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1896 Iowa U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 1896 Iowa U.S. House District 5 Election?

Robert Cousins won the 1896 Iowa U.S. House District 5 Election. Robert Cousins received 26,133 popular votes (57.74%). The main challenger was John R Caldwell (41.46%).

See the full head-to-head between Cousins and Caldwell

Cousins +16.3 pts · won by 7,368 votes
Robert CousinsRepublicanWINNER57.74%
26,133 votes
John R CaldwellDemocratic41.46%
18,765 votes
Laurie Tatumprohibition0.8%
364 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.