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1898 Texas U.S. House District 5 Election

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

Joseph Bailey won the 1898 Texas U.S. House District 5 Election. Joseph Bailey received 16,978 popular votes (74.05%). The main challenger was W S Holt (18.95%).

See the full head-to-head between Bailey and Holt

Bailey +55.1 pts · won by 12,633 votes
Joseph BaileyDemocraticWINNER74.05%
16,978 votes
W S Holtpopulist18.95%
4,345 votes
A W AchesonRepublican6.49%
1,487 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.