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1872 North Carolina U.S. House District 6 Election

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Who won the 1872 North Carolina U.S. House District 6 Election?

Thomas Ashe won the 1872 North Carolina U.S. House District 6 Election. Thomas Ashe received 12,700 popular votes (54.6%). The main challenger was Oliver H Dockery (45.4%).

See the full head-to-head between Ashe and Dockery

Ashe +9.2 pts · won by 2,139 votes
Thomas AsheDemocraticWINNER54.6%
12,700 votes
Oliver H DockeryRepublican45.4%
10,561 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.