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1872 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 17 Election

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Who won the 1872 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 17 Election?

Robert Speer won the 1872 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 17 Election. Robert Speer received 12,011 popular votes (51.26%). The main challenger was Abraham A Barker (48.74%).

See the full head-to-head between Speer and Barker

Speer +2.5 pts · won by 589 votes
Robert SpeerRepublicanWINNER51.26%
12,011 votes
Abraham A BarkerRepublican48.74%
11,422 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.