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1908 Massachusetts U.S. House District 5 Election

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

Butler Ames won the 1908 Massachusetts U.S. House District 5 Election. Butler Ames received 16,251 popular votes (56.02%). The main challenger was Joseph J Flynn (41.06%).

See the full head-to-head between Ames and Flynn

Ames +15.0 pts · won by 4,341 votes
Butler AmesRepublicanWINNER56.02%
16,251 votes
Joseph J FlynnDemocratic41.06%
11,910 votes
George Conleyindependence league2.91%
845 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.