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1894 North Carolina U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 1894 North Carolina U.S. House District 5 Election?

Thomas Settle won the 1894 North Carolina U.S. House District 5 Election. Thomas Settle received 16,934 popular votes (50.84%). The main challenger was John W Graham (42.17%).

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Settle +8.7 pts · won by 2,888 votes
Thomas SettleRepublicanWINNER50.84%
16,934 votes
John W GrahamDemocratic42.17%
14,046 votes
William Merrittpopulist6.32%
2,104 votes
Jeremiah W Holtprohibition0.64%
213 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.