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1896 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 20 Election

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Who won the 1896 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 20 Election?

Josiah Hicks won the 1896 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 20 Election. Josiah Hicks received 19,974 popular votes (43.78%). The main challenger was Robert C McNamara (37.91%).

See the full head-to-head between Hicks and McNamara

Hicks +5.9 pts · won by 2,677 votes
Josiah Hicksmc kinley sound moneyWINNER43.78%
19,974 votes
Robert C McNamaraDemocratic37.91%
17,297 votes
Joseph E Throppprotectionist16.37%
7,468 votes
John W Brackenprohibition1.71%
781 votes
Clement Pietschpeople's0.23%
104 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.