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1928 Minnesota U.S. House District 8 Election

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Who won the 1928 Minnesota U.S. House District 8 Election?

William Pittenger won the 1928 Minnesota U.S. House District 8 Election. William Pittenger received 43,777 popular votes (44.19%). The main challenger was William Carss (42.91%).

See the full head-to-head between Pittenger and Carss

Pittenger +1.3 pts · won by 1,269 votes
William PittengerRepublicanWINNER44.19%
43,777 votes
William CarssDemocratic42.91%
42,508 votes
William B ReedDemocratic9.88%
9,784 votes
Thomas Foleyworkers party of america3.02%
2,989 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.