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1880 Rhode Island U.S. House District 2 Election

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Who won the 1880 Rhode Island U.S. House District 2 Election?

Jonathan Chace won the 1880 Rhode Island U.S. House District 2 Election. Jonathan Chace received 8,515 popular votes (57.98%). The main challenger was Franklin Treat (41.06%).

See the full head-to-head between Chace and Treat

Chace +16.9 pts · won by 2,484 votes
Jonathan ChaceRepublicanWINNER57.98%
8,515 votes
Franklin TreatDemocratic41.06%
6,031 votes
John Francis SmithGreen0.57%
83 votes
George H Brownunknown0.22%
32 votes
Henry Cramunknown0.07%
11 votes
J H Greenunknown0.01%
1 votes
Henry B Metcalfunknown0.01%
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.