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1884 Iowa U.S. House District 1 Election

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Who won the 1884 Iowa U.S. House District 1 Election?

Benton Hall won the 1884 Iowa U.S. House District 1 Election. Benton Hall received 16,734 popular votes (49.95%). The main challenger was John S Woolson (49.73%).

See the full head-to-head between Hall and Woolson

Hall +0.2 pts · won by 73 votes
Benton HallDemocraticWINNER49.95%
16,734 votes
John S WoolsonRepublican49.73%
16,661 votes
A F Palmerunknown0.31%
103 votes
Alexander Wilsonunknown0.01%
2 votes
T J Saterunknown0%
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.