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1880 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 1880 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 5 Election?

Alfred Harmer won the 1880 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 5 Election. Alfred Harmer received 23,468 popular votes (57.21%). The main challenger was John K Folwell (42.25%).

See the full head-to-head between Harmer and Folwell

Harmer +15.0 pts · won by 6,136 votes
Alfred HarmerRepublicanWINNER57.21%
23,468 votes
John K FolwellDemocratic42.25%
17,332 votes
U S StephensGreen0.54%
222 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.