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1894 New Jersey U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 1894 New Jersey U.S. House District 5 Election?

James Stewart won the 1894 New Jersey U.S. House District 5 Election. James Stewart received 16,441 popular votes (54.87%). The main challenger was Demarest (34.94%).

See the full head-to-head between Stewart and Demarest

Stewart +19.9 pts · won by 5,972 votes
James StewartRepublicanWINNER54.87%
16,441 votes
DemarestDemocratic34.94%
10,469 votes
Ballsocialist labor8.38%
2,511 votes
Parsonsprohibition1.8%
540 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.