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1874 Indiana U.S. House District 2 Election

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Who won the 1874 Indiana U.S. House District 2 Election?

James Williams won the 1874 Indiana U.S. House District 2 Election. James Williams received 17,404 popular votes (64.56%). The main challenger was Emmett Ferguson (33.71%).

See the full head-to-head between Williams and Ferguson

Williams +30.9 pts · won by 8,316 votes
James WilliamsDemocraticWINNER64.56%
17,404 votes
Emmett FergusonRepublican33.71%
9,088 votes
B F RawlinsIndependent1.73%
467 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.