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1880 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 7 Election

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Who won the 1880 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 7 Election?

William Godshalk won the 1880 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 7 Election. William Godshalk received 17,944 popular votes (52.57%). The main challenger was John Slingluff (47.11%).

See the full head-to-head between Godshalk and Slingluff

Godshalk +5.5 pts · won by 1,864 votes
William GodshalkRepublicanWINNER52.57%
17,944 votes
John SlingluffDemocratic47.11%
16,080 votes
R R TomlinsonGreen0.31%
107 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.