1896 Texas U.S. House District 5 Election

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

Joseph Bailey won the 1896 Texas U.S. House District 5 Election. Joseph Bailey received 28,416 popular votes (61.23%). The main challenger was R C Foster (10.23%).

See the full head-to-head between Bailey and Foster

Bailey +51.0 pts · won by 23,669 votes
28,416 votes
R C Fosterpopulist10.23%
4,747 votes
13,242 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 19.5% of the popular vote; only the leading candidates are individually recorded for this election.
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.