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1874 New York U.S. House District 7 Election

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Who won the 1874 New York U.S. House District 7 Election?

Smith Ely won the 1874 New York U.S. House District 7 Election. Smith Ely received 7,689 popular votes (54.5%). The main challenger was H Alden Spencer (45.5%).

See the full head-to-head between Ely and Spencer

Ely +9.0 pts · won by 1,271 votes
Smith ElyDemocraticWINNER54.5%
7,689 votes
H Alden SpencerRepublican45.5%
6,418 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.