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1878 Missouri U.S. House District 9 Election

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Who won the 1878 Missouri U.S. House District 9 Election?

Nicholas Ford won the 1878 Missouri U.S. House District 9 Election. Nicholas Ford received 17,430 popular votes (51.68%). The main challenger was David Rea (48.2%).

See the full head-to-head between Ford and Rea

Ford +3.5 pts · won by 1,173 votes
Nicholas FordGreenWINNER51.68%
17,430 votes
David ReaDemocratic48.2%
16,257 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.