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1882 Mississippi U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 1882 Mississippi U.S. House District 5 Election?

Otho Singleton won the 1882 Mississippi U.S. House District 5 Election. Otho Singleton received 6,121 popular votes (98.87%). The main challenger was Henry C. Niles (0.92%).

See the full head-to-head between Singleton and Niles

Singleton +98.0 pts · won by 6,064 votes
Otho SingletonDemocraticWINNER98.87%
6,121 votes
Henry C. NilesRepublican0.92%
57 votes
Woodsunknown0.06%
4 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.