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1900 Iowa U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 1900 Iowa U.S. House District 5 Election?

Robert Cousins won the 1900 Iowa U.S. House District 5 Election. Robert Cousins received 27,124 popular votes (59.54%). The main challenger was Daniel Kerr (40.09%).

See the full head-to-head between Cousins and Kerr

Cousins +19.4 pts · won by 8,858 votes
Robert CousinsRepublicanWINNER59.54%
27,124 votes
Daniel KerrDemocratic40.09%
18,266 votes
George SladeDemocratic0.34%
157 votes
Thomas Swearingenunknown0.02%
9 votes
S S Wrightunknown0%
1 votes
David Brownunknown0%
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.