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1882 Tennessee U.S. House District 3 Election

Tennessee · 2 candidates · See every 1882 U.S. House race

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

George Dibrell won the 1882 Tennessee U.S. House District 3 Election. George Dibrell received 11,403 popular votes (53.5%). The main challenger was Trewhitt (45.5%).

See the full head-to-head between Dibrell and Trewhitt

Dibrell +8.0 pts · won by 1,705 votes
George DibrellDemocraticWINNER53.5%
11,403 votes
TrewhittRepublican45.5%
9,698 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 1.0% of the popular vote; only the leading candidates are individually recorded for this election.
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.