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1908 Idaho U.S. House At-large Election

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Who won the 1908 Idaho U.S. House At-large Election?

Thomas R Hamer won the 1908 Idaho U.S. House At-large Election. Thomas R Hamer received 49,983 popular votes (52.04%). The main challenger was James L McClear (39.16%).

See the full head-to-head between Hamer and McClear

Hamer +12.9 pts · won by 12,378 votes
Thomas R HamerRepublicanWINNER52.04%
49,983 votes
James L McClearDemocratic39.16%
37,605 votes
Halbert Bartonsocialist6.51%
6,248 votes
William G Lightprohibition2.18%
2,094 votes
Ernest C GrantIndependent0.11%
109 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.