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1898 Maryland U.S. House District 5 Election

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

Sydney Mudd won the 1898 Maryland U.S. House District 5 Election. Sydney Mudd received 17,248 popular votes (52.09%). The main challenger was J S Cummings (44.31%).

See the full head-to-head between Mudd and Cummings

Mudd +7.8 pts · won by 2,576 votes
Sydney MuddRepublicanWINNER52.09%
17,248 votes
J S CummingsDemocratic44.31%
14,672 votes
J Wetheraldprohibition2.76%
913 votes
John ParkerRepublican0.84%
277 votes
Charles Taylorunknown0.01%
4 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.