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1896 Virginia U.S. House District 7 Election

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Who won the 1896 Virginia U.S. House District 7 Election?

James Hay won the 1896 Virginia U.S. House District 7 Election. James Hay received 17,447 popular votes (55.81%). The main challenger was James A Walker (42.39%).

See the full head-to-head between Hay and Walker

Hay +13.4 pts · won by 4,197 votes
James HayDemocraticWINNER55.81%
17,447 votes
James A WalkerRepublican42.39%
13,250 votes
J Samuel HarrisbergerDemocratic1.15%
358 votes
John F ForsythIndependent0.62%
195 votes
J F Torsethunknown0.03%
10 votes
Samuel Hausbergerunknown0%
1 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.