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1872 Pennsylvania U.S. House At-large Election

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Who won the 1872 Pennsylvania U.S. House At-large Election?

Charles Albright won the 1872 Pennsylvania U.S. House At-large Election. Charles Albright received 360,546 popular votes (17.89%). The main challenger was Glenni Scofield (17.77%).

See the full head-to-head between Albright and Scofield

Albright +0.1 pts · won by 2,533 votes
Charles AlbrightRepublicanWINNER17.89%
360,546 votes
Glenni ScofieldRepublicanWINNER17.77%
358,013 votes
Lemuel ToddRepublicanWINNER17.75%
357,743 votes
Hendk B WrightRepublican15.58%
314,014 votes
James H HopkinsRepublican15.56%
313,534 votes
Richard VauxRepublican15.44%
311,036 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.