1916 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 5 Election

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

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

Peter Costello won the 1916 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 5 Election. Peter Costello received 29,689 popular votes (59.17%). The main challenger was Michael Donohoe (33.64%).

See the full head-to-head between Costello and Donohoe

Costello +25.5 pts · won by 12,615 votes
29,689 votes
17,074 votes
Charles C Prattwashington3.91%
2,231 votes
John N Landbergsocialist2.04%
1,023 votes
Oliver Wingertsingle tax0.1%
48 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 1.1% of the popular vote; only the leading candidates are individually recorded for this election.
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.