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1908 Rhode Island U.S. House District 1 Election

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Who won the 1908 Rhode Island U.S. House District 1 Election?

William Sheffield won the 1908 Rhode Island U.S. House District 1 Election. William Sheffield received 18,222 popular votes (48.57%). The main challenger was Daniel Granger (48.36%).

See the full head-to-head between Sheffield and Granger

Sheffield +0.2 pts · won by 81 votes
William SheffieldRepublicanWINNER48.57%
18,222 votes
Daniel GrangerDemocratic48.36%
18,141 votes
Curtissocialist1.84%
690 votes
Welchprohibition1.23%
461 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.