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1874 New Jersey U.S. House District 2 Election

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

Samuel Dobbins won the 1874 New Jersey U.S. House District 2 Election. Samuel Dobbins received 13,977 popular votes (51.79%). The main challenger was Job Smith (48.21%).

See the full head-to-head between Dobbins and Smith

Dobbins +3.6 pts · won by 966 votes
Samuel DobbinsRepublicanWINNER51.79%
13,977 votes
Job SmithDemocratic48.21%
13,011 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.