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1890 North Carolina U.S. House District 2 Election

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Who won the 1890 North Carolina U.S. House District 2 Election?

Henry Cheatham won the 1890 North Carolina U.S. House District 2 Election. Henry Cheatham received 16,942 popular votes (51.66%). The main challenger was James M Mewboorne (47.91%).

See the full head-to-head between Cheatham and Mewboorne

Cheatham +3.8 pts · won by 1,229 votes
Henry CheathamRepublicanWINNER51.66%
16,942 votes
James M MewboorneDemocratic47.91%
15,713 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.