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The United States has seen numerous disputed elections in its history, from the presidency on down to the state and local level.

One contested election occurred in 1918 in a campaign for a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.

Republican Congressmember John Farr was running for a fifth term, having been first elected in 1910. His Democratic opponent was Patrick McLane.

Before being elected to Congress, Farr had served several years on the Scranton, Pennsylvania, school board and in the Pennsylvania legislature (including one year as speaker of the state house of represen...