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1880 New York U.S. House District 23 Election

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Who won the 1880 New York U.S. House District 23 Election?

Cyrus Prescott won the 1880 New York U.S. House District 23 Election. Cyrus Prescott received 14,499 popular votes (52.76%). The main challenger was R E Sutton (45.6%).

See the full head-to-head between Prescott and Sutton

Prescott +7.2 pts · won by 1,967 votes
Cyrus PrescottRepublicanWINNER52.76%
14,499 votes
R E SuttonDemocratic45.6%
12,532 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 1.6% 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.