1898 General Election Results: U.S. House (District 8)

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50.06%

George W. Cromer*, Republican, 25,388 votes

47.37%

Orlando J. Lotz, Democratic, 24,021 votes

1.79%

George W. Martin, People's (Populist), 908 votes

0.78%

James A. Thompson, Prohibition, 397 votes

Out of 50,714 votes casts, the margin of victory was 1,367 (2.69%)