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1896 North Carolina U.S. House District 5 Election

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

William Kitchin won the 1896 North Carolina U.S. House District 5 Election. William Kitchin received 19,082 popular votes (49.91%). The main challenger was Thomas Settle (48.76%).

See the full head-to-head between Kitchin and Settle

Kitchin +1.1 pts · won by 443 votes
William KitchinDemocraticWINNER49.91%
19,082 votes
Thomas SettleRepublican48.76%
18,639 votes
Admiran J Dalbypopulist1.33%
508 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.