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1912 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 15 Election

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Who won the 1912 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 15 Election?

Edgar Kiess won the 1912 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 15 Election. Edgar Kiess received 14,211 popular votes (45.92%). The main challenger was William Wilson (44.08%).

See the full head-to-head between Kiess and Wilson

Kiess +1.8 pts · won by 568 votes
Edgar KiessRepublicanWINNER45.92%
14,211 votes
William WilsonDemocratic44.08%
13,643 votes
James A Nollsocialist7.37%
2,282 votes
David Salmonprohibition2.63%
814 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.