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1890 Massachusetts U.S. House District 12 Election

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Who won the 1890 Massachusetts U.S. House District 12 Election?

John Crosby won the 1890 Massachusetts U.S. House District 12 Election. John Crosby received 12,106 popular votes (49.02%). The main challenger was Francis Rockwell (47.48%).

See the full head-to-head between Crosby and Rockwell

Crosby +1.5 pts · won by 382 votes
John CrosbyDemocraticWINNER49.02%
12,106 votes
Francis RockwellRepublican47.48%
11,724 votes
John Bascomprohibition3.5%
864 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.