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1896 New York U.S. House District 13 Election

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Who won the 1896 New York U.S. House District 13 Election?

Richard Shannon won the 1896 New York U.S. House District 13 Election. Richard Shannon received 15,413 popular votes (47.99%). The main challenger was Smith (43.8%).

See the full head-to-head between Shannon and Smith

Shannon +4.2 pts · won by 1,346 votes
Richard ShannonRepublicanWINNER47.99%
15,413 votes
SmithDemocratic43.8%
14,067 votes
Joseph H MaddenDemocratic3.2%
1,029 votes
Isidor Phillipssocialist labor1.85%
594 votes
Murphypopulist1.57%
505 votes
Thomas F RightmireRepublican1.3%
419 votes
Hammondprohibition0.28%
91 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.