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1914 Iowa U.S. House District 3 Election

Iowa · 6 candidates · See every 1914 U.S. House race

Who won the 1914 Iowa U.S. House District 3 Election?

Burton Sweet won the 1914 Iowa U.S. House District 3 Election. Burton Sweet received 22,386 popular votes (56.52%). The main challenger was J C Murtagh (38.95%).

See the full head-to-head between Sweet and Murtagh

Sweet +17.6 pts · won by 6,959 votes
Burton SweetRepublicanWINNER56.52%
22,386 votes
J C MurtaghDemocratic38.95%
15,427 votes
Robert J Beltprogressive2.07%
818 votes
D S Cameronsocialist1.09%
430 votes
C C Covertprohibition1%
397 votes
Daniel Campbellunknown0.38%
150 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.