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1894 New York U.S. House District 8 Election

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Who won the 1894 New York U.S. House District 8 Election?

James Walsh won the 1894 New York U.S. House District 8 Election. James Walsh received 9,466 popular votes (50.28%). The main challenger was John Mitchell (48.33%).

See the full head-to-head between Walsh and Mitchell

Walsh +2.0 pts · won by 367 votes
James WalshDemocraticWINNER50.28%
9,466 votes
John MitchellRepublican48.33%
9,099 votes
John Nagellabor0.63%
119 votes
Albert E Ungerunknown0.38%
72 votes
James F Gillespieprohibition0.37%
70 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.