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1896 Texas U.S. House District 8 Election

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Who won the 1896 Texas U.S. House District 8 Election?

Samuel Lanham won the 1896 Texas U.S. House District 8 Election. Samuel Lanham received 20,935 popular votes (53.41%). The main challenger was C H Jenkins (44.67%).

See the full head-to-head between Lanham and Jenkins

Lanham +8.7 pts · won by 3,425 votes
Samuel LanhamDemocraticWINNER53.41%
20,935 votes
C H Jenkinspopulist44.67%
17,510 votes
J P SmithDemocratic1.91%
747 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.