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1888 New Jersey U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 1888 New Jersey U.S. House District 5 Election?

Charles Beckwith won the 1888 New Jersey U.S. House District 5 Election. Charles Beckwith received 20,277 popular votes (50.21%). The main challenger was Hoagland (47.56%).

See the full head-to-head between Beckwith and Hoagland

Beckwith +2.6 pts · won by 1,072 votes
Charles BeckwithRepublicanWINNER50.21%
20,277 votes
HoaglandDemocratic47.56%
19,205 votes
Winterburnprohibition2.23%
901 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.