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1896 Maryland U.S. House District 5 Election

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

Sydney Mudd won the 1896 Maryland U.S. House District 5 Election. Sydney Mudd received 18,954 popular votes (54.33%). The main challenger was Robert Mass (44.26%).

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Mudd +10.1 pts · won by 3,512 votes
Sydney MuddRepublicanWINNER54.33%
18,954 votes
Robert MassDemocratic44.26%
15,442 votes
Samuel Neaveprohibition1.41%
491 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.