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1890 Iowa U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 1890 Iowa U.S. House District 5 Election?

John Hamilton won the 1890 Iowa U.S. House District 5 Election. John Hamilton received 18,153 popular votes (50.05%). The main challenger was George R Struble (49.24%).

See the full head-to-head between Hamilton and Struble

Hamilton +0.8 pts · won by 293 votes
John HamiltonDemocraticWINNER50.05%
18,153 votes
George R StrubleRepublican49.24%
17,860 votes
Enoch Lewisprohibition0.69%
250 votes
John Bowmanunknown0.01%
2 votes
Alexander Wilsonunknown0%
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.