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1878 New York U.S. House District 11 Election

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Who won the 1878 New York U.S. House District 11 Election?

Levi Morton won the 1878 New York U.S. House District 11 Election. Levi Morton received 14,078 popular votes (64.66%). The main challenger was Benjamin Willis (32.43%).

See the full head-to-head between Morton and Willis

Morton +32.2 pts · won by 7,018 votes
Levi MortonRepublicanWINNER64.66%
14,078 votes
Benjamin WillisDemocratic32.43%
7,060 votes
Carolan Ob Bryantanti tammany1.17%
254 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 1.7% 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.