr received 16,993 popular votes (73.94%). The main challenger was C C Smettzer (26.01%).

See the full head-to-head between Orr and Smettzer

Orr +47.9 pts · won by 11,016 votes
Jackson OrrRepublicanWINNER73.94%
16,993 votes
C C SmettzerDemocratic26.01%
5,977 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.