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1892 Pennsylvania U.S. House At-large Election

Pennsylvania · 9 candidates · See every 1892 U.S. House race

Who won the 1892 Pennsylvania U.S. House At-large Election?

William Lilly won the 1892 Pennsylvania U.S. House At-large Election. William Lilly received 512,557 popular votes (25.85%). The main challenger was Alexander McDowell (25.79%).

See the full head-to-head between Lilly and McDowell

Lilly +0.1 pts · won by 1,124 votes
William LillyRepublicanWINNER25.85%
512,557 votes
Alexander McDowellRepublicanWINNER25.79%
511,433 votes
AllenDemocratic22.63%
448,714 votes
Thomas Polk MerrittDemocratic22.57%
447,456 votes
Chaseprohibition1.19%
31,143 votes
James T McCroryprohibition1.16%
22,930 votes
G W Dawsonpeople's0.37%
7,313 votes
S G Barnessocialist labor0.03%
674 votes
Thomas Grundysocialist labor0.03%
625 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.