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1872 Georgia U.S. House District 3 Election

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Who won the 1872 Georgia U.S. House District 3 Election?

Philip Cook won the 1872 Georgia U.S. House District 3 Election. Philip Cook received 6,147 popular votes (57.79%). The main challenger was J F Brown (42.21%).

See the full head-to-head between Cook and Brown

Cook +15.6 pts · won by 1,657 votes
Philip CookRepublicanWINNER57.79%
6,147 votes
J F BrownRepublican42.21%
4,490 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.