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1878 Virginia U.S. House District 9 Election

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

James Richmond won the 1878 Virginia U.S. House District 9 Election. James Richmond received 5,120 popular votes (33.67%). The main challenger was Fayette McMullens (31.74%).

See the full head-to-head between Richmond and McMullens

Richmond +1.9 pts · won by 293 votes
James RichmondDemocraticWINNER33.67%
5,120 votes
Fayette McMullensDemocratic31.74%
4,827 votes
Samuel H NewberryDemocratic30.51%
4,640 votes
C CampbellRepublican4.03%
613 votes
Connally F Triggunknown0.01%
2 votes
Edward Hughesunknown0.01%
1 votes
Charles Baumgardnerunknown0.01%
1 votes
F E *unknown0.01%
1 votes
Bernard Pitzonunknown0.01%
1 votes
William G Fultonunknown0.01%
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.