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1872 Michigan U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 1872 Michigan U.S. House District 5 Election?

Wilder Foster won the 1872 Michigan U.S. House District 5 Election. Wilder Foster received 17,353 popular votes (66.49%). The main challenger was McReynolds (33.5%).

See the full head-to-head between Foster and McReynolds

Foster +33.0 pts · won by 8,609 votes
Wilder FosterRepublicanWINNER66.49%
17,353 votes
McReynoldsDemocratic33.5%
8,744 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.