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1878 New York U.S. House District 17 Election

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Who won the 1878 New York U.S. House District 17 Election?

Walter Wood won the 1878 New York U.S. House District 17 Election. Walter Wood received 16,771 popular votes (55.28%). The main challenger was William S Patterson (31.82%).

See the full head-to-head between Wood and Patterson

Wood +23.5 pts · won by 7,116 votes
Walter WoodRepublicanWINNER55.28%
16,771 votes
William S PattersonDemocratic31.82%
9,655 votes
R H FergusonGreen12.78%
3,878 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.