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1890 Missouri U.S. House District 5 Election

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

John Tarsney won the 1890 Missouri U.S. House District 5 Election. John Tarsney received 19,387 popular votes (57.7%). The main challenger was Twitchell (40.19%).

See the full head-to-head between Tarsney and Twitchell

Tarsney +17.5 pts · won by 5,882 votes
John TarsneyDemocraticWINNER57.7%
19,387 votes
TwitchellRepublican40.19%
13,505 votes
HeffnerRepublican2.1%
707 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.