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1928 Missouri U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 1928 Missouri U.S. House District 5 Election?

Edgar Ellis won the 1928 Missouri U.S. House District 5 Election. Edgar Ellis received 113,043 popular votes (50.52%). The main challenger was Floyd E Jacobs (49.4%).

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Ellis +1.1 pts · won by 2,514 votes
Edgar EllisRepublicanWINNER50.52%
113,043 votes
Floyd E JacobsDemocratic49.4%
110,529 votes
Simon Ommermansocialist0.08%
169 votes
Michael L Hiltnersocialist labor0.01%
18 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.