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1898 New York U.S. House District 3 Election

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Who won the 1898 New York U.S. House District 3 Election?

Edmund Driggs won the 1898 New York U.S. House District 3 Election. Edmund Driggs received 20,995 popular votes (50.74%). The main challenger was William A Prendergast (48.02%).

See the full head-to-head between Driggs and Prendergast

Driggs +2.7 pts · won by 1,123 votes
Edmund DriggsDemocraticWINNER50.74%
20,995 votes
William A PrendergastRepublican48.02%
19,872 votes
Jacob Gansssocialist labor0.91%
376 votes
Smithprohibition0.33%
137 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.