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1878 Indiana U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 1878 Indiana U.S. House District 5 Election?

Thomas Browne won the 1878 Indiana U.S. House District 5 Election. Thomas Browne received 13,776 popular votes (50.06%). The main challenger was Henry Holman (47.01%).

See the full head-to-head between Browne and Holman

Browne +3.1 pts · won by 840 votes
Thomas BrowneRepublicanWINNER50.06%
13,776 votes
Henry HolmanDemocratic47.01%
12,936 votes
William C JeffriesGreen2.93%
806 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.