1916 Kentucky U.S. House District 5 Election

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

Joseph Sherley won the 1916 Kentucky U.S. House District 5 Election. Joseph Sherley received 29,204 popular votes (50.1%). The main challenger was W C Owens (47.79%).

See the full head-to-head between Sherley and Owens

Sherley +2.3 pts · won by 1,343 votes

Joseph Sherley DemocraticWINNER50.1%

29,204 votes

W C Owens Republican47.79%

27,861 votes

Rasmussensocialist1.52%

885 votes

J B Stroudprohibition0.59%

344 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.