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1898 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 8 Election

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Who won the 1898 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 8 Election?

Laird Barber won the 1898 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 8 Election. Laird Barber received 16,400 popular votes (54.79%). The main challenger was William S Kirkpatrick (45.16%).

See the full head-to-head between Barber and Kirkpatrick

Barber +9.6 pts · won by 2,884 votes
Laird BarberDemocraticWINNER54.79%
16,400 votes
William S KirkpatrickRepublican45.16%
13,516 votes
John E Lauerjacksonian0.05%
15 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.