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1898 New York U.S. House District 16 Election

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Who won the 1898 New York U.S. House District 16 Election?

John Underhill won the 1898 New York U.S. House District 16 Election. John Underhill received 32,578 popular votes (54.58%). The main challenger was James Irving Burns (43.78%).

See the full head-to-head between Underhill and Burns

Underhill +10.8 pts · won by 6,448 votes
John UnderhillDemocraticWINNER54.58%
32,578 votes
James Irving BurnsRepublican43.78%
26,130 votes
John J Kinneallysocialist labor1.08%
647 votes
Collin F Jewellprohibition0.51%
302 votes
Samuel S CoxDemocratic0.06%
33 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.