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1878 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 26 Election

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Who won the 1878 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 26 Election?

Samuel Dick won the 1878 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 26 Election. Samuel Dick received 14,010 popular votes (41.65%). The main challenger was W C Plummer (37.8%).

See the full head-to-head between Dick and Plummer

Dick +3.9 pts · won by 1,294 votes
Samuel DickRepublicanWINNER41.65%
14,010 votes
W C PlummerGreen37.8%
12,716 votes
David BardDemocratic19.49%
6,558 votes
D Latshawprohibition1.06%
357 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.