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1880 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 16 Election

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Who won the 1880 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 16 Election?

Robert Walker won the 1880 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 16 Election. Robert Walker received 17,850 popular votes (50.78%). The main challenger was David Kirk (49.22%).

See the full head-to-head between Walker and Kirk

Walker +1.6 pts · won by 546 votes
Robert WalkerRepublicanWINNER50.78%
17,850 votes
David KirkDemocratic49.22%
17,304 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.