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1886 Wisconsin U.S. House District 7 Election

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Who won the 1886 Wisconsin U.S. House District 7 Election?

Ormsby Thomas won the 1886 Wisconsin U.S. House District 7 Election. Ormsby Thomas received 16,720 popular votes (54.24%). The main challenger was S N Dickenson (38.66%).

See the full head-to-head between Thomas and Dickenson

Thomas +15.6 pts · won by 4,803 votes
Ormsby ThomasRepublicanWINNER54.24%
16,720 votes
S N DickensonDemocratic38.66%
11,917 votes
S B Loomisprohibition7.06%
2,175 votes
D F Powellunknown0.01%
4 votes
John Grimshawunknown0.01%
2 votes
C M Buttunknown0.01%
2 votes
Isaac McCannunknown0%
1 votes
Davisunknown0%
1 votes
R W Coleunknown0%
1 votes
J Vanceunknown0%
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.