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1892 Iowa U.S. House District 1 Election

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Who won the 1892 Iowa U.S. House District 1 Election?

John Gear won the 1892 Iowa U.S. House District 1 Election. John Gear received 18,416 popular votes (49.38%). The main challenger was John J Surley (47.69%).

See the full head-to-head between Gear and Surley

Gear +1.7 pts · won by 629 votes
John GearRepublicanWINNER49.38%
18,416 votes
John J SurleyDemocratic47.69%
17,787 votes
T J Saterpeople's1.85%
691 votes
L B Glasgowprohibition1.08%
402 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.