1872 Kentucky U.S. House District 4 Election

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Who won the 1872 Kentucky U.S. House District 4 Election?

William Read won the 1872 Kentucky U.S. House District 4 Election. William Read received 8,221 popular votes (92.75%). The main challenger was Hobson (6.18%).

See the full head-to-head between Read and Hobson

Read +86.6 pts · won by 7,673 votes
8,221 votes
HobsonIndependent6.18%
548 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 1.1% 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.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.