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1872 Missouri U.S. House District 7 Election

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Who won the 1872 Missouri U.S. House District 7 Election?

Thomas Crittenden won the 1872 Missouri U.S. House District 7 Election. Thomas Crittenden received 16,341 popular votes (52.52%). The main challenger was Burdett (47.48%).

See the full head-to-head between Crittenden and Burdett

Crittenden +5.0 pts · won by 1,571 votes
Thomas CrittendenRepublicanWINNER52.52%
16,341 votes
BurdettRepublican47.48%
14,770 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.