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1916 Iowa U.S. House District 1 Election

Iowa · 3 candidates · See every 1916 U.S. House race

Who won the 1916 Iowa U.S. House District 1 Election?

Charles Kennedy won the 1916 Iowa U.S. House District 1 Election. Charles Kennedy received 20,421 popular votes (58.62%). The main challenger was F B Whitaker (40.98%).

See the full head-to-head between Kennedy and Whitaker

Kennedy +17.6 pts · won by 6,145 votes
Charles KennedyRepublicanWINNER58.62%
20,421 votes
F B WhitakerDemocratic40.98%
14,276 votes
Lee W Mixprohibition0.4%
140 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.