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1912 Kentucky U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 1912 Kentucky U.S. House District 5 Election?

Joseph Sherley won the 1912 Kentucky U.S. House District 5 Election. Joseph Sherley received 24,795 popular votes (46.15%). The main challenger was L R Fox (43.02%).

See the full head-to-head between Sherley and Fox

Sherley +3.1 pts · won by 1,680 votes
Joseph SherleyDemocraticWINNER46.15%
24,795 votes
L R Foxprogressive43.02%
23,115 votes
E J AshcraftRepublican7.12%
3,823 votes
Charles Dobbssocialist2.78%
1,493 votes
Arnoldsocialist labor0.94%
505 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.