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1886 Massachusetts U.S. House District 8 Election

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Who won the 1886 Massachusetts U.S. House District 8 Election?

Charles Allen won the 1886 Massachusetts U.S. House District 8 Election. Charles Allen received 10,216 popular votes (50.23%). The main challenger was Donovan (47.62%).

See the full head-to-head between Allen and Donovan

Allen +2.6 pts · won by 532 votes
Charles AllenRepublicanWINNER50.23%
10,216 votes
DonovanDemocratic47.62%
9,684 votes
Cousensprohibition2.09%
425 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.