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1886 Maryland U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 1886 Maryland U.S. House District 5 Election?

Barnes Compton won the 1886 Maryland U.S. House District 5 Election. Barnes Compton received 13,579 popular votes (54.76%). The main challenger was Tuck (43.76%).

See the full head-to-head between Compton and Tuck

Compton +11.0 pts · won by 2,729 votes
Barnes ComptonDemocraticWINNER54.76%
13,579 votes
TuckRepublican43.76%
10,850 votes
Armstrongprohibition1.48%
368 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.