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1912 Iowa U.S. House District 8 Election

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Who won the 1912 Iowa U.S. House District 8 Election?

Horace Towner won the 1912 Iowa U.S. House District 8 Election. Horace Towner received 18,462 popular votes (49.21%). The main challenger was V R McGinnis (41.26%).

See the full head-to-head between Towner and McGinnis

Towner +8.0 pts · won by 2,985 votes
Horace TownerRepublicanWINNER49.21%
18,462 votes
V R McGinnisDemocratic41.26%
15,477 votes
L W Laughlinprogressive7.21%
2,704 votes
S D Mercersocialist2.32%
871 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.