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1878 Virginia U.S. House District 4 Election

Virginia · 8 candidates · See every 1878 U.S. House race

Who won the 1878 Virginia U.S. House District 4 Election?

Joseph Jorgensen won the 1878 Virginia U.S. House District 4 Election. Joseph Jorgensen received 12,322 popular votes (60.67%). The main challenger was William E Hinton (39.27%).

See the full head-to-head between Jorgensen and Hinton

Jorgensen +21.4 pts · won by 4,346 votes
Joseph JorgensenRepublicanWINNER60.67%
12,322 votes
William E HintonDemocratic39.27%
7,976 votes
J McD Alexanderunknown0.03%
6 votes
W H Mannunknown0.01%
2 votes
Bruceunknown0%
1 votes
Benjamin T Jonesunknown0%
1 votes
Grief T Crableunknown0%
1 votes
William A Andersonunknown0%
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.