1878 Iowa U.S. House District 3 Election

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Who won the 1878 Iowa U.S. House District 3 Election?

Thomas Updegraff won the 1878 Iowa U.S. House District 3 Election. Thomas Updegraff received 12,723 popular votes (43.85%). The main challenger was Fred Odonnall (37.51%).

See the full head-to-head between Updegraff and Odonnall

Updegraff +6.3 pts · won by 1,837 votes
12,723 votes
10,886 votes
5,407 votes
1 votes
1 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 18.6% of the popular vote; only the leading candidates are individually recorded for this election.
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.