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1900 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 17 Election

Pennsylvania · 3 candidates · See every 1900 U.S. House race

Who won the 1900 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 17 Election?

Rufus Polk won the 1900 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 17 Election. Rufus Polk received 16,615 popular votes (54.28%). The main challenger was Clarence F Huth (42.7%).

See the full head-to-head between Polk and Huth

Polk +11.6 pts · won by 3,544 votes
Rufus PolkDemocraticWINNER54.28%
16,615 votes
Clarence F HuthRepublican42.7%
13,071 votes
Thomas H Murrayprohibition3.01%
922 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.