1876 Missouri U.S. House District 8 Election

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Who won the 1876 Missouri U.S. House District 8 Election?

Benjamin Franklin won the 1876 Missouri U.S. House District 8 Election. Benjamin Franklin received 15,229 popular votes (68.01%). The main challenger was Twitchell (31.98%).

See the full head-to-head between Franklin and Twitchell

Franklin +36.0 pts · won by 8,069 votes

Benjamin Franklin DemocraticWINNER68.01%

15,229 votes

Twitchell Republican31.98%

7,160 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.