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1874 North Carolina U.S. House District 1 Election

North Carolina · 2 candidates · See every 1874 U.S. House race

Who won the 1874 North Carolina U.S. House District 1 Election?

Jesse J Yeats won the 1874 North Carolina U.S. House District 1 Election. Jesse J Yeats received 14,071 popular votes (52.78%). The main challenger was Clinton Cobb (47.22%).

See the full head-to-head between Yeats and Cobb

Yeats +5.6 pts · won by 1,481 votes
Jesse J YeatsDemocraticWINNER52.78%
14,071 votes
Clinton CobbRepublican47.22%
12,590 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.