1870 Massachusetts U.S. House District 1 Election
Who won the 1870 Massachusetts U.S. House District 1 Election?
James Buffinton won the 1870 Massachusetts U.S. House District 1 Election. James Buffinton received 8,281 popular votes (64.28%). The main challenger was Robert Pitnam (20.7%).
See the full head-to-head between Buffinton and Pitnam
Buffinton +43.6 pts · won by 5,614 votes
8,281 votes
2,667 votes
1,927 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 13.3% 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.