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1896 Massachusetts U.S. House District 1 Election

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Who won the 1896 Massachusetts U.S. House District 1 Election?

Ashley Wright won the 1896 Massachusetts U.S. House District 1 Election. Ashley Wright received 18,075 popular votes (65.36%). The main challenger was Patrick H Sheehan (31.02%).

See the full head-to-head between Wright and Sheehan

Wright +34.3 pts · won by 9,496 votes
Ashley WrightRepublicanWINNER65.36%
18,075 votes
Patrick H SheehanDemocratic31.02%
8,579 votes
John Bascomprohibition3.59%
993 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.