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1876 Alabama U.S. House District 5 Election

Alabama · 2 candidates · See every 1876 U.S. House race

Who won the 1876 Alabama U.S. House District 5 Election?

Robert Ligon won the 1876 Alabama U.S. House District 5 Election. Robert Ligon received 13,107 popular votes (64.8%). The main challenger was Booth (35.2%).

See the full head-to-head between Ligon and Booth

Ligon +29.6 pts · won by 5,987 votes
Robert LigonRepublicanWINNER64.8%
13,107 votes
BoothDemocratic35.2%
7,120 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.