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1878 Kentucky U.S. House District 2 Election

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Who won the 1878 Kentucky U.S. House District 2 Election?

James McKenzie won the 1878 Kentucky U.S. House District 2 Election. James McKenzie received 8,329 popular votes (0.01%). The main challenger was John W Feighan (23.44%).

See the full head-to-head between McKenzie and Feighan

Feighan +8.4 pts · led by 1,138 votes
James McKenzieunknownWINNER0.01%
8,329 votes
John W FeighanRepublican23.44%
3,189 votes
S S EnglishGreen15.08%
2,051 votes
Ben Shownunknown0.25%
34 votes
John Y Brownunknown0.01%
1 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.