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1898 Kentucky U.S. House District 5 Election

Kentucky · 4 candidates · See every 1898 U.S. House race

Who won the 1898 Kentucky U.S. House District 5 Election?

Oscar Turner won the 1898 Kentucky U.S. House District 5 Election. Oscar Turner received 14,770 popular votes (49.59%). The main challenger was Walter Evans (47.68%).

See the full head-to-head between Turner and Evans

Turner +1.9 pts · won by 568 votes
Oscar TurnerDemocraticWINNER49.59%
14,770 votes
Walter EvansRepublican47.68%
14,202 votes
J H H'Br'KIndependent1.41%
421 votes
Albert Sch'Tzsocialist labor1.32%
394 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.