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1876 North Carolina U.S. House District 1 Election

North Carolina · 2 candidates · See every 1876 U.S. House race

Who won the 1876 North Carolina U.S. House District 1 Election?

Jesse Yeates won the 1876 North Carolina U.S. House District 1 Election. Jesse Yeates received 15,151 popular votes (51.7%). The main challenger was D McDonald Lindsey (48.3%).

See the full head-to-head between Yeates and Lindsey

Yeates +3.4 pts · won by 997 votes
Jesse YeatesDemocraticWINNER51.7%
15,151 votes
D McDonald LindseyRepublican48.3%
14,154 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.