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1882 Wisconsin U.S. House District 5 Election

Wisconsin · 11 candidates · See every 1882 U.S. House race

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

Joseph Rankin won the 1882 Wisconsin U.S. House District 5 Election. Joseph Rankin received 12,933 popular votes (62.68%). The main challenger was L Howland (29.6%).

See the full head-to-head between Rankin and Howland

Rankin +33.1 pts · won by 6,825 votes
Joseph RankinDemocraticWINNER62.68%
12,933 votes
L HowlandRepublican29.6%
6,108 votes
R L Wingprohibition3.94%
813 votes
ThomasGreen3.7%
764 votes
J Ohernunknown0.03%
6 votes
R C Kentunknown0.01%
3 votes
R W Coleunknown0.01%
3 votes
F Hornunknown0%
1 votes
J Burkunknown0%
1 votes
R Guentherunknown0%
1 votes
George Endunknown0%
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.