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1886 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 21 Election

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Who won the 1886 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 21 Election?

Welty McCullogh won the 1886 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 21 Election. Welty McCullogh received 15,381 popular votes (45.18%). The main challenger was Donnelly (44.43%).

See the full head-to-head between McCullogh and Donnelly

McCullogh +0.8 pts · won by 255 votes
Welty McCulloghRepublicanWINNER45.18%
15,381 votes
DonnellyDemocratic44.43%
15,126 votes
RaffertyDemocratic7.58%
2,581 votes
Hillprohibition2.8%
953 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.