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1874 Iowa U.S. House District 8 Election

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Who won the 1874 Iowa U.S. House District 8 Election?

James McDill won the 1874 Iowa U.S. House District 8 Election. James McDill received 10,808 popular votes (57.06%). The main challenger was Nelson L Rood (42.84%).

See the full head-to-head between McDill and Rood

McDill +14.2 pts · won by 2,693 votes
James McDillRepublicanWINNER57.06%
10,808 votes
Nelson L Roodanti monopoly42.84%
8,115 votes
Joseph Knottsunknown0.02%
4 votes
William G Stewartunknown0.01%
2 votes
Joseph Cuttsunknown0.01%
2 votes
L Signorunknown0.01%
1 votes
J Bolterunknown0.01%
1 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.