1916 Iowa U.S. House District 5 Election

Iowa · 5 candidates · See every 1916 U.S. House race

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
27,438 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 September 30, 2026.