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1896 Virginia U.S. House District 8 Election

Virginia · 7 candidates · See every 1896 U.S. House race

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

John Rixey won the 1896 Virginia U.S. House District 8 Election. John Rixey received 17,030 popular votes (56.1%). The main challenger was P H McCaull (43.2%).

See the full head-to-head between Rixey and McCaull

Rixey +12.9 pts · won by 3,916 votes
John RixeyDemocraticWINNER56.1%
17,030 votes
P H McCaullRepublican43.2%
13,114 votes
Joseph H Pancoastprohibition0.42%
140 votes
Colemanunknown0.15%
47 votes
James Seldon Cowdonunknown0.08%
24 votes
T N Blackfordunknown0%
1 votes
Fitzhugh Leeunknown0%
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.