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1896 Missouri U.S. House District 12 Election

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Who won the 1896 Missouri U.S. House District 12 Election?

Charles Pearce won the 1896 Missouri U.S. House District 12 Election. Charles Pearce received 21,483 popular votes (54.91%). The main challenger was Kern (44.9%).

See the full head-to-head between Pearce and Kern

Pearce +10.0 pts · won by 3,915 votes
Charles PearceRepublicanWINNER54.91%
21,483 votes
KernDemocratic44.9%
17,568 votes
Crusiussocialist labor0.18%
71 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.