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1888 Virginia U.S. House District 7 Election

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Who won the 1888 Virginia U.S. House District 7 Election?

Charles T Oferrall won the 1888 Virginia U.S. House District 7 Election. Charles T Oferrall received 16,443 popular votes (54.32%). The main challenger was John E Roller (45%).

See the full head-to-head between Oferrall and Roller

Oferrall +9.3 pts · won by 2,820 votes
Charles T OferrallDemocraticWINNER54.32%
16,443 votes
John E RollerRepublican45%
13,623 votes
John C Rivercombsprohibition0.67%
202 votes
James Hayunknown0.01%
2 votes
George Perkinsunknown0%
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.