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1872 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 19 Election

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Who won the 1872 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 19 Election?

Carlton Curtis won the 1872 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 19 Election. Carlton Curtis received 17,742 popular votes (52.21%). The main challenger was Elisha Kent Kane (47.79%).

See the full head-to-head between Curtis and Kane

Curtis +4.4 pts · won by 1,504 votes
Carlton CurtisRepublicanWINNER52.21%
17,742 votes
Elisha Kent KaneRepublican47.79%
16,238 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.