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1896 New York U.S. House District 5 Election

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

Charles Bennett won the 1896 New York U.S. House District 5 Election. Charles Bennett received 22,605 popular votes (57.44%). The main challenger was Thomas S Delaney (36.05%).

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Bennett +21.4 pts · won by 8,419 votes
Charles BennettRepublicanWINNER57.44%
22,605 votes
Thomas S DelaneyDemocratic36.05%
14,186 votes
Leo Schmidtsocialist labor4.26%
1,677 votes
Joseph S VanwyckDemocratic2.05%
805 votes
T H Walkerprohibition0.2%
78 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.