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1886 Iowa U.S. House District 1 Election

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Who won the 1886 Iowa U.S. House District 1 Election?

John Gear won the 1886 Iowa U.S. House District 1 Election. John Gear received 16,115 popular votes (51.08%). The main challenger was Benton Hall (47.79%).

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

Gear +3.3 pts · won by 1,037 votes
John GearRepublicanWINNER51.08%
16,115 votes
Benton Hallfusion47.79%
15,078 votes
Hugh Oharelabor0.61%
191 votes
George HeatonGreen0.39%
122 votes
Z Hollingsworthunknown0.01%
3 votes
John S Woolsonunknown0%
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.