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1896 Massachusetts U.S. House District 9 Election

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Who won the 1896 Massachusetts U.S. House District 9 Election?

John Fitzgerald won the 1896 Massachusetts U.S. House District 9 Election. John Fitzgerald received 13,979 popular votes (54.73%). The main challenger was Walter Lincoln Sears (30.61%).

See the full head-to-head between Fitzgerald and Sears

Fitzgerald +24.1 pts · won by 6,160 votes
John FitzgeraldDemocraticWINNER54.73%
13,979 votes
Walter Lincoln SearsRepublican30.61%
7,819 votes
John A RyanDemocratic12.68%
3,238 votes
Hammond T FletcherRepublican1.97%
503 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.