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1876 New Jersey U.S. House District 6 Election

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Who won the 1876 New Jersey U.S. House District 6 Election?

Thomas Peddie won the 1876 New Jersey U.S. House District 6 Election. Thomas Peddie received 17,565 popular votes (51.47%). The main challenger was Righter (47.01%).

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Peddie +4.5 pts · won by 1,524 votes
Thomas PeddieRepublicanWINNER51.47%
17,565 votes
RighterDemocratic47.01%
16,041 votes
William BaxterGreen1.52%
520 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.