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1898 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 7 Election

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Who won the 1898 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 7 Election?

Irving Wanger won the 1898 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 7 Election. Irving Wanger received 21,567 popular votes (53.07%). The main challenger was Clinton Rorer (43.98%).

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Wanger +9.1 pts · won by 3,695 votes
Irving WangerRepublicanWINNER53.07%
21,567 votes
Clinton RorerDemocratic43.98%
17,872 votes
Howard Leopoldprohibition2.94%
1,195 votes
Stewart D Harstineunknown0%
1 votes
John Sterensunknown0%
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.