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1900 Rhode Island U.S. House District 1 Election

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Who won the 1900 Rhode Island U.S. House District 1 Election?

Melville Bull won the 1900 Rhode Island U.S. House District 1 Election. Melville Bull received 16,591 popular votes (59.47%). The main challenger was Gorman (34.04%).

See the full head-to-head between Bull and Gorman

Bull +25.4 pts · won by 7,093 votes
Melville BullRepublicanWINNER59.47%
16,591 votes
GormanDemocratic34.04%
9,498 votes
Reidsocialist labor3.42%
955 votes
Brightmanprohibition3.07%
856 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.