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1908 Indiana U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 1908 Indiana U.S. House District 5 Election?

Ralph Moss won the 1908 Indiana U.S. House District 5 Election. Ralph Moss received 28,844 popular votes (48.91%). The main challenger was Howard Maxwell (46.4%).

See the full head-to-head between Moss and Maxwell

Moss +2.5 pts · won by 1,483 votes
Ralph MossDemocraticWINNER48.91%
28,844 votes
Howard MaxwellRepublican46.4%
27,361 votes
William D Vanhornsocialist2.63%
1,548 votes
Edward M Woodardprohibition2.03%
1,200 votes
Daniel C BrackneyIndependent0.03%
17 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.