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1882 Massachusetts U.S. House District 3 Election

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Who won the 1882 Massachusetts U.S. House District 3 Election?

Ambrose Ranney won the 1882 Massachusetts U.S. House District 3 Election. Ambrose Ranney received 11,968 popular votes (57.81%). The main challenger was Horatio E Swasey (41.25%).

See the full head-to-head between Ranney and Swasey

Ranney +16.6 pts · won by 3,428 votes
Ambrose RanneyRepublicanWINNER57.81%
11,968 votes
Horatio E SwaseyDemocratic41.25%
8,540 votes
Samuel B Capenprohibition0.44%
91 votes
Patrick A Collinsunknown0.36%
74 votes
Nicholas FurlongGreen0.14%
28 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.