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1898 Washington U.S. House At-large Election

Washington · 7 candidates · See every 1898 U.S. House race

Who won the 1898 Washington U.S. House At-large Election?

Francis Cushman won the 1898 Washington U.S. House At-large Election. Francis Cushman received 38,983 popular votes (25.63%). The main challenger was James Hamilton Lewis (23.92%).

See the full head-to-head between Cushman and Lewis

Cushman +1.7 pts · won by 2,598 votes
Francis CushmanRepublicanWINNER25.63%
38,983 votes
Wesley Jonespeople'sWINNER21.63%
72,712 votes
James Hamilton Lewispeople's23.92%
36,385 votes
A C Dickensonprohibition0.77%
1,169 votes
C L Haggardprohibition0.68%
1,037 votes
M A Hamiltonsocialist labor0.61%
929 votes
Walter Walkersocialist labor0.59%
897 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.