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1916 Iowa U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 1916 Iowa U.S. House District 5 Election?

James Good won the 1916 Iowa U.S. House District 5 Election. James Good received 27,438 popular votes (64.08%). The main challenger was Robert Melvin Peet (34.22%).

See the full head-to-head between Good and Peet

Good +29.9 pts · won by 12,784 votes
James GoodRepublicanWINNER64.08%
27,438 votes
Robert Melvin PeetDemocratic34.22%
14,654 votes
M F Wiltsesocialist1.17%
503 votes
George W Leeprohibition0.39%
165 votes
Lindley M Osborneprogressive0.14%
58 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.