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1890 Rhode Island U.S. House District 1 Election

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Who won the 1890 Rhode Island U.S. House District 1 Election?

Oscar Lapham won the 1890 Rhode Island U.S. House District 1 Election. Oscar Lapham received 10,382 popular votes (52.95%). The main challenger was Henry Spooner (43.94%).

See the full head-to-head between Lapham and Spooner

Lapham +9.0 pts · won by 1,766 votes
Oscar LaphamDemocraticWINNER52.95%
10,382 votes
Henry SpoonerRepublican43.94%
8,616 votes
Harrison H. Richardsonprohibition3.11%
609 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.