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1916 Maryland U.S. House District 6 Election

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Who won the 1916 Maryland U.S. House District 6 Election?

Frederick Zihlman won the 1916 Maryland U.S. House District 6 Election. Frederick Zihlman received 19,932 popular votes (51.07%). The main challenger was Henry Dorsey Etchison (44.11%).

See the full head-to-head between Zihlman and Etchison

Zihlman +7.0 pts · won by 2,718 votes
Frederick ZihlmanRepublicanWINNER51.07%
19,932 votes
Henry Dorsey EtchisonDemocratic44.11%
17,214 votes
Ross Ayres VSocialist2.69%
1,049 votes
William A WalkerProhibition2.13%
831 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 25, 2026.